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

Mount Columbia (Sawatch) Weather Forecast

Sawatch Range · United States
Issued: 11 pm Tue 20 Oct Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Wed night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 2°C on Wed morning, min -3°C on Tue night). Winds increasing (light winds from the W on Tue night, strong winds from the SSW by Fri afternoon).

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Sat afternoon. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -3°C on Sat morning, min -10°C on Sat night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SSW on Fri night, light winds from the WNW by Sun night).

Wednesday
21
Thursday
22
Friday
23
Saturday
24
Sunday
25
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
clear
part cloud
light snow
snow showers
light snow
light snow
snow showers
clear
clear
clear
snow showers
mod snow
snow showers
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
some clouds
light snow
snow shwrs
light snow
light snow
snow shwrs
clear
clear
clear
snow shwrs
mod. snow
snow shwrs
some clouds
some clouds
clear
Cloud base (m)
6800
3250
3250
3250
3250
3800
4900
4050
3450
3250
3300
4200
3250
km/h
15
W
20
SW
25
WSW
25
WSW
20
SW
15
SW
25
SSW
35
SSW
50
SSW
35
SSW
30
S
30
S
35
S
20
SW
25
SW
10
WNW
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Weather map
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Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Snowflake cm
—
—
1
3
2
3
3
—
—
—
1
7
11
—
—
—
 mm
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
max °C
-2
2
1
-1
-1
-1
-1
0
1
-4
-3
-4
-7
-5
-5
-9
min °C
-3
-1
-2
-2
-1
-1
-2
-2
-1
-5
-4
-6
-10
-8
-7
-10
 chill °C
-9
-6
-8
-8
-6
-6
-9
-10
-9
-13
-11
-13
-19
-16
-13
-15
Freezing level m
3850
4100
4400
4100
4050
4050
4050
4000
4450
3650
3650
3700
3150
3100
3600
2800
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-31-1-2-1-1-2-10-5-4-5-9-7-6-10265333356120-4-20-5812119109911137973672
Sunrise
—
7:20
—
—
7:20
—
—
7:22
—
—
7:22
—
—
7:24
—
—
Sunset
—
—
6:17
—
—
6:16
—
—
6:15
—
—
6:14
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—
6:13
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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 night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 2°C on Wed morning, min -3°C on Tue night). Winds increasing (light winds from the W on Tue night, strong winds from the SSW by Fri afternoon).

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

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Sat afternoon. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -3°C on Sat morning, min -10°C on Sat night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SSW on Fri night, light winds from the WNW by Sun 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.
2 hours ago
7°C
clear
Clear
0
Calm
(0 kph at 0).
16 km
17 km ESE
2398m alt.
1 hour ago
0°C
-
0
Calm
(0 kph at 110).
0
Buena Vista Airport
18 km ESE
2422m alt.
2 hours ago
4°C
clear
Clear
0
Calm
(0 kph at 0).
16 km
19 km ESE
2385m alt.
46 minutes ago
2°C
-
0
Calm
(0 kph at 277).
0
35 km E
2811m alt.
1 hour ago
2°C
-
0
Calm
(0 kph at 45).
0
37 km S
2826m alt.
1 hour ago
1°C
-
0
Calm
(0 kph at 84).
0
Leadville Airport
37 km N
2993m alt.
3 hours ago
-3°C
clear
Clear
Wind obs. (6 kph from 130 degs) was rejected.
16 km
46 km SSE
2293m alt.
2 hours ago
5°C
clear
Clear
7
Light winds from the NW
(7 kph at 320).
16 km
47 km S
3214m alt.
2 hours ago
1°C
clear
Clear
22
Moderate winds from the W
(22 kph at 260).
16 km
49 km SSE
2162m alt.
1 hour ago
1°C
-
0
Calm
(0 kph at 262).
5

* 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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