– Lat/Long: 39.15° N 107.08° W

Capitol Peak
Weather Forecast, United States
Issued: 11 am Sat 16 May Local Time
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Issued: 11 am Sat 16 May 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 Mon morning. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 2°C on Sat afternoon, min -11°C on Mon morning). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the SW on Sat afternoon, light winds from the SSW by Mon morning).									Days 4–6 Weather Summary A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Thu afternoon. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -2°C on Wed afternoon, min -8°C on Tue morning). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the WSW on Tue morning, calm by Thu night).
	Saturday 16			Sunday 17			Monday 18			Tuesday 19			Wednesday 20			Thursday 21
	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night

	some clouds	some clouds	some clouds	snow shwrs	snow shwrs	snow shwrs	snow shwrs	snow shwrs	snow shwrs	snow shwrs	some clouds	clear	clear	clear	some clouds	light snow	snow shwrs	clear
km/h	WSW	SW	SW	SW	WSW	SSW	SSW	W	WSW	WSW	WSW	WSW	W	W	SW	WSW	WSW	WSW
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cm	—	—	—	2	4	4	15	2	1	1	—	—	—	—	—	1	4	—
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
max °C	1	2	-1	-4	-5	-7	-10	-7	-9	-7	-5	-7	-4	-2	-4	-5	-6	-7
min °C	-1	2	-5	-6	-6	-7	-11	-8	-10	-8	-5	-8	-7	-2	-5	-7	-6	-7
chill °C	-6	-5	-14	-14	-15	-16	-18	-17	-21	-18	-14	-16	-14	-9	-12	-14	-13	-11

Freezing level m	4200	4550	3900	3550	3500	3300	2950	3050	2600	2900	3550	3250	3350	4000	3750	3650	3500	3200
Cloud base (m)	5350	6050	5500		2800	2800	3300	3000	2800	3100	4400	3450	4750	5000	9000	4900	2800	2850

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Capitol Peak Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Capitol Peak is: A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Mon morning. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 2°C on Sat afternoon, min -11°C on Mon morning). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the SW on Sat afternoon, light winds from the SSW by Mon morning).

Capitol Peak Weather (Days 3-6):

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Thu afternoon. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -2°C on Wed afternoon, min -8°C on Tue morning). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the WSW on Tue morning, calm by Thu 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. 46 minutes ago	19° C	Dry and partly cloudy.	Wind obs. (50 kph from 170 degs) was rejected.	16 km Low: broken
Carbondale 30 km NW 1889.8m alt. 56 minutes ago	23° C	Dry	Light winds from the NNW (8 kph at 343).
Catherine wx 34 km N 2286m alt. 37 minutes ago	21° C	Dry	Light winds from the W (16 kph at 275).
Funston wx 51 km NW 1836m alt. 52 minutes ago	24° C	-	Calm (0 kph at 327).
Eagle County Region Airport 55 km NNE 1991m alt. 2 hours ago	19° C	Light rain .	Light winds from the W (19 kph at 260).	16 km Low: few Mid: broken
Leadville Airport 67 km E 2993m alt. 2 hours ago	9° C	Dry and cloudy.	Light winds from the SW.(Wind varies from 210 to 270 degs) (13 kph at 230).	16 km Low: few Mid: broken High: overcast
Edwards 68 km NE 2181m alt. 28 minutes ago	24° C	Dry	Wind obs. (6 kph from 113 degs) was rejected.
Rifle Airport 70 km WNW 1631m alt. 2 hours ago	24° C	Clear	Light winds from the N (9 kph at 350).	16 km
Gunnison Airport 72 km SSE 2352m alt. 2 hours ago	22° C	Clear	Moderate winds from the WSW (20 kph at 240).	16 km
Avon 73 km NE 2468.9m alt. 41 minutes ago	27° C	Dry	Calm (3 kph at 173).

* 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.