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

Mount Columbia (Sawatch)
Weather Forecast, United States

Issued: 10 am Tue 02 Dec Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Wed morning. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -9°C on Tue afternoon, 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 4–6 Weather Summary

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

Tuesday
2
Wednesday
3
Thursday
4
Friday
5
Saturday
6
Sunday
7
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
clear
part cloud
snow showers
light snow
light snow
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
snow showers
clear
clear
snow showers
clear
clear
clear
clear
some clouds
snow shwrs
light snow
light snow
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
snow shwrs
clear
clear
snow shwrs
clear
clear
clear
 km/h
35
W
30
WSW
30
W
15
SW
10
SW
15
NNW
20
NW
25
WNW
30
NW
30
NW
35
WNW
35
WNW
40
NW
55
NW
45
NW
45
NW
35
NW
40
WNW
 cm 
4
5
3
2
1
 mm 
max°C
-10
-9
-14
-17
-17
-20
-15
-14
-18
-12
-11
-16
-13
-12
-16
-12
-10
-15
min°C
-14
-12
-16
-17
-18
-22
-19
-18
-19
-17
-14
-17
-16
-16
-19
-16
-14
-16
chill°C 
-26
-22
-28
-27
-25
-32
-29
-29
-31
-29
-26
-30
-28
-30
-34
-29
-26
-28
Freezing level (m
2800
2350
2100
1850
1600
800
2100
1300
950
2500
1850
1800
2400
1450
1250
2500
1750
1450
Cloud base (m)
3550
3300
3300
3300
3250
4500
4400
3500
3300
3750
3300
3250
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
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Sunrise
7:05
7:05
7:07
7:07
7:09
7:09
Sunset
4:43
4:43
4:43
4:43
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 morning. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -9°C on Tue afternoon, 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 dusting of new snow. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -10°C on Sun afternoon, min -19°C on Sat night). Winds increasing (moderate winds from the NW on Fri morning, near gales from the NW by Sat 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.
2 hours ago
-1° C
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
13
Light winds from the NW.(Wind varies from 260 to 360 degs)
(13 kph at 320).
16 km
Low: scattered
Mid: broken
17 km ESE
2398m alt.
1 hour ago
2° C
-
2
Calm
(2 kph at 67).
3
Buena Vista Airport
18 km ESE
2422m alt.
2 hours ago
3° C
cloudy
Dry and cloudy.
22
Moderate winds from the W
(22 kph at 270).
16 km
Low: overcast
19 km ESE
2385m alt.
56 minutes ago
2° C
-
13
Light winds from the SW
(13 kph at 217).
21
35 km E
2811m alt.
1 hour ago
-1° C
-
2
Calm
(2 kph at 298).
6
37 km S
2826m alt.
38 minutes ago
-7° C
-
0
Calm
(0 kph at 32).
0
Leadville Airport
37 km N
2993m alt.
2 hours ago
-4° C
cloudy
Dry and cloudy.
15
Light winds from the NNW
(15 kph at 340).
16 km
Low: overcast
46 km SSE
2293m alt.
2 hours ago
2° C
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
35
Fresh winds from the SSW
(35 kph at 210).
16 km
Low: scattered
47 km S
3214m alt.
2 hours ago
-10° C
clear
-
Wind obs. (48 kph from 270 degs) was rejected.
0.0 km
49 km SSE
2162m alt.
46 minutes ago
3° C
Dry
Wind obs. (6 kph from 325 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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