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

Mount Columbia (Sawatch) Weather Forecast

Sawatch Range · United States
Issued: 11 am Sat 10 Oct Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 4°C on Sun afternoon, min -4°C on Mon night). Winds increasing (moderate winds from the WSW on Sat morning, strong winds from the SW by Mon afternoon).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Wed afternoon. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -2°C on Tue morning, min -12°C on Wed night). Mainly strong winds.

Saturday
10
Sunday
11
Monday
12
Tuesday
13
Wednesday
14
Thursday
15
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
snow showers
part cloud
part cloud
mod snow
snow showers
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
some clouds
clear
some clouds
clear
some clouds
clear
clear
some clouds
snow shwrs
some clouds
some clouds
mod. snow
snow shwrs
clear
clear
clear
Cloud base (m)
4700
5650
4650
4400
3600
4350
4200
3500
3600
3350
3350
3700
3300
3250
4250
3250
km/h
20
WSW
30
WSW
25
WSW
25
SW
40
SW
30
SW
35
WSW
50
SW
45
SW
40
SW
35
SSW
25
SW
30
SSW
35
SSW
10
WNW
20
NW
20
WNW
25
NW
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Snowflake cm
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—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
1
—
—
7
1
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—
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 mm
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
max °C
2
2
-1
3
4
0
1
3
-2
-2
-3
-4
-3
-5
-10
-4
-3
-7
min °C
-1
0
-2
0
2
-3
-1
1
-4
-3
-3
-6
-5
-8
-12
-8
-4
-9
 chill °C
-7
-6
-8
-6
-4
-11
-8
-6
-13
-11
-11
-14
-13
-13
-19
-15
-11
-19
Freezing level m
4200
4500
4050
4300
4850
4150
4050
4650
3750
3700
3950
3550
3500
3600
2550
2950
3900
2850
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
11-223-202-3-3-3-5-4-7-11-6-4-866479357123-12-1-6-12-41313101316911148996860692
Sunrise
7:09
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—
7:09
—
—
7:11
—
—
7:11
—
—
7:13
—
—
7:13
—
—
Sunset
—
6:34
—
—
6:32
—
—
6:30
—
—
6:30
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—
6:28
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—
6:27
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Mount Columbia (Sawatch) Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Mount Columbia (Sawatch) is: Mostly dry. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 4°C on Sun afternoon, min -4°C on Mon night). Winds increasing (moderate winds from the WSW on Sat morning, strong winds from the SW by Mon afternoon).

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

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Wed afternoon. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -2°C on Tue morning, min -12°C on Wed night). Mainly strong winds.

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.
1 hour ago
16°C
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
6
Light winds from the W
(6 kph at 280).
16 km
Low: scattered
17 km ESE
2398m alt.
1 hour ago
22°C
Dry
5
Calm
(5 kph at 168).
6
Buena Vista Airport
18 km ESE
2422m alt.
1 hour ago
21°C
cloudy
Dry and cloudy.
Wind obs. (22 kph from 140 degs) was rejected.
16 km
Low: overcast
19 km ESE
2385m alt.
40 minutes ago
20°C
Dry
Wind obs. (14 kph from 153 degs) was rejected.
35 km E
2811m alt.
3 hours ago
16°C
Dry
3
Calm
(3 kph at 252).
19
37 km S
2826m alt.
2 hours ago
14°C
Dry
2
Calm
(2 kph at 292).
5
Leadville Airport
37 km N
2993m alt.
2 hours ago
12°C
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
26
Moderate winds from the SW
(26 kph at 220).
16 km
Low: few
Mid: broken
High: broken
46 km SSE
2293m alt.
1 hour ago
20°C
clear
-
20
Moderate winds from the SW
(20 kph at 230).
16 km
Low: few
47 km S
3214m alt.
1 hour ago
9°C
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
41
Strong winds from the W
(41 kph at 260).
16 km
Low: scattered
Mid: scattered
High: scattered
49 km SSE
2162m alt.
1 hour ago
23°C
Dry
Wind obs. (8 kph from 249 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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