La Plata Peak weather
– Lat/Long: 39.03° N 106.47° W

La Plata Peak
Weather Forecast, United States

Issued: 11 am Sun 17 May Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

Drizzle at first, then turning colder with dusting of snow on Mon morning. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 6°C on Sun afternoon, min -5°C on Mon night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the WSW on Sun afternoon, light winds from the SW by Mon morning).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

A dusting of snow on Wed afternoon. Freezing level rising with drizzle on Fri afternoon. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 5°C on Wed morning, min -3°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (calm on Wed night, strong winds from the W by Thu afternoon).

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
rain showers
thunderstorm
cloud
light snow
snow showers
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
light snow
clear
part cloud
thunderstorm
part cloud
rain showers
rain showers
clear
rain shwrs
risk tstorm
cloudy
light snow
snow shwrs
clear
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
cloudy
light snow
clear
some clouds
risk tstorm
some clouds
rain shwrs
rain shwrs
clear
km/h
25
SW
50
WSW
25
SSW
30
S
30
W
20
WSW
25
SW
35
SW
15
SSW
30
SW
35
WSW
5
W
15
WSW
40
W
10
WNW
15
WSW
25
WSW
10
W
Snow map
Snow map
Snow map
Snow map
Snow map
Snow map
2
1
1
0.9
0.8
0.1
0.3
0.3
1.1
max °C
4
6
3
-1
1
-2
3
6
1
5
5
0
3
4
-1
4
5
1
min °C
2
6
-2
-2
0
-5
0
4
-2
2
1
-2
1
3
-3
2
4
0
-4
0
-8
-6
-6
-11
-6
-2
-6
-4
-4
-6
-3
-2
-7
-2
-1
-3
3700
4150
3700
3450
3550
2800
3500
4200
3350
3750
4050
3450
3650
4000
3150
3750
4100
3600
Cloud base (m)
4050
4800
4850
5350
3900
3550
5350
4950
5350
4000
4750
3550
6500
4900
3550
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Sunrise
5:50
5:50
5:50
5:48
5:48
5:47
Sunset
8:13
8:14
8:15
8:15
8:15
8:16

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La Plata Peak Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for La Plata Peak is: Drizzle at first, then turning colder with dusting of snow on Mon morning. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 6°C on Sun afternoon, min -5°C on Mon night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the WSW on Sun afternoon, light winds from the SW by Mon morning).

La Plata Peak Weather (Days 3-6):

A dusting of snow on Wed afternoon. Freezing level rising with drizzle on Fri afternoon. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 5°C on Wed morning, min -3°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (calm on Wed night, strong winds from the W by Thu afternoon).

This table gives the weather forecast for La Plata Peak at the specific elevation of 3500 m. Our advanced weather models allow us to provide distinct weather forecasts for several elevations of La Plata 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 StationTemp.WeatherWindGusts
Cloud
Visibility
Cloud / Visibility
Leadville Airport
26 km NNE
2993m alt.
2 hours ago
8° C
clear
Clear
20
Moderate winds from the SSE
(20 kph at 160).
16 km
Cottonwood Pass (CO)
37 km SE
3211m alt.
1 hour ago
5° C
light rain
Drizzle
20
Moderate winds from the NNW
(20 kph at 340).
11 km
Low: scattered
Mid: scattered
High: broken
38 km SE
2398m alt.
2 hours ago
9° C
Dry
Wind obs. (6 kph from 72 degs) was rejected.
Buena Vista Airport
39 km SE
2422m alt.
1 hour ago
11° C
cloudy
Dry and cloudy.
Wind obs. (11 kph from 300 degs) was rejected.
16 km
Low: broken
Mid: overcast
41 km WNW
2330m alt.
2 hours ago
14° C
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
Wind obs. (13 kph from 120 degs) was rejected.
16 km
Low: broken
46 km S
2826m alt.
2 hours ago
8° C
Dry
3
Calm
(3 kph at 290).
6
52 km ESE
2811m alt.
2 hours ago
8° C
Dry
5
Calm
(5 kph at 5).
16
lightning 10km N of Gunnison
58 km SSW
2473m alt.
3 hours ago
thunderstorm
Thunderstorm
lightning 25km NW of Crested Butte
59 km WSW
2994m alt.
1 hour ago
thunderstorm
Thunderstorm
lightning 25km SW of Snowmass Village
60 km WSW
2599m alt.
1 hour ago
thunderstorm
Thunderstorm

* 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.

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