Mount Columbia (Sawatch) weather
– Lat/Long: 38.90° N 106.30° W

Mount Columbia (Sawatch)
Weather Forecast, United States

Issued: 4 pm Thu 04 Dec Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Fri night. Extremely cold (max -11°C on Sat morning, min -18°C on Thu afternoon). Winds increasing (moderate winds from the NW on Thu night, severe gales from the WNW by Sat afternoon).

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

A dusting of new snow. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -5°C on Tue morning, min -17°C on Sun night). Winds increasing (fresh winds from the WNW on Sun night, severe gales from the WNW by Tue night).

Thu
4
Friday
5
Saturday
6
Sunday
7
Monday
8
Tuesday
9
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
snow showers
light snow
snow showers
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
snow showers
clear
clear
clear
some clouds
snow shwrs
light snow
snow shwrs
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
some clouds
snow shwrs
 km/h
30
NNW
30
WNW
30
NW
35
NW
45
WNW
70
WNW
65
NW
50
NW
40
NW
35
NW
35
WNW
45
NNW
35
NW
35
NW
55
WNW
70
WNW
80
WNW
 cm 
4
2
1
1
 mm 
max°C
-14
-18
-13
-13
-14
-11
-11
-15
-13
-11
-16
-11
-9
-12
-5
-5
-8
min°C
-18
-18
-17
-16
-17
-13
-14
-18
-17
-15
-17
-16
-13
-14
-10
-7
-13
chill°C 
-30
-30
-28
-28
-30
-26
-29
-33
-31
-27
-29
-28
-24
-25
-21
-19
-28
Freezing level (m
1200
1050
2500
1650
1650
2600
1900
1000
2300
1550
1300
2700
1900
1600
3450
3000
2250
Cloud base (m)
4250
3300
3300
3500
3300
3250
3850
3250
3800
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-16-18-15-15-16-12-13-17-15-13-17-14-11-13-8-6-11-12-15-10-9-12-8-8-13-11-9-13-9-7-10-4-2-7-5-10-4-3-6-1-2-8-5-3-7-3-1-525-1
Sunrise
7:07
7:09
7:09
7:11
7:11
Sunset
4:43
4:43
4:42
4:42
4:42
4:43

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Mount Columbia (Sawatch) Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Mount Columbia (Sawatch) is: A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Fri night. Extremely cold (max -11°C on Sat morning, min -18°C on Thu afternoon). Winds increasing (moderate winds from the NW on Thu night, severe gales from the WNW by Sat afternoon).

Mount Columbia (Sawatch) Weather (Days 3-6):

A dusting of new snow. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -5°C on Tue morning, min -17°C on Sun night). Winds increasing (fresh winds from the WNW on Sun night, severe gales from the WNW by Tue night).

This table gives the weather forecast for Mount Columbia (Sawatch) at the specific elevation of 4290 m. Our advanced weather models allow us to provide distinct weather forecasts for several elevations of Mount Columbia (Sawatch). 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.WeatherWindGusts
Cloud
Visibility
Cloud / Visibility
Cottonwood Pass (CO)
17 km SSE
3211m alt.
2 hours ago
-6° C
clear
Clear
24
Moderate winds from the NNW.(Wind varies from 290 to 360 degs)
(24 kph at 330).
16 km
17 km ESE
2398m alt.
1 hour ago
-3° C
-
6
Light winds from the WSW
(6 kph at 255).
11
Buena Vista Airport
18 km ESE
2422m alt.
2 hours ago
-3° C
clear
Clear
19
Light winds from the W
(19 kph at 270).
16 km
19 km ESE
2385m alt.
1 hour ago
-3° C
-
5
Calm
(5 kph at 347).
11
35 km E
2811m alt.
2 hours ago
-7° C
-
3
Calm
(3 kph at 323).
16
37 km S
2826m alt.
45 minutes ago
-13° C
-
0
Calm
(0 kph at 94).
0
Leadville Airport
37 km N
2993m alt.
3 hours ago
-9° C
clear
Clear
13
Light winds from the NNW
(13 kph at 330).
16 km
46 km SSE
2293m alt.
2 hours ago
-3° C
clear
Clear
20
Moderate winds from the WSW
(20 kph at 250).
16 km
49 km SSE
2162m alt.
1 hour ago
-2° C
-
Wind obs. (8 kph from 329 degs) was rejected.
50 km ENE
2839m alt.
1 hour ago
-7° C
-
8
Light winds from the NW
(8 kph at 325).
19

* 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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