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

Mount Columbia (Sawatch)
Weather Forecast, United States

Issued: 4 pm Mon 01 Dec Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Wed morning. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -9°C on Tue morning, min -22°C on Wed night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the WSW on Tue afternoon, light winds from the SW by Wed afternoon).

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Fri night. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -10°C on Sun morning, min -19°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (moderate winds from the WNW on Thu afternoon, gales from the NW by Sat afternoon).

Mon
1
Tuesday
2
Wednesday
3
Thursday
4
Friday
5
Saturday
6
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
snow showers
mod snow
light snow
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
snow showers
light snow
snow showers
snow showers
clear
clear
clear
some clouds
snow shwrs
mod. snow
light snow
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
snow shwrs
light snow
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
 km/h
30
N
25
WNW
35
W
30
WSW
25
WSW
15
SW
10
SW
15
NW
20
WNW
25
WNW
25
NW
35
NW
35
NNW
45
WNW
70
NW
60
NW
45
WNW
 cm 
2
6
3
2
1
1
1
 mm 
max°C
-13
-15
-9
-9
-16
-17
-17
-20
-14
-13
-19
-12
-11
-13
-12
-12
-15
min°C
-16
-17
-13
-13
-17
-17
-19
-22
-20
-18
-19
-17
-14
-16
-13
-14
-15
chill°C 
-27
-28
-24
-23
-29
-26
-26
-31
-30
-29
-30
-29
-26
-28
-27
-28
-29
Freezing level (m
1350
1400
2800
2300
1850
1850
1550
700
2050
1300
900
2500
1800
1800
2600
1850
1550
Cloud base (m)
3600
3300
3300
3300
3250
4100
3300
3350
3600
3250
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-15-16-11-11-17-17-18-21-17-16-19-15-13-15-13-13-15-11-13-7-6-12-11-12-17-13-11-15-10-8-11-7-8-12-5-8-11-5-4-5-10-7-5-10-4-2-5-1-2-6
Sunrise
7:05
7:05
7:07
7:07
7:09
Sunset
4:43
4:43
4:43
4:43
4:43
4:42

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

The weather forecast for Mount Columbia (Sawatch) is: A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Wed morning. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -9°C on Tue morning, min -22°C on Wed night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the WSW on Tue afternoon, light winds from the SW by Wed afternoon).

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

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Fri night. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -10°C on Sun morning, min -19°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (moderate winds from the WNW on Thu afternoon, gales from the NW by Sat afternoon).

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.
1 hour ago
-6° C
clear
Clear
9
Light winds from the W
(9 kph at 270).
16 km
17 km ESE
2398m alt.
2 hours ago
-4° C
-
16
Light winds from the WNW
(16 kph at 303).
23
Buena Vista Airport
18 km ESE
2422m alt.
1 hour ago
-4° C
clear
Clear
22
Moderate winds from the W
(22 kph at 280).
16 km
19 km ESE
2385m alt.
1 hour ago
-3° C
-
6
Light winds from the NW
(6 kph at 316).
21
35 km E
2811m alt.
40 minutes ago
-7° C
-
5
Calm
(5 kph at 190).
27
37 km S
2826m alt.
1 hour ago
-14° C
-
0
Calm
(0 kph at 87).
2
Leadville Airport
37 km N
2993m alt.
2 hours ago
-14° C
clear
Clear
11
Light winds from the NNE
(11 kph at 20).
16 km
46 km SSE
2293m alt.
1 hour ago
-4° C
clear
Clear
9
Light winds from the WSW
(9 kph at 250).
16 km
47 km S
3214m alt.
1 hour ago
clear
-
Wind obs. (52 kph from 270 degs) was rejected.
0.0 km
49 km SSE
2162m alt.
1 hour ago
-3° C
-
5
Calm
(5 kph at 0).
11

* 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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