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

La Plata Peak Weather Forecast

Sawatch Range · United States
Issued: 11 am Mon 19 Oct Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

A dusting of snow on Mon afternoon. Freezing level rising with drizzle on Wed night. Mild temperatures (max 7°C on Wed morning, min 1°C on Mon afternoon). Wind will be generally light.

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

Mild with light rain (total 10mm) on Thu night Becoming colder with a light covering of snow, mostly falling on Thu night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 7°C on Thu afternoon, min -6°C on Sat night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the SW on Fri afternoon, calm by Sat afternoon).

Monday
19
Tuesday
20
Wednesday
21
Thursday
22
Friday
23
Saturday
24
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
part cloud
light snow
part cloud
part cloud
rain showers
clear
part cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light snow
rain showers
rain showers
clear
part cloud
snow showers
snow showers
some clouds
light snow
some clouds
some clouds
rain shwrs
clear
some clouds
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light snow
rain shwrs
rain shwrs
clear
some clouds
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
Cloud base (m)
4600
4400
5900
4150
4450
5900
4450
3500
4650
3500
3500
3850
4550
3550
3550
4950
3550
km/h
5
SW
5
SSW
0
SSW
5
WSW
10
W
10
SW
10
SSW
15
SW
10
SW
10
SW
15
S
10
SSW
20
SSW
40
SW
15
SW
10
SW
10
SW
10
NE
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Snowflake cm
—
1
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
3
—
—
—
—
1
3
 mm
—
0.4
—
—
0.2
—
—
0.1
0.5
0.5
2
6
0.4
0.1
—
—
—
—
max °C
5
6
1
5
5
3
7
6
2
5
7
3
5
4
-2
0
1
-3
min °C
2
1
1
2
4
2
4
4
2
4
5
1
3
1
-4
-3
-3
-6
 chill °C
0
1
1
0
2
-1
2
2
0
2
3
-3
-2
-4
-9
-7
-5
-10
Freezing level m
3850
4300
3700
3850
4250
3950
4100
4400
3800
4100
4600
3900
4000
4100
3050
3150
3650
2600
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-2-3-5-2-1-3-1-1-3-21-3-2-4-9-8-8-1044145365256243-3-2-1-5
Sunrise
7:18
—
—
7:20
—
—
7:20
—
—
7:22
—
—
7:22
—
—
7:24
—
—
Sunset
—
6:22
—
—
6:20
—
—
6:19
—
—
6:17
—
—
6:15
—
—
6:15
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La Plata Peak Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for La Plata Peak is: A dusting of snow on Mon afternoon. Freezing level rising with drizzle on Wed night. Mild temperatures (max 7°C on Wed morning, min 1°C on Mon afternoon). Wind will be generally light.

La Plata Peak Weather (Days 3-6):

Mild with light rain (total 10mm) on Thu night Becoming colder with a light covering of snow, mostly falling on Thu night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 7°C on Thu afternoon, min -6°C on Sat night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the SW on Fri afternoon, calm by Sat 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.
1 hour ago
5°C
light rain
Light rain .
Wind obs. (24 kph from 360 degs) was rejected.
5 km
Mid: few
High: broken
Cottonwood Pass (CO)
37 km SE
3211m alt.
1 hour ago
11°C
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
0
Calm
(0 kph at 0).
16 km
Low: broken
38 km SE
2398m alt.
1 hour ago
16°C
Dry
0
Calm
(0 kph at 103).
3
Buena Vista Airport
39 km SE
2422m alt.
1 hour ago
15°C
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
Wind obs. (6 kph from 220 degs) was rejected.
16 km
Low: scattered
41 km WNW
2330m alt.
2 hours ago
14°C
cloudy
Dry and cloudy.
19
Light winds from the NNW
(19 kph at 330).
16 km
Low: broken
Mid: overcast
46 km S
2826m alt.
1 hour ago
11°C
Dry
0
Calm
(0 kph at 44).
2
52 km ESE
2811m alt.
1 hour ago
13°C
Dry
0
Calm
(0 kph at 276).
8
Red Cliff Pass Airport
56 km NNE
3576m alt.
1 hour ago
0°C
cloudy
Dry and cloudy.
Wind obs. (6 kph from 100 degs) was rejected.
0.0 km
Low: broken
Mid: overcast
61 km E
2839m alt.
1 hour ago
12°C
Dry
5
Calm
(5 kph at 188).
14
62 km SSE
3214m alt.
1 hour ago
6°C
cloudy
Dry and cloudy.
13
Light winds from the SSW
(13 kph at 200).
16 km
Low: scattered
Mid: broken
High: 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.

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