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

Mount Columbia (Sawatch)
Weather Forecast, United States

Issued: 4 pm Wed 18 Feb Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Wed afternoon. Extremely cold (max -17°C on Wed afternoon, min -24°C on Thu night). Winds decreasing (gales from the WSW on Wed night, moderate winds from the WSW by Fri morning).

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -3°C on Tue morning, min -18°C on Sat night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the WNW on Sat afternoon, moderate winds from the W by Sun morning).

Wed
18
Thursday
19
Friday
20
Saturday
21
Sunday
22
Monday
23
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
mod snow
snow showers
part cloud
part cloud
light snow
light snow
snow showers
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
mod. snow
snow shwrs
some clouds
some clouds
light snow
light snow
snow shwrs
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
 km/h
55
WSW
50
W
60
W
50
W
30
WSW
20
WSW
40
W
35
WNW
25
WNW
45
WNW
30
W
25
W
25
WNW
30
WNW
25
WNW
30
WNW
40
WNW
6
1
1
4
3
max °C
-17
-19
-20
-20
-22
-20
-18
-23
-17
-13
-16
-8
-7
-13
-6
-5
-9
min °C
-17
-23
-23
-21
-24
-21
-19
-24
-22
-14
-18
-14
-8
-13
-11
-6
-9
-30
-40
-40
-37
-40
-33
-33
-37
-34
-26
-32
-24
-16
-24
-20
-14
-18
1950
400
1050
1150
950
1650
1650
350
1850
2200
900
3000
3000
1850
3400
3250
2400
Cloud base (m)
3300
3300
3700
4300
3350
3300
4050
3350
7050
8700
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-17-21-22-21-23-21-19-24-20-14-17-11-8-13-9-6-9-11-17-17-15-19-14-12-20-15-8-14-7-3-10-4-1-6-4-12-12-9-12-7-5-14-8-2-9-14-436-1
Sunrise
6:50
6:48
6:48
6:47
6:45
Sunset
5:45
5:46
5:47
5:49
5:50
5:51

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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 -17°C on Wed afternoon, min -24°C on Thu night). Winds decreasing (gales from the WSW on Wed night, moderate winds from the WSW by Fri morning).

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

Mostly dry. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -3°C on Tue morning, min -18°C on Sat night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the WNW on Sat afternoon, moderate winds from the W by Sun 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
clear
-
20
Moderate winds from the W
(20 kph at 280).
0.0 km
High: broken
Buena Vista Airport
18 km ESE
2422m alt.
2 hours ago
-5° C
light snow
Light snow.
17
Light winds from the W
(17 kph at 280).
11 km
Low: scattered
Mid: broken
High: overcast
19 km ESE
2385m alt.
1 hour ago
-5° C
-
19
Light winds from the W
(19 kph at 271).
26
35 km E
2811m alt.
1 hour ago
-9° C
-
0
Calm
(0 kph at 5).
10
37 km S
2826m alt.
57 minutes ago
-11° C
-
2
Calm
(2 kph at 120).
8
Leadville Airport
37 km N
2993m alt.
3 hours ago
-11° C
cloudy
Dry and cloudy.
Wind obs. (6 kph from 160 degs) was rejected.
16 km
Low: broken
Mid: overcast
46 km SSE
2293m alt.
2 hours ago
-4° C
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
28
Moderate winds from the W
(28 kph at 270).
16 km
Low: scattered
Mid: broken
47 km S
3214m alt.
2 hours ago
-14° C
heavy snow
Heavy snow.
85
Severe gales from the WNW
(85 kph at 300).
0 km
Low: overcast
49 km SSE
2162m alt.
56 minutes ago
-3° C
-
14
Light winds from the NW
(14 kph at 316).
34
50 km ENE
2839m alt.
1 hour ago
-9° C
-
16
Light winds from the WSW
(16 kph at 245).
32

* 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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