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

Mount Columbia (Sawatch) Weather Forecast

Sawatch Range · United States
Issued: 5 am Sat 17 Oct Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

A dusting of new snow. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 4°C on Sat afternoon, min -5°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light.

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Thu night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 2°C on Wed afternoon, min -3°C on Tue morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the SW on Wed afternoon, strong winds from the SSW by Thu night).

Saturday
17
Sunday
18
Monday
19
Tuesday
20
Wednesday
21
Thursday
22
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
snow showers
snow showers
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
snow showers
snow showers
snow showers
clear
clear
clear
clear
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
some clouds
some clouds
clear
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
Cloud base (m)
8650
7300
6050
4450
4500
3250
4200
4300
4450
4450
4900
5100
4600
3250
3400
km/h
5
NNE
5
SSE
10
W
10
W
10
SSW
5
S
5
SSW
10
SSW
15
WSW
20
WSW
25
WSW
25
SW
25
WSW
15
SW
15
SSW
25
SW
20
SW
25
SW
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Snowflake cm
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
1
3
—
—
—
—
—
—
1
1
3
 mm
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
max °C
2
4
-2
2
3
-1
0
0
-4
0
1
-1
1
2
-2
-1
-1
-2
min °C
-1
1
-4
-1
1
-4
-3
-2
-5
-3
0
-3
-2
0
-2
-1
-1
-3
 chill °C
-1
-1
-9
-5
-2
-6
-6
-6
-11
-9
-5
-10
-8
-4
-6
-7
-7
-11
Freezing level m
4100
4700
3850
4100
4700
3900
3900
4350
3550
3850
4400
3900
4000
4550
4000
4100
4100
3850
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
13-312-3-2-1-5-21-2-11-2-1-1-379369356146257344213169131610121271013912141010119
Sunrise
7:16
—
—
7:16
—
—
7:18
—
—
7:18
—
—
7:20
—
—
7:20
—
—
Sunset
—
6:23
—
—
6:22
—
—
6:21
—
—
6:20
—
—
6:17
—
—
6:16
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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 Sat afternoon, min -5°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light.

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

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Thu night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 2°C on Wed afternoon, min -3°C on Tue morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the SW on Wed afternoon, strong winds from the SSW by Thu 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.
2 hours ago
5°C
clear
Clear
6
Light winds from the WNW
(6 kph at 290).
16 km
17 km ESE
2398m alt.
1 hour ago
-4°C
-
0
Calm
(0 kph at 101).
0
Buena Vista Airport
18 km ESE
2422m alt.
2 hours ago
-1°C
clear
Clear
0
Calm
(0 kph at 0).
16 km
19 km ESE
2385m alt.
1 hour ago
-2°C
-
0
Calm
(0 kph at 188).
0
35 km E
2811m alt.
1 hour ago
-1°C
-
0
Calm
(0 kph at 310).
3
37 km S
2826m alt.
2 hours ago
-2°C
-
0
Calm
(0 kph at 95).
0
Leadville Airport
37 km N
2993m alt.
3 hours ago
-5°C
clear
Clear
Wind obs. (7 kph from 40 degs) was rejected.
16 km
46 km SSE
2293m alt.
2 hours ago
0°C
clear
Clear
9
Light winds from the NNW
(9 kph at 330).
16 km
47 km S
3214m alt.
2 hours ago
0°C
clear
Clear
35
Fresh winds from the WNW
(35 kph at 290).
16 km
49 km SSE
2162m alt.
51 minutes ago
-4°C
-
0
Calm
(0 kph at 6).
0

* 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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