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Capitol Peak Weather Forecast

Elk Mountains · United States

Issued: 5 pm Tue 20 Oct Local Time

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3 Capitol Peak Elevations: 3 Forecast Elevations:

	Days 1–4 Weather Summary A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Thu night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 1°C on Wed morning, min -3°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (light winds from the SW on Tue night, strong winds from the SSW by Fri morning).											Days 5–7 Weather Summary A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Sat night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -2°C on Fri afternoon, min -9°C on Sun night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the SSW on Fri afternoon, calm by Sun night).
	Tue 20		Wednesday 21			Thursday 22			Friday 23			Saturday 24			Sunday 25
	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night

	some clouds	clear	some clouds	cloudy	light snow	light snow	light snow	snow shwrs	clear	clear	clear	some clouds	snow shwrs	snow shwrs	some clouds	snow shwrs	clear
Cloud base (m)	3950	4400	6450		3100	2800	2800	2800		4350			4700	2800	2950	3450	3550
km/h	W	SW	SSW	SW	SSW	S	SSW	S	SSW	SSW	SSW	SSW	S	SSW	SSW	SW	SSW
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cm	—	—	—	—	4	3	2	10	—	—	—	—	1	18	—	3	—
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
max °C	-1	-1	1	-1	-1	-2	-2	-2	-2	-2	-5	-3	-2	-7	-6	-6	-7
min °C	-1	-2	-1	-2	-2	-2	-2	-3	-3	-4	-5	-5	-4	-7	-7	-6	-9
chill °C	-7	-8	-7	-8	-8	-8	-8	-11	-11	-13	-14	-13	-12	-14	-15	-12	-12

Freezing level m	4200	4100	4150	4150	4200	4000	3900	3900	3750	4100	3600	3600	4050	3150	3250	3550	3150

	—	—	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 moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Thu night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 1°C on Wed morning, min -3°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (light winds from the SW on Tue night, strong winds from the SSW by Fri morning).

Capitol Peak Weather (Days 3-6):

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Sat night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -2°C on Fri afternoon, min -9°C on Sun night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the SSW on Fri afternoon, calm 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	7°C	Clear	Wind obs. (13 kph from 220 degs) was rejected.	16 km
Carbondale 30 km NW 1889.8m alt. 43 minutes ago	5°C	Dry	Calm (0 kph at 148).
Catherine wx 34 km N 2286m alt. 1 hour ago	6°C	Dry	Light winds from the ENE (10 kph at 69).
Funston wx 51 km NW 1836m alt. 1 hour ago	8°C	-	Calm (0 kph at 337).
Eagle County Region Airport 55 km NNE 1991m alt. 2 hours ago	9°C	Clear	Calm (0 kph at 0).	16 km
Leadville Airport 67 km E 2993m alt. 2 hours ago	1°C	Dry and partly cloudy.	Wind obs. (13 kph from 60 degs) was rejected.	16 km Low: scattered
Edwards 68 km NE 2181m alt. 1 hour ago		Dry	Calm (0 kph at 164).
Gunnison 68 km SSE 2352m alt. 2 hours ago	5°C	Dry	Calm (0 kph at 0).
Rifle Airport 70 km WNW 1631m alt. 2 hours ago	11°C	Clear	Light winds from the SE (6 kph at 140).	16 km
Gunnison Airport 72 km SSE 2352m alt. 2 hours ago	8°C	Clear	Calm (0 kph at 0).	16 km

* 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.