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

La Plata Peak Weather Forecast

Sawatch Range · United States
Issued: 5 am Sat 10 Oct Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

Light rain (total 4mm) at first, then becoming colder with a dusting of snow on Sun night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 9°C on Sun afternoon, min 0°C on Mon night). Winds increasing (light winds from the SSW on Sat night, fresh winds from the SW by Mon afternoon).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

Some drizzle, heaviest during Wed morning. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 5°C on Tue afternoon, min -5°C on Wed night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SSW on Wed morning, light winds from the NNW by Thu night).

Saturday
10
Sunday
11
Monday
12
Tuesday
13
Wednesday
14
Thursday
15
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
snow showers
part cloud
part cloud
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
part cloud
rain showers
rain showers
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
rain shwrs
rain shwrs
rain shwrs
rain shwrs
rain shwrs
snow shwrs
some clouds
some clouds
rain shwrs
rain shwrs
rain shwrs
some clouds
rain shwrs
rain shwrs
some clouds
clear
clear
clear
Cloud base (m)
3550
5300
3550
4500
3550
3550
4550
4100
3550
4000
4400
3550
4700
3550
3550
4450
km/h
15
WSW
15
WSW
15
SW
15
SW
25
SSW
15
SSW
20
WSW
35
SW
15
SW
15
SW
25
SW
10
S
20
SSW
30
SW
10
W
15
WNW
20
NW
10
NW
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Snowflake cm
—
—
—
—
—
1
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
 mm
0.1
1.3
0.1
0.2
0.3
1.8
—
—
0.1
0.5
0.2
—
0.7
0.1
—
—
—
—
max °C
6
5
4
7
9
4
5
7
2
2
5
2
3
3
-2
2
3
0
min °C
4
5
2
3
6
1
2
5
0
1
5
0
0
1
-5
-3
2
-1
 chill °C
1
2
-2
0
3
-4
-3
1
-5
-3
0
-4
-6
-3
-10
-8
-1
-5
Freezing level m
4100
4250
4050
4100
4750
4000
3900
4500
3800
3600
4200
3650
3550
3900
2900
3050
3950
3400
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-1-1-212-3-21-4-4-1-5-4-5-10-6-4-655358346125122-4-13-1
Sunrise
7:09
—
—
7:11
—
—
7:11
—
—
7:13
—
—
7:13
—
—
7:15
—
—
Sunset
—
6:35
—
—
6:32
—
—
6:31
—
—
6:30
—
—
6:29
—
—
6:27
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La Plata Peak Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for La Plata Peak is: Light rain (total 4mm) at first, then becoming colder with a dusting of snow on Sun night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 9°C on Sun afternoon, min 0°C on Mon night). Winds increasing (light winds from the SSW on Sat night, fresh winds from the SW by Mon afternoon).

La Plata Peak Weather (Days 3-6):

Some drizzle, heaviest during Wed morning. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 5°C on Tue afternoon, min -5°C on Wed night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SSW on Wed morning, light winds from the NNW by Thu 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.
2 hours ago
8°C
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
Wind obs. (7 kph from 10 degs) was rejected.
16 km
Low: broken
Cottonwood Pass (CO)
37 km SE
3211m alt.
1 hour ago
12°C
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
Wind obs. (6 kph from 130 degs) was rejected.
16 km
Low: scattered
38 km SE
2398m alt.
37 minutes ago
21°C
Dry
2
Calm
(2 kph at 125).
3
39 km SE
2385m alt.
35 minutes ago
17°C
Dry
0
Calm
(0 kph at 163).
6
Buena Vista Airport
39 km SE
2422m alt.
1 hour ago
15°C
clear
Clear
Wind obs. (9 kph from 110 degs) was rejected.
16 km
41 km WNW
2330m alt.
2 hours ago
14°C
clear
Clear
0
Calm
(0 kph at 0).
16 km
46 km S
2826m alt.
33 minutes ago
11°C
Dry
0
Calm
(0 kph at 283).
3
52 km ESE
2811m alt.
1 hour ago
14°C
Dry
3
Calm
(3 kph at 200).
10
lightning 18km NNW of Crested Butte
54 km WSW
3705m alt.
2 hours ago
thunderstorm
Thunderstorm
Red Cliff Pass Airport
56 km NNE
3576m alt.
1 hour ago
6°C
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
Wind obs. (11 kph from 140 degs) was rejected.
16 km
Low: scattered

* 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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