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

Mount Columbia (Sawatch) Weather Forecast

Sawatch Range · United States
Issued: 5 am Sun 27 Sep Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Sun night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 4°C on Sun morning, min -3°C on Tue night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SW on Mon night, calm by Tue afternoon).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 7°C on Fri afternoon, min -2°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light.

Sunday
27
Monday
28
Tuesday
29
Wednesday
30
Thursday
1
Friday
2
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
part cloud
rain showers
snow showers
light snow
light snow
light snow
cloud
snow showers
snow showers
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
some clouds
rain shwrs
snow shwrs
light snow
light snow
light snow
cloudy
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
clear
clear
clear
clear
some clouds
clear
clear
clear
clear
Cloud base (m)
8800
4850
3250
3250
3250
3250
3350
3300
9350
5000
4950
km/h
10
SW
15
SW
20
W
25
SW
25
WSW
35
SW
25
W
10
WSW
10
ENE
10
N
25
N
15
N
5
NW
10
W
5
NNW
15
NW
10
NW
10
WNW
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Snowflake cm
—
—
2
2
2
2
—
1
1
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
 mm
—
0.4
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
max °C
4
4
0
0
0
0
0
1
-1
2
4
0
2
5
0
5
7
2
min °C
1
2
-1
-1
0
-1
-1
0
-3
-1
3
-2
-1
4
-1
1
6
0
 chill °C
-3
-2
-5
-7
-6
-7
-7
0
-6
-5
-2
-7
-4
2
-4
-3
4
-4
Freezing level m
4450
4850
4200
4250
4250
4200
4050
4400
4050
4100
4800
4100
4200
4950
4200
4550
5100
4450
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
33-1-10-1-11-214-115-137199444446361046114913616161010101011129121710131710152012
Sunrise
6:56
—
—
6:56
—
—
6:58
—
—
6:58
—
—
7:00
—
—
7:01
—
—
Sunset
—
6:53
—
—
6:52
—
—
6:51
—
—
6:50
—
—
6:47
—
—
6:45
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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 Sun night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 4°C on Sun morning, min -3°C on Tue night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SW on Mon night, calm by Tue afternoon).

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

Mostly dry. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 7°C on Fri afternoon, min -2°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light.

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
10°C
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
7
Light winds from the W
(7 kph at 270).
16 km
Low: broken
17 km ESE
2398m alt.
1 hour ago
5°C
Dry
0
Calm
(0 kph at 98).
0
Buena Vista Airport
18 km ESE
2422m alt.
2 hours ago
6°C
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
0
Calm
(0 kph at 0).
16 km
Low: broken
19 km ESE
2385m alt.
1 hour ago
6°C
Dry
0
Calm
(0 kph at 119).
0
35 km E
2811m alt.
1 hour ago
5°C
Dry
0
Calm
(0 kph at 344).
0
37 km S
2826m alt.
1 hour ago
4°C
Dry
0
Calm
(0 kph at 89).
0
Leadville Airport
37 km N
2993m alt.
3 hours ago
2°C
clear
Clear
Wind obs. (7 kph from 100 degs) was rejected.
16 km
46 km SSE
2293m alt.
2 hours ago
8°C
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
13
Light winds from the WNW
(13 kph at 290).
16 km
Low: scattered
47 km S
3214m alt.
2 hours ago
3°C
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
22
Moderate winds from the WNW
(22 kph at 300).
16 km
Low: scattered
49 km SSE
2162m alt.
2 hours ago
6°C
Dry
0
Calm
(0 kph at 335).
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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