La Plata Peak
Weather Forecast, United States

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Mount Elbert

 

Days 0-3 La Plata Peak Weather Summary:

A dusting of new snow. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -8°C on Thu afternoon, min -17°C on Wed night). Winds increasing (moderate winds from the NW on Tue night, stormy winds from the NW by Wed morning).

Days 3-6 La Plata Peak Weather Summary:

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Sat afternoon. Extremely cold (max -12°C on Sat morning, min -22°C on Sat night). Mainly gales.

night AM PM night AM PM night AM PM night AM PM night AM PM night AM PM
partially cloudy
snow showers
partially cloudy
partially cloudy
clear
clear
clear
clear
partially cloudy
clear
clear
moderate snow
snow showers
clear
clear
clear
snow showers
partially cloudy
Wind km/h
55 NW55
95 NW95
70 NW70
55 NW55
45 NW45
35 NW35
35 WNW35
55 W55
55 WNW55
45 W45
55 WSW55
40 W40
55 NW55
50 NW50
40 WNW40
35 W35
40 W40
40 W40
some clouds snow shwrs some clouds some clouds clear clear clear clear some clouds clear clear mod. snow snow shwrs clear clear clear snow shwrs some clouds
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Rain
Rain mm
- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Snow
Snow cm
- 3 - - - - - - - - - 6 6 - - - 1 -
High °C
-14 -14 -14 -16 -10 -8 -12 -8 -11 -15 -12 -14 -19 -16 -15 -17 -13 -13
Low °C
-15 -14 -16 -17 -15 -11 -13 -12 -13 -16 -15 -17 -22 -20 -17 -18 -16 -15
Chill °C
-29 -29 -30 -30 -21 -18 -23 -19 -24 -28 -25 -29 -34 -30 -28 -30 -25 -25
Freezing level m
1900 2200 1700 1300 2700 2300 2150 3100 2250 1550 2500 2000 800 1850 1650 1450 2450 2150
Sea lvl3000ft6000ft9000ft12000ft15000ft
mountain backdrop
-14-14-14-16-10-8-12-8-11-15-12-14-19-16-15-17-13-13-9-8-9-12-5-3-8-3-5-11-6-8-13-11-9-12-7-6
Sunrise
- 7:20 - - 7:20 - - 7:20 - - 7:20 - - 7:22 - - 7:22 -
Sunset
- - 4:45 - - 4:45 - - 4:45 - - 4:46 - - 4:46 - - 4:47

Issued local time.

This table gives the weather forecast for La Plata Peak at the specific elevation of 4370 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 5 closest weather stations

Weather StationTemp.WeatherWind
Cloud
Visibility
Cloud / Visibility
Leadville Airport
26 km NNE
3028m alt.
2 hours ago
-6.7° C
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
11
Light winds from the N
(11 kph at 360).
16 km
Low: scattered
Cottonwood Pass (CO)
35 km SE
2995m alt.
2 hours ago
-1° C
clear
Clear
0
Calm
(0 kph at 0).
16 km
Buena Vista
39 km SE
2422m alt.
2 hours ago
0.9° C
clear
Clear
19
Light winds from the NNW
(19 kph at 330).
16 km
Summit County
39 km N
3434m alt.
40 minutes ago
-3° C
-
2
Calm
(2 kph at 309).
Aspen Airport
41 km WNW
2354m alt.
2 hours ago
-2.2° C
cloudy
Dry and cloudy.
7
Light winds from the SE
(7 kph at 130).
16 km
Low: 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. We also include passing Ship data if it is recorded close to La Plata Peak and within an acceptable time window.

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