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Capitol Peak Weather Forecast

Elk Mountains · United States

Issued: 5 am Tue 20 Oct Local Time

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3 Capitol Peak Elevations: 3 Forecast Elevations:

	Days 1–3 Weather Summary A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Thu night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 1°C on Wed morning, min -4°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (light winds from the WSW on Tue morning, strong winds from the SSW by Thu night).									Days 4–6 Weather Summary A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Sat night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -2°C on Sat afternoon, min -8°C on Sun night). Winds decreasing (near gales from the SSW on Fri morning, light winds from the WNW by Sun night).
	Tuesday 20			Wednesday 21			Thursday 22			Friday 23			Saturday 24			Sunday 25
	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night

	some clouds	some clouds	clear	some clouds	light snow	snow shwrs	light snow	light snow	snow shwrs	snow shwrs	clear	clear	clear	light snow	snow shwrs	snow shwrs	snow shwrs	snow shwrs
Cloud base (m)		4050	4200	6350		2850	3100	2800	2950	3050	4650	3400			2800		3500	4650
km/h	WSW	W	SW	SW	SW	SW	S	SSW	S	SSW	SW	SW	SSW	S	S	SSW	SW	WNW
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cm	—	—	—	—	2	2	3	4	9	1	—	—	—	2	6	1	3	1
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
max °C	-2	0	-1	1	0	-1	-1	-2	-2	-3	-3	-6	-3	-2	-6	-6	-6	-7
min °C	-3	-1	-1	-1	-3	-2	-3	-3	-4	-4	-6	-7	-5	-5	-7	-7	-6	-8
chill °C	-7	-6	-5	-7	-9	-8	-10	-9	-12	-13	-16	-16	-12	-12	-15	-15	-13	-12

Freezing level m	3700	4250	4150	4150	4350	4000	4100	3800	3850	3650	3850	3300	3500	4000	3300	3250	3550	3200

	7:22	—	—	7:22	—	—	7:24	—	—	7:24	—	—	7:26	—	—	7:26	—	—
	—	6:22	—	—	6:21	—	—	6:20	—	—	6:17	—	—	6:16	—	—	6:15	—

Capitol Peak Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Capitol Peak is: A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Thu night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 1°C on Wed morning, min -4°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (light winds from the WSW on Tue morning, strong winds from the SSW by Thu night).

Capitol Peak Weather (Days 3-6):

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Sat night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -2°C on Sat afternoon, min -8°C on Sun night). Winds decreasing (near gales from the SSW on Fri morning, light winds from the WNW by Sun night).

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. 2 hours ago	2°C	Dry and cloudy.	Calm (0 kph at 0).	16 km Low: overcast
Eagle County Region Airport 55 km NNE 1991m alt. 1 hour ago	4°C	Fog -.	Light winds from the E (7 kph at 80).	1 km Low: overcast
Leadville Airport 67 km E 2993m alt. 2 hours ago	-3°C	-	Wind obs. (6 kph from 30 degs) was rejected.	16 km Low: few
Rifle Airport 70 km WNW 1631m alt. 2 hours ago	4°C	-	Calm (0 kph at 0).	0.0 km
Gunnison Airport 72 km SSE 2352m alt. 2 hours ago	2°C	Dry and partly cloudy.	Calm (0 kph at 0).	16 km Low: broken
Cottonwood Pass (CO) 86 km ESE 3211m alt. 2 hours ago	3°C	Dry and partly cloudy.	Light winds from the ESE (6 kph at 120).	16 km Low: scattered Mid: broken
Red Cliff Pass Airport 88 km ENE 3576m alt. 2 hours ago	0°C	-	Wind obs. (11 kph from 230 degs) was rejected.	0.1 km
Buena Vista Airport 91 km ESE 2422m alt. 2 hours ago	3°C	Clear	Light winds from the WNW (9 kph at 290).	16 km
Delt / lake Field Airport 95 km SW 1583m alt. 2 hours ago	5°C	-	Wind obs. (7 kph from 50 degs) was rejected.	0.0 km
Monarch Pass Airport 100 km SE 3214m alt. 2 hours ago	0°C	Fog freezing -.	Moderate winds from the W (28 kph at 270).	0 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.