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Capitol Peak Weather Forecast

Elk Mountains · United States

Issued: 11 pm Tue 27 Oct Local Time

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Issued: 11 pm Tue 27 Oct Local Time

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3 Capitol Peak Elevations: 3 Forecast Elevations:

	Days 1–4 Weather Summary Mostly dry. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -2°C on Thu afternoon, min -6°C on Tue night). Mainly fresh winds.										Days 5–7 Weather Summary A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Sun night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -4°C on Fri night, min -15°C on Mon morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the WSW on Sat morning, near gales from the NNW by Mon afternoon).
		Wednesday 28			Thursday 29			Friday 30			Saturday 31			Sunday 1
	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night

	clear	clear	some clouds	clear	clear	some clouds	some clouds	cloudy	some clouds	some clouds	some clouds	snow shwrs	some clouds	some clouds	light snow	heavy snow
Cloud base (m)				6500			7100	5100	4500	5700	3650	3500	4000		3050	2800
km/h	SW	WSW	WSW	WSW	SW	SW	SSW	SSW	SSW	SW	WSW	WSW	SW	SW	WSW	WSW
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cm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	1	—	—	4	20
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
max °C	-6	-4	-3	-5	-3	-2	-4	-3	-3	-4	-5	-4	-4	-4	-5	-8
min °C	-6	-6	-4	-5	-5	-3	-4	-4	-3	-6	-7	-4	-5	-5	-6	-14
chill °C	-14	-15	-11	-12	-11	-9	-10	-10	-9	-12	-11	-9	-11	-13	-16	-28

Freezing level m	3450	3400	3850	3500	3600	4050	3700	3750	3900	3700	3300	3800	3600	3350	3350	3000

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	—	—	6:12	—	—	6:10	—	—	6:09	—	—	6:07	—	—	5:07	—

Capitol Peak Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Capitol Peak is: Mostly dry. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -2°C on Thu afternoon, min -6°C on Tue night). Mainly fresh winds.

Capitol Peak Weather (Days 3-6):

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Sun night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -4°C on Fri night, min -15°C on Mon morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the WSW on Sat morning, near gales from the NNW by Mon afternoon).

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 716m alt. 2 hours ago	1°C	Clear	Light winds from the SSE (7 kph at 160).	16 km
Carbondale 30 km NW 1889.8m alt. 43 minutes ago	-1°C	-	Calm (0 kph at 117).
Catherine wx 34 km N 2286m alt. 28 minutes ago	6°C	Dry	Light winds from the SSW (11 kph at 213).
Funston wx 51 km NW 1836m alt. 56 minutes ago	-1°C	-	Calm (0 kph at 240).
Eagle County Region Airport 55 km NNE 671m alt. 2 hours ago	1°C	Clear	Wind obs. (7 kph from 1 degs) was rejected.	16 km
Leadville Airport 67 km E 716m alt. 2 hours ago	-2°C	Clear	Wind obs. (7 kph from 1 degs) was rejected.	16 km
Gunnison 68 km SSE 2352m alt. 23 minutes ago	-4°C	-	Calm (0 kph at 0).
Rifle Airport 70 km WNW 715m alt. 2 hours ago	3°C	-	Calm (0 kph at 0).	0.0 km
Gunnison Airport 72 km SSE 721m alt. 2 hours ago	-4°C	Clear	Calm (0 kph at 0).	16 km
Avon 73 km NE 2468.9m alt. 43 minutes ago	16°C	Dry	Calm (0 kph at —).

* 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.