Maroon Bells
Weather Forecast, United States

Bacon Peak and Upper Watson Lake

Bacon Peak

 

Days 0-3 Maroon Bells Weather Summary:

Mostly dry. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -7°C on Wed afternoon, min -13°C on Mon morning). Wind will be generally light.

Days 3-6 Maroon Bells Weather Summary:

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Thu night. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -10°C on Thu morning, min -18°C on Sat night). Winds decreasing (severe gales from the WNW on Sat morning, moderate winds from the WNW by Sat night).

AM PM night AM PM night AM PM night AM PM night AM PM night AM PM night
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
partially cloudy
snow showers
snow showers
partially cloudy
snow showers
snow showers
heavy snow
light snow
clear
Wind km/h
20 NW20
15 NW15
15 WSW15
10 WNW10
10 WNW10
5 W5
15 WNW15
15 WNW15
20 SW20
40 SW40
30 W30
40 NW40
45 WNW45
40 W40
55 W55
70 WNW70
60 NW60
20 WNW20
clear clear clear clear clear clear clear clear clear some clouds snow shwrs snow shwrs some clouds snow shwrs snow shwrs heavy snow light snow clear
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Rain
Rain mm
- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Snow
Snow cm
- - - - - - - - - - 2 17 - 2 11 11 3 -
High °C
-10 -9 -12 -10 -9 -11 -9 -7 -9 -10 -10 -14 -13 -12 -13 -15 -16 -16
Low °C
-13 -10 -12 -12 -10 -12 -12 -9 -10 -11 -13 -16 -16 -13 -14 -16 -16 -18
Chill °C
-18 -16 -18 -15 -15 -14 -15 -13 -14 -21 -21 -24 -25 -24 -26 -31 -31 -26
Freezing level m
2700 2700 2300 2950 2850 2400 3050 3000 2550 2850 2500 1800 2350 2250 2100 1850 1350 950
Sea lvl3000ft6000ft9000ft12000ft15000ft
mountain backdrop
-10-9-12-10-9-11-9-7-9-10-10-14-13-12-13-15-16-16-5-3-7-4-2-6-3-2-5-4-4-8-8-7-9-10-11-1323-135045123-1-10-2-4-5-8
Sunrise
6:54 - - 6:56 - - 6:56 - - 6:58 - - 6:58 - - 7:00 - -
Sunset
- 4:51 - - 4:50 - - 4:49 - - 4:49 - - 4:47 - - 4:47 -

Issued local time.

This table gives the weather forecast for Maroon Bells at the specific elevation of 4315 m. Our advanced weather models allow us to provide distinct weather forecasts for several elevations of Maroon Bells. 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
Mt. Crested Butte
18 km S
2926m alt.
36 minutes ago
-10° C
-
0
Calm
(0 kph at 71).
Aspen Airport
21 km NNE
2354m alt.
1 hour ago
-11.1° C
clear
Clear
6
Light winds from the S
(6 kph at 190).
16 km
Redstone
31 km WNW
2028m alt.
31 minutes ago
-11° C
-
0
Calm
(0 kph at 221).
Carbondale
41 km NW
1889.8m alt.
3 hours ago
-10° C
-
0
Calm
(0 kph at 129).
Sunlight (CO)
53 km WNW
3232m alt.
1 hour ago
-7° C
clear
Clear
13
Light winds from the W
(13 kph at 260).
16 km

* 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 Maroon Bells and within an acceptable time window.