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Capitol Peak Weather Forecast

Elk Mountains · United States

Issued: 11 am Sat 10 Oct Local Time

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3 Capitol Peak Elevations: 3 Forecast Elevations:

	Days 1–3 Weather Summary A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Sun night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 2°C on Sun afternoon, min -5°C on Mon night). Winds increasing (moderate winds from the SW on Sat night, strong winds from the SW by Mon night).									Days 4–6 Weather Summary A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Wed afternoon. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -4°C on Tue afternoon, min -11°C on Wed night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the SW on Tue morning, calm by Wed afternoon).
	Saturday 10			Sunday 11			Monday 12			Tuesday 13			Wednesday 14			Thursday 15
	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night

	clear	snow shwrs	snow shwrs	some clouds	rain shwrs	snow shwrs	clear	some clouds	snow shwrs	snow shwrs	mod. snow	snow shwrs	snow shwrs	heavy snow	snow shwrs	clear	clear	clear
Cloud base (m)	4300			3500	4150	2800		4400	3750	2800	3200	2850	2950	2800	2800	2800	3100	3150
km/h	SW	SW	SW	SSW	SSW	SW	SW	SW	SW	SW	SSW	SSW	SSW	SW	WNW	NNW	WNW	NNW
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cm	—	1	1	—	—	6	—	—	1	4	6	1	1	14	1	—	—	—
mm	—	—	—	—	0.1	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
max °C	0	-1	-1	-1	2	-1	-2	0	-3	-5	-4	-6	-6	-10	-11	-7	-6	-7
min °C	-1	-1	-2	-1	2	-4	-3	-1	-5	-6	-6	-6	-6	-10	-11	-9	-6	-8
chill °C	-7	-8	-9	-8	-5	-13	-11	-9	-14	-16	-14	-14	-15	-16	-14	-17	-12	-17

Freezing level m	4100	4150	4000	4100	4650	3900	3750	4300	3750	3300	3750	3250	3300	2850	2550	2800	3350	3050

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	—	6:37	—	—	6:36	—	—	6:34	—	—	6:32	—	—	6:30	—	—	6:30	—

Capitol Peak Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Capitol Peak is: A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Sun night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 2°C on Sun afternoon, min -5°C on Mon night). Winds increasing (moderate winds from the SW on Sat night, strong winds from the SW by Mon night).

Capitol Peak Weather (Days 3-6):

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Wed afternoon. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -4°C on Tue afternoon, min -11°C on Wed night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the SW on Tue morning, calm by Wed afternoon).

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
lightning 18km NNW of Crested Butte 16 km S 3705m alt. 3 hours ago		Thunderstorm
Aspen Airport 21 km ENE 2330m alt. 2 hours ago	14°C	Light rain .	Light winds from the SSW (13 kph at 210).	16 km Low: scattered Mid: broken High: overcast
Carbondale 30 km NW 1889.8m alt. 37 minutes ago	18°C	Dry	Calm (0 kph at 30).
lightning 26km N of Paonia 32 km SW 2350m alt. 3 hours ago		Thunderstorm
Catherine wx 34 km N 2286m alt. 1 hour ago	12°C	Dry	Light winds from the SW (13 kph at 214).
Funston wx 51 km NW 1836m alt. 48 minutes ago	21°C	-	Calm (0 kph at 315).
Eagle County Region Airport 55 km NNE 1991m alt. 2 hours ago	14°C	Dry and partly cloudy.	Wind obs. (13 kph from 280 degs) was rejected.	16 km Low: broken Mid: broken
Leadville Airport 67 km E 2993m alt. 2 hours ago	11°C	Clear	Wind obs. (15 kph from 170 degs) was rejected.	16 km
Edwards 68 km NE 2181m alt. 42 minutes ago	12°C	Dry	Calm (0 kph at 263).
Gunnison 68 km SSE 2352m alt. 1 hour ago	16°C	Dry	Calm (2 kph at 190).

* 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.