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Capitol Peak Weather Forecast

Elk Mountains · United States

Issued: 5 pm Sun 11 Oct Local Time

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3 Capitol Peak Elevations: 3 Forecast Elevations:

	Days 1–4 Weather Summary A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Tue night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 3°C on Sun afternoon, min -10°C on Wed morning). Winds decreasing (near gales from the SW on Mon night, light winds from the NW by Wed morning).											Days 5–7 Weather Summary A dusting of new snow. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -1°C on Fri afternoon, min -10°C on Wed afternoon). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the NNW on Wed night, calm by Fri morning).
	Sun 11		Monday 12			Tuesday 13			Wednesday 14			Thursday 15			Friday 16
	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night

	snow shwrs	snow shwrs	clear	clear	snow shwrs	snow shwrs	snow shwrs	snow shwrs	mod. snow	snow shwrs	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear
Cloud base (m)	4600		3950	4600		2800	2850	2850	2800	2800	2850	2850	3350	3100
km/h	SW	SW	SW	SW	SW	SW	SW	SSW	NW	WNW	NNW	NNW	NNE	E	NE	NNW	NNW
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cm	1	2	—	—	2	8	2	8	10	3	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
max °C	3	-2	-1	1	-3	-5	-6	-7	-10	-9	-8	-6	-4	-4	-2	-1	-2
min °C	0	-4	-4	-1	-6	-7	-7	-9	-10	-10	-9	-8	-4	-4	-3	-2	-3
chill °C	-8	-13	-13	-9	-16	-18	-17	-16	-14	-16	-18	-12	-10	-10	-3	-5	-3

Freezing level m	4700	4000	3650	4400	3550	3100	3100	3000	2700	2850	2550	2850	3650	3700	3800	4100	3900

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	6:36	—	—	6:34	—	—	6:32	—	—	6:30	—	—	6:30	—	—	6:28	—

Capitol Peak Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Capitol Peak is: A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Tue night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 3°C on Sun afternoon, min -10°C on Wed morning). Winds decreasing (near gales from the SW on Mon night, light winds from the NW by Wed morning).

Capitol Peak Weather (Days 3-6):

A dusting of new snow. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -1°C on Fri afternoon, min -10°C on Wed afternoon). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the NNW on Wed night, calm by Fri morning).

This table gives the weather forecast for Capitol Peak at the specific elevation of 4307 m. Our advanced weather models allow us to provide distinct weather forecasts for several elevations of Capitol Peak. To see the weather forecasts for the other elevations, use the tab navigation above the table. For a wider overview of the weather, consult the Weather Map of Colorado.

Live conditions reported by 10 closest weather stations

Weather Station	Temp.	Weather	Wind	Cloud Visibility Cloud / Visibility
Aspen Airport 21 km ENE 2330m alt. 3 hours ago	11°C	-	Wind obs. (9 kph from 240 degs) was rejected.	16 km Low: few
Carbondale 30 km NW 1889.8m alt. 1 hour ago	17°C	Dry	Calm (0 kph at 317).
Catherine wx 34 km N 2286m alt. 1 hour ago	11°C	Dry	Light winds from the WSW (11 kph at 250).
Funston wx 51 km NW 1836m alt. 2 hours ago	9°C	-	Calm (0 kph at 180).
Eagle County Region Airport 55 km NNE 1991m alt. 3 hours ago	16°C	Clear	Wind obs. (9 kph from 280 degs) was rejected.	16 km
Leadville Airport 67 km E 2993m alt. 3 hours ago	8°C	-	Moderate winds from the SSE (20 kph at 160).	16 km Low: few Mid: few
Edwards 68 km NE 2181m alt. 2 hours ago	10°C	Dry	Calm (2 kph at 267).
Gunnison 68 km SSE 2352m alt. 2 hours ago	10°C	Dry	Calm (0 kph at 0).
Rifle Airport 70 km WNW 1631m alt. 3 hours ago	14°C	Light rain .	Wind obs. (13 kph from 50 degs) was rejected.	14 km Low: few Mid: broken High: overcast
Gunnison Airport 72 km SSE 2352m alt. 3 hours ago	12°C	Dry and cloudy.	Calm (0 kph at 0).	16 km Low: overcast

* NOTE: not all weather observatories update at the same frequency which is the reason why some locations may show data from stations that are further away than known closer ones.