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

La Plata Peak Weather Forecast

Sawatch Range · United States
Issued: 11 am Tue 20 Oct Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

Mild with moderate rain (total 10mm) on Thu morning, Becoming colder with a light covering of snow, mostly falling on Thu afternoon. Mild temperatures (max 7°C on Wed morning, min 2°C on Tue morning). Wind will be generally light.

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Sat night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 6°C on Fri afternoon, min -6°C on Sat night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SW on Fri afternoon, light winds from the WNW by Sun night).

Tuesday
20
Wednesday
21
Thursday
22
Friday
23
Saturday
24
Sunday
25
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
rain showers
rain showers
clear
part cloud
light rain
rain showers
mod rain
light snow
light snow
rain showers
clear
clear
rain showers
light snow
snow showers
part cloud
snow showers
snow showers
rain shwrs
rain shwrs
clear
some clouds
light rain
rain shwrs
mod. rain
light snow
light snow
rain shwrs
clear
clear
rain shwrs
light snow
snow shwrs
some clouds
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
Cloud base (m)
5150
4550
4450
6550
5150
4000
3500
3500
3500
3550
4150
3550
3550
4200
3550
km/h
5
W
10
W
10
WSW
10
SW
15
SW
10
SSW
10
S
10
SSW
10
S
20
SSW
35
SW
15
SW
10
SSE
15
SE
10
S
10
SSW
15
SW
5
WSW
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Weather map
Snowflake cm
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
3
2
—
—
—
—
4
8
—
1
1
 mm
0.1
0.3
—
—
0.9
2
5
0.2
1.2
0.2
—
—
0.2
—
—
—
—
—
max °C
5
6
3
7
7
3
3
3
3
5
6
1
3
1
-2
-1
1
-4
min °C
2
5
2
3
2
3
2
2
2
2
3
0
1
-1
-6
-4
-1
-6
 chill °C
0
3
0
0
0
0
-1
-1
-1
-3
-1
-5
-2
-5
-11
-8
-4
-9
Freezing level m
3800
4350
3900
4050
4500
4050
4100
3800
3950
3900
4250
3400
3650
3700
3100
2950
3600
2650
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-2-1-3-1-1-2-3-3-3-2-2-6-4-6-9-8-7-1146355333345120-4-30-5
Sunrise
7:20
—
—
7:20
—
—
7:22
—
—
7:22
—
—
7:24
—
—
7:24
—
—
Sunset
—
6:20
—
—
6:19
—
—
6:17
—
—
6:15
—
—
6:15
—
—
6:14
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La Plata Peak Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for La Plata Peak is: Mild with moderate rain (total 10mm) on Thu morning, Becoming colder with a light covering of snow, mostly falling on Thu afternoon. Mild temperatures (max 7°C on Wed morning, min 2°C on Tue morning). Wind will be generally light.

La Plata Peak Weather (Days 3-6):

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Sat night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 6°C on Fri afternoon, min -6°C on Sat night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SW on Fri afternoon, light winds from the WNW by Sun night).

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.
3 hours ago
9°C
cloudy
Dry and cloudy.
9
Light winds from the N
(9 kph at 10).
16 km
Low: overcast
Cottonwood Pass (CO)
37 km SE
3211m alt.
2 hours ago
12°C
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
9
Light winds from the WSW
(9 kph at 240).
16 km
Low: scattered
38 km SE
2398m alt.
57 minutes ago
17°C
Dry
0
Calm
(0 kph at 123).
2
39 km SE
2385m alt.
1 hour ago
17°C
Dry
0
Calm
(0 kph at 345).
8
Buena Vista Airport
39 km SE
2422m alt.
2 hours ago
16°C
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
13
Light winds from the SW
(13 kph at 230).
16 km
Low: scattered
41 km WNW
2330m alt.
3 hours ago
16°C
clear
Clear
Wind obs. (11 kph from 10 degs) was rejected.
16 km
46 km S
2826m alt.
38 minutes ago
11°C
Dry
0
Calm
(0 kph at 51).
0
52 km ESE
2811m alt.
39 minutes ago
13°C
Dry
0
Calm
(0 kph at 15).
10
Red Cliff Pass Airport
56 km NNE
3576m alt.
2 hours ago
3°C
clear
-
11
Light winds from the WNW
(11 kph at 300).
0.0 km
61 km E
2839m alt.
1 hour ago
12°C
Dry
0
Calm
(0 kph at 253).
3

* 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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