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

Mount Columbia (Sawatch) Weather Forecast

Sawatch Range · United States
Issued: 5 pm Mon 19 Oct Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

A dusting of new snow. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 2°C on Wed morning, min -4°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light.

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Thu afternoon. Temperatures will be below freezing (max 0°C on Fri morning, min -8°C on Fri night). Winds decreasing (near gales from the SW on Fri afternoon, calm by Sat night).

Mon
19
Tuesday
20
Wednesday
21
Thursday
22
Friday
23
Saturday
24
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
snow showers
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
light snow
mod snow
light snow
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
snow shwrs
clear
some clouds
some clouds
clear
some clouds
cloudy
some clouds
light snow
mod. snow
light snow
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
Cloud base (m)
4350
3300
5400
4500
5750
4700
3950
3250
3250
3250
5400
km/h
10
S
5
WSW
15
W
25
W
20
WSW
20
WSW
25
SW
25
WSW
20
SW
20
SW
20
SSW
40
SSW
50
SW
30
SW
20
SW
10
SSW
5
N
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Weather map
Snowflake cm
2
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—
—
—
—
—
—
2
8
4
—
—
—
—
—
—
 mm
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
max °C
0
-3
0
1
-2
2
2
-2
-1
-2
-2
0
0
-6
-4
-3
-6
min °C
-3
-4
-3
0
-3
-1
-1
-2
-2
-2
-3
-2
-3
-8
-7
-5
-7
 chill °C
-3
-4
-8
-5
-9
-7
-7
-8
-8
-7
-10
-10
-11
-16
-14
-9
-7
Freezing level m
4250
3650
3850
4450
3850
4100
4500
3850
4100
3850
3900
3900
4300
3200
3400
3900
3200
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-2-4-21-311-2-2-2-3-1-2-7-6-4-75146266242245-213-211810128121291088111158105
Sunrise
—
—
7:18
—
—
7:20
—
—
7:20
—
—
7:22
—
—
7:22
—
—
Sunset
6:21
—
—
6:20
—
—
6:17
—
—
6:16
—
—
6:15
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6:14
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Mount Columbia (Sawatch) Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Mount Columbia (Sawatch) is: A dusting of new snow. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 2°C on Wed morning, min -4°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light.

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

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Thu afternoon. Temperatures will be below freezing (max 0°C on Fri morning, min -8°C on Fri night). Winds decreasing (near gales from the SW on Fri afternoon, calm 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 10 closest weather stations

Weather StationTemp.WeatherWindGusts
Cloud
Visibility
Cloud / Visibility
Cottonwood Pass (CO)
17 km SSE
3211m alt.
1 hour ago
10°C
cloudy
Dry and cloudy.
0
Calm
(0 kph at 0).
16 km
Low: scattered
Mid: broken
High: overcast
17 km ESE
2398m alt.
1 hour ago
12°C
Dry
0
Calm
(0 kph at 104).
0
Buena Vista Airport
18 km ESE
2422m alt.
1 hour ago
13°C
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
0
Calm
(0 kph at 0).
16 km
Low: scattered
19 km ESE
2385m alt.
49 minutes ago
13°C
Dry
0
Calm
(0 kph at 285).
0
35 km E
2811m alt.
1 hour ago
12°C
Dry
0
Calm
(0 kph at 161).
5
37 km S
2826m alt.
1 hour ago
8°C
Dry
0
Calm
(0 kph at 43).
5
Leadville Airport
37 km N
2993m alt.
2 hours ago
7°C
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
Wind obs. (13 kph from 10 degs) was rejected.
16 km
Low: scattered
46 km SSE
2293m alt.
1 hour ago
16°C
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
Wind obs. (11 kph from 1 degs) was rejected.
16 km
Low: few
Mid: scattered
47 km S
3214m alt.
1 hour ago
4°C
cloudy
Dry and cloudy.
13
Light winds from the WSW
(13 kph at 250).
16 km
Low: scattered
Mid: broken
High: overcast
49 km SSE
2162m alt.
2 hours ago
17°C
Dry
2
Calm
(2 kph at 320).
3

* 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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