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 24 Sep Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

A dusting of snow on Thu night. Freezing level rising with drizzle on Fri afternoon. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 6°C on Sat afternoon, min -2°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light.

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

A dusting of new snow. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 6°C on Sun afternoon, min -6°C on Mon night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the WSW on Mon afternoon, light winds from the NW by Tue morning).

Thursday
24
Friday
25
Saturday
26
Sunday
27
Monday
28
Tuesday
29
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
cloud
cloud
snow showers
rain showers
rain showers
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
light rain
part cloud
rain showers
part cloud
part cloud
snow showers
snow showers
clear
cloudy
cloudy
snow shwrs
rain shwrs
rain shwrs
clear
clear
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
light rain
some clouds
rain shwrs
some clouds
some clouds
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
clear
Cloud base (m)
3600
3250
3250
4750
4600
4800
5150
5200
6500
4100
5100
4700
3350
4100
3300
km/h
5
S
10
S
10
S
15
SW
20
WSW
15
WSW
10
WNW
15
WSW
15
WSW
15
WSW
30
SW
20
WSW
40
WSW
40
WSW
25
WSW
10
NW
15
N
20
N
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Snowflake cm
—
—
3
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
1
1
—
 mm
—
—
—
0.2
1.2
—
—
—
—
—
0.2
—
0.1
—
—
—
—
—
max °C
0
0
-1
3
2
-1
3
6
2
4
6
0
2
3
-2
-2
-1
-4
min °C
0
0
-2
0
2
-2
0
5
0
2
3
-1
0
2
-6
-5
-1
-4
 chill °C
-2
-3
-7
-4
-3
-7
-4
2
-5
-2
-3
-7
-7
-4
-12
-9
-5
-11
Freezing level m
4350
4300
4150
4250
4600
4000
4300
5000
4500
4600
5050
4350
4350
4700
3800
3650
4150
3450
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
00-222-226135-113-4-4-1-455478371279105792351111110131591419131617111416810127
Sunrise
6:54
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—
6:54
—
—
6:56
—
—
6:56
—
—
6:56
—
—
6:58
—
—
Sunset
—
6:59
—
—
6:58
—
—
6:55
—
—
6:53
—
—
6:52
—
—
6:51
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Mount Columbia (Sawatch) Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Mount Columbia (Sawatch) is: A dusting of snow on Thu night. Freezing level rising with drizzle on Fri afternoon. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 6°C on Sat afternoon, min -2°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light.

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

A dusting of new snow. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 6°C on Sun afternoon, min -6°C on Mon night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the WSW on Mon afternoon, light winds from the NW by Tue morning).

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
8°C
cloudy
Dry and cloudy.
7
Light winds from the SE
(7 kph at 130).
16 km
Low: scattered
Mid: broken
High: overcast
17 km ESE
2398m alt.
2 hours ago
15°C
Dry
0
Calm
(0 kph at 95).
2
Buena Vista Airport
18 km ESE
2422m alt.
2 hours ago
13°C
cloudy
Dry and cloudy.
0
Calm
(0 kph at 0).
16 km
Low: scattered
Mid: overcast
19 km ESE
2385m alt.
49 minutes ago
15°C
Dry
0
Calm
(0 kph at 281).
0
35 km E
2811m alt.
1 hour ago
11°C
Dry
0
Calm
(0 kph at 113).
10
37 km S
2826m alt.
50 minutes ago
10°C
Dry
0
Calm
(0 kph at 30).
0
Leadville Airport
37 km N
2993m alt.
3 hours ago
8°C
cloudy
Dry and cloudy.
7
Light winds from the S
(7 kph at 180).
16 km
Low: few
Mid: overcast
46 km SSE
2293m alt.
2 hours ago
12°C
cloudy
Dry and cloudy.
0
Calm
(0 kph at 0).
16 km
Low: overcast
47 km S
3214m alt.
2 hours ago
3°C
clear
Fog -.
44
Strong winds from the E
(44 kph at 100).
0 km
Low: overcast
49 km SSE
2162m alt.
1 hour ago
13°C
Dry
0
Calm
(0 kph at 235).
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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