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Capitol Peak
Weather Forecast, United States
Issued: 11 am Sun 17 May Local Time
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Issued: 11 am Sun 17 May 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 Mon morning. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -2°C on Sun afternoon, min -10°C on Mon morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the SSW on Mon morning, strong winds from the SW by Tue morning).									Days 4–6 Weather Summary A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Thu night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -3°C on Wed morning, min -6°C on Wed night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the SW on Wed morning, light winds from the W by Fri night).
	Sunday 17			Monday 18			Tuesday 19			Wednesday 20			Thursday 21			Friday 22
	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night

	snow shwrs	snow shwrs	snow shwrs	heavy snow	some clouds	snow shwrs	clear	some clouds	clear	some clouds	some clouds	some clouds	some clouds	some clouds	snow shwrs	some clouds	snow shwrs	snow shwrs
km/h	SW	WSW	SSW	SW	W	WSW	SW	SW	SW	SW	WSW	WSW	WSW	W	WNW	W	WSW	W
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cm	2	1	3	11	—	1	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	2	—	2	2
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
max °C	-4	-2	-5	-9	-6	-8	-5	-3	-5	-3	-3	-4	-5	-4	-6	-4	-3	-3
min °C	-7	-4	-8	-10	-6	-9	-7	-4	-7	-5	-3	-6	-5	-4	-6	-5	-4	-5
chill °C	-15	-12	-18	-16	-16	-19	-17	-13	-16	-13	-11	-13	-12	-12	-14	-13	-11	-11

Freezing level m	3400	3800	3300	3100	3200	2650	3100	3850	3500	3650	4000	3600	3650	3900	3400	3650	3950	3800
Cloud base (m)	3000		2800		3250	2800	3050	5000	9500		5500	4200	6650		2900	5350	4000	4100

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Capitol Peak Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Capitol Peak is: A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Mon morning. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -2°C on Sun afternoon, min -10°C on Mon morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the SSW on Mon morning, strong winds from the SW by Tue morning).

Capitol Peak Weather (Days 3-6):

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Thu night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -3°C on Wed morning, min -6°C on Wed night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the SW on Wed morning, light winds from the W by Fri 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
lightning 25km SW of Snowmass Village 12 km SSW 2599m alt. 32 minutes ago		Thunderstorm
lightning 25km NW of Crested Butte 13 km S 2994m alt. 32 minutes ago		Thunderstorm
Aspen Airport 21 km ENE 2330m alt. 2 hours ago	12° C	-	Wind obs. (19 kph from 130 degs) was rejected.	16 km Low: few
Carbondale 30 km NW 1889.8m alt. 1 hour ago	16° C	Dry	Calm (5 kph at 356).
Catherine wx 34 km N 2286m alt. 56 minutes ago	13° C	Dry	Light winds from the NNW (11 kph at 336).
Funston wx 51 km NW 1836m alt. 37 minutes ago	18° C	-	Calm (0 kph at 322).
Eagle County Region Airport 55 km NNE 1991m alt. 2 hours ago	13° C	Dry and cloudy.	Light winds from the NE (9 kph at 40).	16 km Low: broken Mid: overcast
lightning 10km N of Gunnison 58 km SSE 2473m alt. 2 hours ago		Thunderstorm
lightning 5km WSW of New Castle 64 km WNW 1774m alt. 1 hour ago		Thunderstorm
Leadville Airport 67 km E 2993m alt. 2 hours ago	4° C	Dry and cloudy.	Fresh winds from the S (31 kph at 170).	16 km Low: scattered Mid: broken High: 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.