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

Mount Columbia (Sawatch) Weather Forecast

Sawatch Range · United States
Issued: 11 am Thu 08 Oct Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 5°C on Thu afternoon, min -2°C on Fri night). Winds increasing (calm on Thu morning, fresh winds from the WSW by Sat afternoon).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

A dusting of new snow. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 4°C on Sun morning, min -10°C on Tue night). Winds increasing (moderate winds from the SW on Sun morning, near gales from the SSW by Tue night).

Thursday
8
Friday
9
Saturday
10
Sunday
11
Monday
12
Tuesday
13
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
clear
light rain
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
rain showers
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
snow showers
clear
light rain
clear
clear
some clouds
clear
some clouds
rain shwrs
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
snow shwrs
Cloud base (m)
5850
5900
4750
4250
4600
5200
4200
4750
3400
5500
3650
km/h
5
WSW
5
SW
5
WSW
10
SW
20
SW
15
W
20
WSW
30
WSW
25
WSW
25
SW
40
SW
35
SW
35
WSW
40
SW
35
SW
40
SW
50
SSW
55
SSW
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
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Snowflake cm
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
3
 mm
—
0.1
—
—
—
—
—
0.1
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
max °C
4
5
-1
3
3
-1
2
3
0
4
4
0
3
4
0
3
3
-3
min °C
1
3
-1
1
1
-2
0
2
-1
1
3
-1
1
3
-2
0
1
-10
 chill °C
0
3
-3
-2
-4
-7
-5
-3
-7
-5
-3
-9
-6
-3
-10
-7
-6
-21
Freezing level m
4450
4800
4200
4400
4700
4000
4300
4650
4150
4450
4900
4250
4450
4900
4050
4250
4700
3700
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
34-122-213-134-124-122-791158946848105710478-216181116171013151014171114171013155
Sunrise
7:07
—
—
7:07
—
—
7:09
—
—
7:09
—
—
7:11
—
—
7:11
—
—
Sunset
—
6:37
—
—
6:36
—
—
6:34
—
—
6:32
—
—
6:30
—
—
6:30
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Mount Columbia (Sawatch) Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Mount Columbia (Sawatch) is: Mostly dry. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 5°C on Thu afternoon, min -2°C on Fri night). Winds increasing (calm on Thu morning, fresh winds from the WSW by Sat afternoon).

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

A dusting of new snow. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 4°C on Sun morning, min -10°C on Tue night). Winds increasing (moderate winds from the SW on Sun morning, near gales from the SSW 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 10 closest weather stations

Weather StationTemp.WeatherWindGusts
Cloud
Visibility
Cloud / Visibility
Cottonwood Pass (CO)
17 km SSE
3211m alt.
1 hour ago
17°C
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
Wind obs. (7 kph from 120 degs) was rejected.
16 km
Low: scattered
17 km ESE
2398m alt.
56 minutes ago
27°C
Dry
2
Calm
(2 kph at 101).
3
Buena Vista Airport
18 km ESE
2422m alt.
1 hour ago
23°C
clear
Clear
7
Light winds from the S
(7 kph at 170).
16 km
19 km ESE
2385m alt.
48 minutes ago
24°C
Dry
Wind obs. (6 kph from 187 degs) was rejected.
35 km E
2811m alt.
2 hours ago
21°C
Dry
2
Calm
(2 kph at 142).
10
37 km S
2826m alt.
1 hour ago
18°C
Dry
0
Calm
(0 kph at 354).
0
Leadville Airport
37 km N
2993m alt.
2 hours ago
16°C
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
Wind obs. (6 kph from 210 degs) was rejected.
16 km
Low: few
Mid: broken
46 km SSE
2293m alt.
1 hour ago
24°C
clear
Clear
0
Calm
(0 kph at 0).
16 km
47 km S
3214m alt.
1 hour ago
12°C
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
24
Moderate winds from the WNW
(24 kph at 290).
16 km
Low: scattered
49 km SSE
2162m alt.
1 hour ago
26°C
Dry
3
Calm
(3 kph at 129).
8

* 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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