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Capitol Peak Weather Forecast

Elk Mountains · United States

Issued: 11 pm Wed 16 Sep Local Time

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Issued: 11 pm Wed 16 Sep Local Time

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3 Capitol Peak Elevations: 3 Forecast Elevations:

	Days 1–4 Weather Summary A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Wed night. Becoming milder with light rain (total 7mm) on Thu afternoon. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 4°C on Wed night, min 0°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light.										Days 5–7 Weather Summary Mostly dry. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 4°C on Mon afternoon, min -2°C on Sat night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the W on Sun afternoon, light winds from the WSW by Mon night).
		Thursday 17			Friday 18			Saturday 19			Sunday 20			Monday 21
	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night

	light snow	light rain	rain shwrs	rain shwrs	light snow	light snow	some clouds	snow shwrs	snow shwrs	clear	some clouds	some clouds	clear	clear	some clouds	some clouds
Cloud base (m)		2850	2800	6600		2800	4450	3200	5400	4450		4600	9200			7200
km/h	SSE	SSW	SW	SSW	SW	SSW	SSW	SSW	SW	SW	W	W	W	W	W	SW
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cm	2	—	—	—	1	1	—	1	1	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
mm	1.1	3	3	0.2	—	0.2	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
max °C	4	2	2	3	2	2	2	1	2	0	0	2	0	3	4	2
min °C	2	2	2	2	1	1	0	0	1	-2	-2	1	-1	0	3	0
chill °C	-2	-3	-3	-2	-4	-3	-5	-5	-4	-9	-9	-5	-5	-4	0	-5

Freezing level m	4900	4700	4650	4700	4550	4450	4550	4350	4550	4350	4000	4500	4300	4300	4850	4550

	—	6:50	—	—	6:52	—	—	6:52	—	—	6:52	—	—	6:54	—	—
	—	—	7:14	—	—	7:12	—	—	7:09	—	—	7:08	—	—	7:07	—

Capitol Peak Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Capitol Peak is: A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Wed night. Becoming milder with light rain (total 7mm) on Thu afternoon. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 4°C on Wed night, min 0°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light.

Capitol Peak Weather (Days 3-6):

Mostly dry. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 4°C on Mon afternoon, min -2°C on Sat night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the W on Sun afternoon, light winds from the WSW by Mon 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. 3 hours ago	13°C	Dry and cloudy.	Wind obs. (13 kph from 220 degs) was rejected.	16 km Low: overcast
Carbondale 30 km NW 1889.8m alt. 2 hours ago	17°C	Dry	Calm (0 kph at 6).
Catherine wx 34 km N 2286m alt. 1 hour ago	12°C	Dry	Light winds from the NE (8 kph at 41).
Funston wx 51 km NW 1836m alt. 2 hours ago	18°C	-	Calm (0 kph at 131).
Eagle County Region Airport 55 km NNE 1991m alt. 3 hours ago	15°C	Dry and cloudy.	Light winds from the NE (9 kph at 50).	16 km Low: broken Mid: overcast
Leadville Airport 67 km E 2993m alt. 3 hours ago	9°C	Light rain .	Wind obs. (17 kph from 190 degs) was rejected.	8 km Mid: broken High: overcast
Edwards 68 km NE 2181m alt. 2 hours ago	12°C	Dry	Calm (0 kph at 254).
Gunnison 68 km SSE 2352m alt. 2 hours ago	12°C	Dry	Calm (0 kph at 0).
Rifle Airport 70 km WNW 1631m alt. 3 hours ago	18°C	Dry and partly cloudy.	Wind obs. (9 kph from 300 degs) was rejected.	16 km Low: broken
Gunnison Airport 72 km SSE 2352m alt. 3 hours ago	15°C	Dry and cloudy.	Wind obs. (13 kph from 350 degs) was rejected.	16 km Low: broken Mid: 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.