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

Mount Columbia (Sawatch)
Weather Forecast, United States

Issued: 10 am Wed 03 Dec Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Wed afternoon. Extremely cold (max -12°C on Fri afternoon, min -22°C on Wed night). Winds increasing (light winds from the SSW on Wed afternoon, near gales from the NW by Fri night).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

A dusting of new snow. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -9°C on Mon morning, min -17°C on Sat night). Winds decreasing (near gales from the NW on Sat morning, fresh winds from the NW by Mon night).

Wednesday
3
Thursday
4
Friday
5
Saturday
6
Sunday
7
Monday
8
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
light snow
light snow
snow showers
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
snow showers
snow showers
part cloud
snow showers
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
light snow
light snow
snow shwrs
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
some clouds
snow shwrs
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
 km/h
15
SSW
5
SSW
15
NNW
25
WNW
25
NW
25
WNW
25
WNW
35
NW
40
WNW
60
NW
50
NW
40
WNW
50
NW
35
NW
35
WNW
35
WNW
30
NNW
30
NW
 cm 
3
5
1
4
1
1
 mm 
max°C
-16
-17
-20
-15
-14
-18
-13
-12
-15
-13
-12
-15
-13
-12
-15
-9
-9
-13
min°C
-17
-18
-22
-19
-18
-18
-17
-15
-17
-14
-15
-17
-17
-15
-16
-14
-13
-14
chill°C 
-27
-23
-31
-29
-29
-29
-27
-26
-29
-28
-29
-30
-32
-27
-28
-26
-24
-25
Freezing level (m
1900
1600
750
2000
1300
950
2450
1750
1800
2400
1750
1600
2200
1450
1400
2900
2100
1600
Cloud base (m)
3300
3300
3250
3300
3750
3550
3300
3250
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-17-18-21-17-16-18-15-14-16-14-14-16-15-14-16-12-11-14-11-12-16-13-11-15-10-9-12-9-9-13-11-10-12-7-7-11-5-5-10-6-5-10-4-2-6-2-3-7-5-4-7-10-6
Sunrise
7:05
7:07
7:07
7:09
7:09
7:11
Sunset
4:43
4:43
4:43
4:42
4:42
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 afternoon. Extremely cold (max -12°C on Fri afternoon, min -22°C on Wed night). Winds increasing (light winds from the SSW on Wed afternoon, near gales from the NW by Fri night).

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

A dusting of new snow. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -9°C on Mon morning, min -17°C on Sat night). Winds decreasing (near gales from the NW on Sat morning, fresh winds from the NW by Mon 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.
1 hour ago
-5° C
moderate snow
Moderate snow.
0
Calm
(0 kph at 0).
1 km
Low: overcast
17 km ESE
2398m alt.
34 minutes ago
-2° C
-
2
Calm
(2 kph at 103).
6
Buena Vista Airport
18 km ESE
2422m alt.
1 hour ago
-3° C
clear
-
7
Light winds from the ENE
(7 kph at 70).
0.0 km
High: scattered
19 km ESE
2385m alt.
26 minutes ago
-2° C
-
0
Calm
(0 kph at 68).
2
35 km E
2811m alt.
58 minutes ago
-8° C
-
5
Calm
(5 kph at 128).
13
37 km S
2826m alt.
1 hour ago
-5° C
-
0
Calm
(0 kph at 110).
2
Leadville Airport
37 km N
2993m alt.
1 hour ago
-7° C
light snow
Light snow.
Wind obs. (24 kph from 190 degs) was rejected.
3 km
Mid: few
High: broken
46 km SSE
2293m alt.
1 hour ago
-4° C
light snow
Light snow.
15
Light winds from the ESE
(15 kph at 110).
11 km
Low: overcast
49 km SSE
2162m alt.
1 hour ago
-3° C
-
5
Calm
(5 kph at 98).
11
50 km ENE
2839m alt.
1 hour ago
-8° C
-
3
Calm
(3 kph at 99).
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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