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

La Plata Peak Weather Forecast

Sawatch Range · United States
Issued: 11 pm Mon 12 Oct Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Wed afternoon. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 6°C on Tue afternoon, min -7°C on Wed night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SW on Tue afternoon, light winds from the W by Wed afternoon).

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 5°C on Sun afternoon, min -9°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light.

Tuesday
13
Wednesday
14
Thursday
15
Friday
16
Saturday
17
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
light rain
rain showers
rain showers
snow showers
light snow
heavy snow
snow showers
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
light rain
rain shwrs
rain shwrs
snow shwrs
light snow
heavy snow
snow shwrs
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
Cloud base (m)
4200
3550
4750
3700
3550
3550
3550
3550
3500
3550
8700
km/h
20
SSW
25
SW
35
SW
15
S
15
S
10
SE
10
WNW
10
NNW
5
ENE
10
E
5
E
5
SSE
5
WSW
5
W
10
W
5
W
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Snowflake cm
—
—
—
1
2
16
4
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
 mm
0.2
0.1
0.1
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
max °C
3
4
6
2
0
0
-4
-1
0
-3
1
2
-3
3
4
0
min °C
0
1
4
-1
-1
-2
-7
-4
-1
-9
-3
1
-3
1
1
-1
 chill °C
-5
-5
0
-5
-5
-4
-12
-8
-4
-9
-6
1
-3
0
-1
-4
Freezing level m
3850
3650
4300
3500
3400
3450
2600
2900
3500
2550
3050
3850
2950
3600
4100
3500
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-4-3-2-5-6-7-11-8-7-11-7-4-8-4-3-62351-1-1-6-3-1-6-12-323-1
Sunrise
—
7:13
—
—
7:13
—
—
7:15
—
—
7:16
—
—
7:16
—
—
Sunset
—
—
6:30
—
—
6:29
—
—
6:27
—
—
6:25
—
—
6:23
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La Plata Peak Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for La Plata Peak is: A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Wed afternoon. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 6°C on Tue afternoon, min -7°C on Wed night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SW on Tue afternoon, light winds from the W by Wed afternoon).

La Plata Peak Weather (Days 3-6):

Mostly dry. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 5°C on Sun afternoon, min -9°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light.

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
cloudy
Dry and cloudy.
22
Moderate winds from the S
(22 kph at 170).
16 km
Low: overcast
Cottonwood Pass (CO)
37 km SE
3211m alt.
1 hour ago
7°C
cloudy
Dry and cloudy.
6
Light winds from the NNW
(6 kph at 340).
16 km
Low: scattered
Mid: overcast
38 km SE
2398m alt.
1 hour ago
9°C
Dry
0
Calm
(0 kph at 104).
0
39 km SE
2385m alt.
56 minutes ago
11°C
Dry
0
Calm
(0 kph at 184).
6
Buena Vista Airport
39 km SE
2422m alt.
1 hour ago
10°C
cloudy
Dry and cloudy.
Wind obs. (15 kph from 140 degs) was rejected.
16 km
Low: broken
Mid: overcast
41 km WNW
2330m alt.
1 hour ago
8°C
cloudy
Dry and cloudy.
0
Calm
(0 kph at 0).
16 km
Low: broken
Mid: broken
High: overcast
46 km S
2826m alt.
2 hours ago
5°C
Dry
0
Calm
(0 kph at 31).
0
52 km ESE
2811m alt.
1 hour ago
6°C
Dry
0
Calm
(0 kph at 203).
5
Red Cliff Pass Airport
56 km NNE
3576m alt.
1 hour ago
2°C
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
37
Fresh winds from the SE
(37 kph at 140).
16 km
Low: scattered
Mid: scattered
High: broken
61 km E
2839m alt.
47 minutes ago
6°C
Dry
6
Light winds from the S
(6 kph at 185).
11

* 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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