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Crestone Needle
Weather Forecast, United States
Issued: 11 pm Fri 18 Apr Local Time
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Issued: 11 pm Fri 18 Apr Local Time

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3 Crestone Needle Elevations: 3 Forecast Elevations:

	Days 1–4 Weather Summary A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Fri night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 3°C on Mon afternoon, min -13°C on Fri night). Winds increasing (light winds from the ESE on Fri night, near gales from the WSW by Mon afternoon).										Days 5–7 Weather Summary Light rain (total 3mm) at first, then becoming colder with a dusting of snow on Thu afternoon. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 7°C on Wed afternoon, min -1°C on Thu morning). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the WSW on Mon night, calm by Wed night).
		Saturday 19			Sunday 20			Monday 21			Tuesday 22			Wednesday 23			Thursday 24
	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night

	heavy snow	mod. snow	light snow	clear	some clouds	clear	clear	clear	some clouds	clear	clear	light rain	clear	clear	some clouds	clear	rain shwrs	light snow	snow shwrs
km/h	SE	ESE	ESE	W	W	W	WNW	SW	WSW	WSW	SW	SW	WSW	WSW	SW	WNW	E	SSE	ENE
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cm	26	7	2.0	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	3	1.0
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0.2	—	—	—	—	0.6	2	—
max°C	-10	-10	-9	-8	-6	-1	-1	-1	3	2	2	4	2	3	7	4	3	4	-1
min°C	-13	-13	-9	-9	-9	-2	-3	-3	2	0	0	2	1	1	6	0	-1	-1	-3
chill°C	-17	-17	-12	-13	-16	-8	-9	-9	-4	-5	-4	-2	-1	-3	2	-3	-3	-5	-6

Freezing level (m)	1700	1500	2250	1900	2200	3250	3350	3050	3800	3600	3550	3950	3800	3650	4150	4000	3400	3950	3350
Cloud base (m)	2950	2950	2950	2950	8600	3250			4650	8450		5250	4700		5650		3100	5300	3000

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Crestone Needle Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Crestone Needle is: A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Fri night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 3°C on Mon afternoon, min -13°C on Fri night). Winds increasing (light winds from the ESE on Fri night, near gales from the WSW by Mon afternoon).

Crestone Needle Weather (Days 3-6):

Light rain (total 3mm) at first, then becoming colder with a dusting of snow on Thu afternoon. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 7°C on Wed afternoon, min -1°C on Thu morning). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the WSW on Mon night, calm by Wed night).

This table gives the weather forecast for Crestone Needle at the specific elevation of 3500 m. Our advanced weather models allow us to provide distinct weather forecasts for several elevations of Crestone Needle. 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 Station	Temp.	Weather	Wind	Cloud Visibility Cloud / Visibility
Tanglewood Acres wx 17 km N 2655m alt. 2 hours ago	-7° C	-	Calm (0 kph at 0).
Rosita wx 19 km ENE 2690m alt. 2 hours ago	-7° C	-	Wind obs. (19 kph from 210 degs) was rejected.
Bradford wx 23 km E 2474m alt. 1 hour ago	-8° C	-	Light winds from the S (14 kph at 169).
Westcliffe 26 km ENE 2738m alt. 2 hours ago	-7° C	-	Calm (0 kph at 156).
Saguache Municipal Airport 54 km W 2385m alt. 1 hour ago	-1° C	Light snow.	Light winds from the NNW (11 kph at 330).	2 km Low: broken Mid: overcast
Vallie wx 55 km NW 2744m alt. 45 minutes ago	-8° C	-	Calm (3 kph at 88).
Alamosa Airport 64 km S 2265m alt. 2 hours ago	0° C	Dry and cloudy.	Fresh winds from the E (33 kph at 100).	16 km Low: overcast
Canon City Airport 67 km NE 1658m alt. 1 hour ago	0° C	Dry and cloudy.	Light winds from the ESE (9 kph at 120).	0.0 km High: overcast
La Veta 71 km SE 2411m alt. 3 hours ago	-6° C	-	Calm (0 kph at 0).
Del Norte Airport (Colorado) 73 km SW 2425m alt. 1 hour ago	-1° C	Light snow.	Light winds from the ENE (15 kph at 70).	11 km Low: broken 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.