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Capitol Peak Weather Forecast

Elk Mountains · United States

Issued: 11 am Tue 13 Oct Local Time

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Issued: 11 am Tue 13 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 Wed afternoon. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -2°C on Tue afternoon, min -9°C on Wed afternoon). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the SW on Tue afternoon, calm by Wed afternoon).									Days 4–6 Weather Summary Mostly dry. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -3°C on Fri morning, min -5°C on Fri morning). Wind will be generally light.
	Tuesday 13			Wednesday 14			Thursday 15			Friday 16			Saturday 17			Sunday 18
	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night

	snow shwrs	snow shwrs	snow shwrs	snow shwrs	heavy snow	heavy snow	snow shwrs	some clouds	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	some clouds	clear	clear	clear
Cloud base (m)	2800	3800	2900	2900	2800	2800	2800	2800	2800		2800	2950				6750	3450
km/h	SW	SW	SSW	S	S	NW	N	NE	E	ESE	ESE	SE	SSE	SW	SW	NW	NW	WNW
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cm	4	1	4	4	38	19	1	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
max °C	-4	-2	-5	-6	-7	-9	-8	-7	-7	-3	-4	-3	-3	-4	-4	-5	-4	-4
min °C	-6	-5	-6	-6	-9	-9	-9	-8	-8	-5	-4	-4	-4	-4	-5	-5	-4	-4
chill °C	-16	-13	-15	-14	-9	-14	-15	-12	-16	-10	-8	-7	-7	-7	-8	-9	-9	-8

Freezing level m	3200	4000	3450	3400	3000	2650	2750	3000	2950	3500	3650	3750	3700	3650	3600	3450	3700	3650

	7:15	—	—	7:16	—	—	7:16	—	—	7:18	—	—	7:18	—	—	7:20	—	—
	—	6:32	—	—	6:30	—	—	6:30	—	—	6:28	—	—	6:27	—	—	6:24	—

Capitol Peak Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Capitol Peak is: A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Wed afternoon. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -2°C on Tue afternoon, min -9°C on Wed afternoon). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the SW on Tue afternoon, calm by Wed afternoon).

Capitol Peak Weather (Days 3-6):

Mostly dry. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -3°C on Fri morning, min -5°C on Fri morning). Wind will be generally light.

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	17°C	-	Wind obs. (19 kph from 160 degs) was rejected.	16 km Low: few Mid: few
Carbondale 30 km NW 1889.8m alt. 1 hour ago	16°C	Dry	Calm (3 kph at 25).
Catherine wx 34 km N 2286m alt. 52 minutes ago	10°C	Dry	Light winds from the WNW (18 kph at 287).
Funston wx 51 km NW 1836m alt. 1 hour ago	9°C	-	Calm (0 kph at 329).
Eagle County Region Airport 55 km NNE 1991m alt. 2 hours ago	15°C	-	Wind obs. (22 kph from 290 degs) was rejected.	16 km Low: few
Leadville Airport 67 km E 2993m alt. 2 hours ago	11°C	Dry and partly cloudy.	Moderate winds from the SSE (24 kph at 150).	16 km Low: scattered Mid: broken
Edwards 68 km NE 2181m alt. 51 minutes ago	14°C	Dry	Calm (5 kph at 257).
Gunnison 68 km SSE 2352m alt. 1 hour ago	15°C	Dry	Wind obs. (6 kph from 190 degs) was rejected.
Rifle Airport 70 km WNW 1631m alt. 2 hours ago	14°C	Dry and cloudy.	Wind obs. (13 kph from 340 degs) was rejected.	16 km Low: broken Mid: overcast
Gunnison Airport 72 km SSE 2352m alt. 2 hours ago	17°C	Dry and partly cloudy.	Light winds from the W (9 kph at 260).	16 km Low: few Mid: scattered

* 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.