Mount Elbert
Weather Forecast, United States

Made it. 5 minutes at peak and turned around. Freezing, San Gorgonio

San Gorgonio

 

Days 0-3 Mount Elbert Weather Summary:

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Thu night. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -8°C on Wed afternoon, min -17°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (light winds from the WNW on Tue afternoon, gales from the WNW by Fri morning).

Days 3-6 Mount Elbert Weather Summary:

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Sat morning. Extremely cold (max -12°C on Fri afternoon, min -22°C on Sat afternoon). Winds decreasing (near gales from the WNW on Fri afternoon, fresh winds from the WNW by Mon morning).

PM night AM PM night AM PM night AM PM night AM PM night AM PM night AM
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
snow showers
snow showers
snow showers
snow showers
snow showers
heavy snow
moderate snow
snow showers
partially cloudy
clear
clear
partially cloudy
Wind km/h
10 WNW10
10 WNW10
15 WNW15
20 NW20
20 WSW20
35 WSW35
35 WSW35
45 WNW45
60 WNW60
45 WNW45
45 W45
50 W50
40 NNW40
35 NNW35
50 NNW50
40 NW40
40 W40
30 WNW30
clear clear clear clear clear clear snow shwrs snow shwrs snow shwrs snow shwrs snow shwrs heavy snow mod. snow snow shwrs some clouds clear clear some clouds
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Rain
Rain mm
- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Snow
Snow cm
- - - - - - 1 11 1 1 4 13 6 5 - - - -
High °C
-9 -12 -9 -8 -10 -8 -9 -14 -13 -12 -13 -14 -20 -21 -17 -15 -17 -14
Low °C
-10 -13 -13 -9 -11 -11 -12 -17 -15 -13 -14 -16 -22 -22 -21 -17 -18 -17
Chill °C
-14 -18 -15 -15 -17 -18 -20 -25 -27 -25 -25 -27 -36 -37 -31 -28 -30 -25
Freezing level m
2950 2450 3200 3000 2500 3150 2700 2000 2350 2450 2350 2150 1050 1050 1550 1400 1350 2300
Sea lvl3000ft6000ft9000ft12000ft15000ft
mountain backdrop
-9-12-9-8-10-8-9-14-13-12-13-14-20-21-17-15-17-14-1-6-2-1-5-2-3-7-7-6-7-8-14-16-12-10-13-8
Sunrise
- - 6:54 - - 6:56 - - 6:56 - - 6:58 - - 6:58 - - 7:00
Sunset
4:47 - - 4:46 - - 4:46 - - 4:45 - - 4:45 - - 4:45 - -

Issued local time.

This table gives the weather forecast for Mount Elbert at the specific elevation of 4399 m. Our advanced weather models allow us to provide distinct weather forecasts for several elevations of Mount Elbert. 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 5 closest weather stations

Weather StationTemp.WeatherWind
Cloud
Visibility
Cloud / Visibility
Leadville Airport
17 km NE
3028m alt.
1 hour ago
-5.0° C
clear
Clear
7
Light winds from the NE
(7 kph at 50).
16 km
Summit County
29 km N
2739m alt.
3 hours ago
1° C
-
3
Calm
(3 kph at 286).
Aspen Airport
39 km W
2354m alt.
1 hour ago
-1.1° C
clear
Clear
17
Light winds from the SSW
(17 kph at 210).
16 km
Cottonwood Pass (CO)
42 km SSE
2995m alt.
2 hours ago
3° C
clear
Clear
0
Calm
(0 kph at 0).
16 km
Buena Vista
44 km SE
2422m alt.
2 hours ago
0.0° C
clear
Clear
15
Light winds from the W
(15 kph at 260).
16 km

* 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. We also include passing Ship data if it is recorded close to Mount Elbert and within an acceptable time window.

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