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Crested Butte
Weather Forecast, United States

Issued: 11am Tue 20 Oct Local Time
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Crested Butte Weather (Days 0-3):

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 12°C on Wed afternoon, min 3°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (calm on Tue night, strong winds from the W by Thu afternoon).

(Days 3-6):

Drizzle, on Sat night followed by colder weather and a moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Sun night.. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 8°C on Fri morning, min -10°C on Sun night). Winds decreasing (near gales from the WSW on Sat afternoon, calm by Sun night).

AM PM night AM PM night AM PM night AM PM night AM PM night AM PM night
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
partially cloudy
clear
clear
rain showers
snow showers
light snow
moderate snow
Wind km/h
10 WNW10
20 W20
5 SSW5
5 SW5
25 W25
10 SW10
10 WSW10
50 W50
5 SW5
10 SW10
40 W40
20 SW20
20 WSW20
50 WSW50
15 WSW15
15 SSW15
20 WSW20
5 NW5
clear clear clear clear clear clear clear clear clear clear clear some clouds clear clear rain shwrs snow shwrs light snow mod. snow
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Rain
Rain mm
- - - - - - - - - - - - - - 1 - - -
Snow
Snow cm
- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 1 3 7
High °C
10 11 8 11 12 7 10 11 6 8 8 5 6 7 4 1 0 -3
Low °C
5 10 5 6 10 5 5 9 3 3 7 2 3 5 -1 0 -1 -10
Chill °C
8 9 7 8 9 4 6 7 2 3 3 1 1 1 -2 -4 -5 -6
Freezing level m
3850 4500 4050 3950 4600 4000 3850 4400 3700 3550 4150 3700 3500 4000 3350 2900 3050 2150
Sea lvl3000ft6000ft9000ft12000ft15000ft
mountain backdrop
56367245133012-1-4-5-810118111271011688567410-3
Sunrise
7:22 - - 7:22 - - 7:24 - - 7:24 - - 7:26 - - 7:28 - -
Sunset
- 6:21 - - 6:20 - - 6:17 - - 6:16 - - 6:15 - - 6:14 -

Crested Butte Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Crested Butte is: Mostly dryVery mild (max 12°C on Wed afternoon, min 3°C on Thu night)Winds increasing (calm on Tue night, strong winds from the W by Thu afternoon).

Crested Butte Weather (Days 3-6):

Drizzle, on Sat night followed by colder weather and a moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Sun night.Freeze-thaw conditions (max 8°C on Fri morning, min -10°C on Sun night)Winds decreasing (near gales from the WSW on Sat afternoon, calm by Sun night).

This table gives the weather forecast for Crested Butte at the specific elevation of 3000 m. Our advanced weather models allow us to provide distinct weather forecasts for several elevations of Crested Butte. 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 5 closest weather stations

Weather StationTemp.WeatherWind
Cloud
Visibility
Cloud / Visibility
Aspen Airport
39 km N
2354m alt.
2 hours ago
17.2° C
clear
Clear
11
Light winds from the N
(11 kph at 360).
16 km
Gunnison Airport
41 km S
2339m alt.
2 hours ago
16.7° C
clear
Clear
11
Light winds from the N
(11 kph at 1).
16 km
Cottonwood Pass (CO)
64 km E
2995m alt.
2 hours ago
15° C
clear
Clear
30
Fresh winds from the W.(Wind varies from 240 to 300 degs)
(30 kph at 270).
16 km
Leadville Airport
67 km NE
3028m alt.
2 hours ago
13.3° C
clear
Clear
35
Fresh winds from the NW
(35 kph at 310).
16 km
Monarch Pass Airport
70 km SE
3667m alt.
2 hours ago
6° C
clear
Clear
59
Near gales from the SW
(59 kph at 220).
16 km

* 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.