La Plata Peak weather
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La Plata Peak Weather Forecast

Sawatch Range · United States
Issued: 11 am Wed 14 Oct Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Wed afternoon. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 1°C on Fri afternoon, min -12°C on Wed night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the S on Wed afternoon, calm by Fri morning).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 3°C on Sat afternoon, min -5°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light.

Wednesday
14
Thursday
15
Friday
16
Saturday
17
Sunday
18
Monday
19
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
light snow
snow showers
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
light snow
snow shwrs
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
some clouds
cloudy
cloudy
clear
clear
clear
clear
Cloud base (m)
3550
3550
3600
3550
4050
3750
9300
6750
6150
4950
5150
4550
km/h
35
S
50
S
25
NW
25
N
10
N
20
NE
5
NE
10
NNW
5
NW
5
WNW
5
SSW
10
SW
10
WSW
10
SW
5
NNW
10
W
10
SW
15
SSW
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Snowflake cm
4
7
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—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
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 mm
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
max °C
-5
-7
-11
-6
-4
-7
-1
1
-4
2
3
-2
0
0
-4
0
1
-3
min °C
-5
-8
-12
-9
-5
-8
-5
-1
-4
-2
0
-3
-2
-2
-5
-3
0
-5
 chill °C
-14
-16
-21
-17
-10
-15
-8
-3
-6
-2
-3
-7
-6
-5
-9
-6
-3
-12
Freezing level m
3550
3400
2300
2900
3750
2900
3550
4450
3750
4100
4700
4050
4000
4350
3600
3850
4500
3800
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
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Sunrise
7:13
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7:15
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—
7:16
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—
7:16
—
—
7:18
—
—
7:18
—
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Sunset
—
6:29
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6:27
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6:25
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—
6:23
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6:22
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6:22
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La Plata Peak Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for La Plata Peak is: A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Wed afternoon. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 1°C on Fri afternoon, min -12°C on Wed night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the S on Wed afternoon, calm by Fri morning).

La Plata Peak Weather (Days 3-6):

Mostly dry. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 3°C on Sat afternoon, min -5°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light.

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 10 closest weather stations

Weather StationTemp.WeatherWindGusts
Cloud
Visibility
Cloud / Visibility
Leadville Airport
26 km NNE
2993m alt.
2 hours ago
1°C
light snow
Light snow.
24
Moderate winds from the S
(24 kph at 190).
0 km
Cottonwood Pass (CO)
37 km SE
3211m alt.
1 hour ago
1°C
light snow
Light snow.
0
Calm
(0 kph at 0).
0 km
Low: overcast
38 km SE
2398m alt.
1 hour ago
4°C
Dry
0
Calm
(0 kph at 90).
2
39 km SE
2385m alt.
33 minutes ago
6°C
Dry
Wind obs. (6 kph from 323 degs) was rejected.
Buena Vista Airport
39 km SE
2422m alt.
1 hour ago
4°C
cloudy
Dry and cloudy.
0
Calm
(0 kph at 0).
16 km
Low: scattered
Mid: broken
High: overcast
41 km WNW
2330m alt.
2 hours ago
8°C
clear
Mist -.
Wind obs. (13 kph from 340 degs) was rejected.
10 km
Low: few
Mid: scattered
High: broken
46 km S
2826m alt.
1 hour ago
4°C
Dry
3
Calm
(3 kph at 303).
10
52 km ESE
2811m alt.
23 minutes ago
5°C
Dry
3
Calm
(3 kph at 5).
13
Red Cliff Pass Airport
56 km NNE
3576m alt.
1 hour ago
clear
-
24
Moderate winds from the E
(24 kph at 100).
0.0 km
61 km E
2839m alt.
21 minutes ago
2°C
-
13
Light winds from the SE
(13 kph at 141).
21

* 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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