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

Mount Columbia (Sawatch) Weather Forecast

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

A dusting of new snow. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 4°C on Sun morning, min -6°C on Tue night). Winds increasing (moderate winds from the SW on Sun morning, near gales from the SW by Mon night).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Wed morning. Temperatures will be below freezing (max 0°C on Fri afternoon, min -11°C on Wed night). Mainly fresh winds.

Sunday
11
Monday
12
Tuesday
13
Wednesday
14
Thursday
15
Friday
16
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
part cloud
part cloud
snow showers
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
mod snow
mod snow
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
some clouds
some clouds
snow shwrs
clear
clear
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
clear
mod. snow
mod. snow
some clouds
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
Cloud base (m)
4750
3300
4800
3600
4350
4500
3250
3250
3350
3250
4000
3400
3250
km/h
30
SW
45
SW
40
SW
45
SW
55
SW
50
SW
45
SW
45
SW
35
SSW
30
S
5
S
10
NW
15
NW
15
NE
15
ENE
5
ENE
5
NE
5
WNW
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Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Snowflake cm
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—
1
—
—
—
—
—
—
10
10
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
 mm
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
max °C
4
4
-1
1
2
-2
-2
0
-4
-7
-8
-10
-5
-3
-7
-2
0
-5
min °C
1
1
-4
-2
1
-4
-3
-1
-6
-7
-8
-11
-8
-5
-8
-6
-3
-5
 chill °C
-5
-6
-13
-10
-7
-14
-12
-9
-15
-16
-11
-17
-14
-11
-15
-8
-3
-8
Freezing level m
4400
4750
4050
3950
4650
3800
3750
4250
3450
3200
3200
2550
3100
3800
2850
3200
4200
3400
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
33-3-12-3-3-1-5-7-8-11-7-4-8-4-2-579257235-1-2-2-6-12-414-11416911148101265516827116
Sunrise
7:09
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—
7:11
—
—
7:11
—
—
7:13
—
—
7:13
—
—
7:15
—
—
Sunset
—
6:32
—
—
6:30
—
—
6:30
—
—
6:28
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—
6:27
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—
6:24
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Mount Columbia (Sawatch) Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Mount Columbia (Sawatch) is: A dusting of new snow. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 4°C on Sun morning, min -6°C on Tue night). Winds increasing (moderate winds from the SW on Sun morning, near gales from the SW by Mon night).

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

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Wed morning. Temperatures will be below freezing (max 0°C on Fri afternoon, min -11°C on Wed night). Mainly fresh winds.

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 10 closest weather stations

Weather StationTemp.WeatherWindGusts
Cloud
Visibility
Cloud / Visibility
Cottonwood Pass (CO)
17 km SSE
3211m alt.
1 hour ago
16°C
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
19
Light winds from the SE
(19 kph at 140).
16 km
Low: broken
Mid: broken
17 km ESE
2398m alt.
2 hours ago
17°C
Dry
3
Calm
(3 kph at 184).
16
Buena Vista Airport
18 km ESE
2422m alt.
1 hour ago
18°C
cloudy
Dry and cloudy.
Wind obs. (31 kph from 130 degs) was rejected.
16 km
Low: overcast
19 km ESE
2385m alt.
53 minutes ago
19°C
Dry
Wind obs. (27 kph from 123 degs) was rejected.
35 km E
2811m alt.
2 hours ago
17°C
Dry
3
Calm
(3 kph at 182).
16
37 km S
2826m alt.
1 hour ago
13°C
Dry
3
Calm
(3 kph at 324).
10
Leadville Airport
37 km N
2993m alt.
2 hours ago
13°C
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
30
Fresh winds from the S
(30 kph at 180).
16 km
Low: scattered
46 km SSE
2293m alt.
1 hour ago
18°C
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
28
Moderate winds from the S
(28 kph at 170).
16 km
Low: broken
47 km S
3214m alt.
1 hour ago
6°C
cloudy
Dry and cloudy.
46
Strong winds from the WSW
(46 kph at 240).
16 km
Low: scattered
Mid: broken
High: overcast
49 km SSE
2162m alt.
1 hour ago
18°C
Dry
Wind obs. (8 kph from 125 degs) was rejected.

* 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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