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Capitol Peak Weather Forecast

Elk Mountains · United States

Issued: 5 am Sat 10 Oct Local Time

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3 Capitol Peak Elevations: 3 Forecast Elevations:

	Days 1–3 Weather Summary A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Sun night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 3°C on Sun afternoon, min -5°C on Mon night). Winds increasing (moderate winds from the SSW on Sat afternoon, strong winds from the SW by Mon night).									Days 4–6 Weather Summary A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Wed morning. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -2°C on Tue afternoon, min -9°C on Wed night). Mainly strong winds.
	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	snow shwrs	rain shwrs	snow shwrs	clear	clear	some clouds	some clouds	clear	snow shwrs	snow shwrs	snow shwrs	some clouds	clear	clear	clear
Cloud base (m)	3950		3100	2800	4350	2800	2900	4250	4150	2850	3850	4100	2800	2900	3250	2800	3750
km/h	SW	SW	SW	SSW	SSW	SW	SW	SW	SW	SW	SW	SSW	SSW	SW	NW	WNW	NNW	NNW
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cm	—	1	1	1	—	9	—	—	—	—	—	1	5	1	—	—	—	—
mm	—	—	—	—	0.1	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
max °C	0	-1	-1	1	3	-2	-1	0	-2	-4	-2	-3	-6	-6	-9	-5	-3	-4
min °C	-2	-2	-2	-2	2	-4	-4	-1	-5	-5	-2	-6	-7	-7	-9	-8	-4	-5
chill °C	-8	-8	-9	-9	-5	-13	-13	-9	-14	-14	-10	-16	-17	-15	-16	-15	-11	-12

Freezing level m	4050	4200	4100	4000	4650	3900	3600	4300	3900	3450	4000	3800	3200	3600	2900	3000	3800	3500

	7:11	—	—	7:13	—	—	7:13	—	—	7:15	—	—	7:16	—	—	7:16	—	—
	—	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 moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Sun night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 3°C on Sun afternoon, min -5°C on Mon night). Winds increasing (moderate winds from the SSW on Sat afternoon, strong winds from the SW by Mon night).

Capitol Peak Weather (Days 3-6):

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Wed morning. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -2°C on Tue afternoon, min -9°C on Wed night). Mainly strong winds.

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	8°C	Dry and partly cloudy.	Wind obs. (9 kph from 220 degs) was rejected.	16 km Low: few Mid: broken
Carbondale 30 km NW 1889.8m alt. 2 hours ago	10°C	Dry	Calm (0 kph at 148).
Catherine wx 34 km N 2286m alt. 1 hour ago	9°C	Dry	Calm (2 kph at 206).
Funston wx 51 km NW 1836m alt. 29 minutes ago	10°C	-	Calm (0 kph at 337).
Eagle County Region Airport 55 km NNE 1991m alt. 2 hours ago	7°C	Clear	Light winds from the N (6 kph at 1).	16 km
Leadville Airport 67 km E 2993m alt. 2 hours ago	1°C	Dry and cloudy.	Wind obs. (7 kph from 50 degs) was rejected.	16 km Low: broken Mid: broken High: overcast
Edwards 68 km NE 2181m alt. 1 hour ago	6°C	Dry	Calm (3 kph at 228).
Gunnison 68 km SSE 2352m alt. 38 minutes ago	3°C	Dry	Calm (0 kph at 0).
Rifle Airport 70 km WNW 1631m alt. 2 hours ago	13°C	Dry and partly cloudy.	Light winds from the SSW (7 kph at 210).	16 km Low: broken
Gunnison Airport 72 km SSE 2352m alt. 2 hours ago	4°C	Dry and cloudy.	Wind obs. (11 kph from 1 degs) was rejected.	16 km Low: 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.