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Capitol Peak Weather Forecast

Elk Mountains · United States

Issued: 11 am Wed 21 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 Thu night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max 0°C on Wed morning, min -5°C on Fri night). Winds increasing (light winds from the SSW on Wed morning, strong winds from the SSW by Fri afternoon).									Days 4–6 Weather Summary A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Sat night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -3°C on Sat morning, min -9°C on Sun night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the S on Sat morning, calm by Sun night).
	Wednesday 21			Thursday 22			Friday 23			Saturday 24			Sunday 25			Monday 26
	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night

	some clouds	light snow	mod. snow	light snow	snow shwrs	snow shwrs	clear	some clouds	clear	some clouds	snow shwrs	light snow	snow shwrs	snow shwrs	some clouds	some clouds	some clouds	clear
Cloud base (m)	6650	3750	2800	2800	2800	2800		4750		4500		2850	3050		3550	2850	2850	3100
km/h	SSW	SW	SW	SSW	S	S	SSW	SSW	SSW	S	S	SSE	SSE	SSW	SSW	NNW	NW	WNW
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cm	—	4	9	2	2	8	—	—	—	—	2	5	3	3	—	—	—	—
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
max °C	0	-3	-2	-2	-1	-2	-2	-2	-5	-3	-4	-6	-6	-6	-8	-7	-6	-6
min °C	-1	-3	-3	-2	-2	-3	-3	-4	-5	-5	-5	-7	-7	-7	-9	-9	-6	-7
chill °C	-6	-9	-10	-8	-8	-10	-11	-13	-14	-13	-12	-14	-14	-11	-9	-14	-12	-12

Freezing level m	4150	3750	3800	4050	4000	3800	3800	4100	3600	3650	3750	3300	3300	3550	3150	3000	3350	3300

	7:22	—	—	7:24	—	—	7:24	—	—	7:26	—	—	7:26	—	—	7:28	—	—
	—	6:21	—	—	6:20	—	—	6:17	—	—	6:16	—	—	6:15	—	—	6:15	—

Capitol Peak Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Capitol Peak is: A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Thu night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max 0°C on Wed morning, min -5°C on Fri night). Winds increasing (light winds from the SSW on Wed morning, strong winds from the SSW by Fri afternoon).

Capitol Peak Weather (Days 3-6):

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Sat night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -3°C on Sat morning, min -9°C on Sun night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the S on Sat morning, calm by Sun 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. 2 hours ago	9°C	Light rain .	Wind obs. (11 kph from 130 degs) was rejected.	16 km Low: broken Mid: overcast
Carbondale 30 km NW 1889.8m alt. 51 minutes ago	9°C	Dry	Calm (0 kph at 95).
Catherine wx 34 km N 2286m alt. 55 minutes ago	7°C	Dry	Calm (0 kph at 0).
Funston wx 51 km NW 1836m alt. 28 minutes ago	9°C	-	Calm (0 kph at 153).
Eagle County Region Airport 55 km NNE 1991m alt. 2 hours ago	9°C	Light rain .	Wind obs. (7 kph from 1 degs) was rejected.	8 km Low: overcast
Leadville Airport 67 km E 2993m alt. 2 hours ago	5°C	Light rain .	Light winds from the SSW (9 kph at 200).	16 km Low: overcast
Edwards 68 km NE 2181m alt. 2 hours ago		Dry	Calm (2 kph at 220).
Gunnison 68 km SSE 2352m alt. 1 hour ago	7°C	Dry	Calm (0 kph at 0).
Rifle Airport 70 km WNW 1631m alt. 2 hours ago	12°C	Dry and cloudy.	Wind obs. (7 kph from 120 degs) was rejected.	16 km Low: scattered Mid: overcast
Gunnison Airport 72 km SSE 2352m alt. 2 hours ago	8°C	Moderate rain .	Calm (0 kph at 0).	8 km 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.