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Mount French 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 SW on Sat afternoon, near gales from the SW by Mon afternoon).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Wed afternoon. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -1°C on Tue afternoon, 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
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
rain showers
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
light snow
snow showers
part cloud
mod snow
snow showers
clear
part cloud
clear
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
rain shwrs
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
clear
some clouds
light snow
snow shwrs
some clouds
mod. snow
snow shwrs
clear
some clouds
clear
Cloud base (m)
4450
4950
4350
3500
4200
4650
4200
3500
4550
3450
3450
3450
3450
3600
3450
km/h
20
WSW
25
WSW
25
SW
30
SW
35
SW
30
SW
40
WSW
50
SW
45
SW
40
SW
35
SSW
25
SSW
35
SSW
25
SSW
10
WNW
20
NNW
20
WNW
25
NW
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Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Snowflake cm
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—
—
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—
—
—
—
—
4
4
—
10
3
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—
—
 mm
—
—
—
0.1
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
max °C
1
0
-1
2
4
-1
1
2
-2
-2
-1
-4
-3
-6
-10
-5
-4
-8
min °C
-1
0
-2
0
2
-3
-1
0
-4
-4
-4
-7
-5
-9
-12
-9
-5
-9
 chill °C
-7
-6
-8
-6
-4
-11
-9
-8
-13
-13
-10
-16
-13
-9
-20
-16
-12
-18
Freezing level m
4150
4200
4000
4300
4750
4100
4000
4550
3700
3550
4100
3450
3350
3450
2600
2750
3600
2700
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
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Sunrise
7:09
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—
7:11
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—
7:11
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—
7:13
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—
7:13
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—
7:15
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Sunset
—
6:35
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—
6:32
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—
6:31
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—
6:30
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—
6:29
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6:27
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Mount French Weather (Days 0-3):

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

Mount French Weather (Days 3-6):

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Wed afternoon. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -1°C on Tue afternoon, min -12°C on Wed night). Mainly strong winds.

This table gives the weather forecast for Mount French at the specific elevation of 4249 m. Our advanced weather models allow us to provide distinct weather forecasts for several elevations of Mount French. 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
Leadville Airport
18 km NE
2993m alt.
2 hours ago
11°C
cloudy
Dry and cloudy.
17
Light winds from the SW
(17 kph at 230).
16 km
Low: broken
Mid: overcast
35 km W
2330m alt.
2 hours ago
17°C
clear
-
26
Moderate winds from the SSE
(26 kph at 150).
16 km
Low: few
45 km SE
2398m alt.
37 minutes ago
20°C
Dry
Wind obs. (6 kph from 136 degs) was rejected.
Cottonwood Pass (CO)
46 km SSE
3211m alt.
2 hours ago
15°C
clear
Clear
13
Light winds from the SW
(13 kph at 230).
16 km
47 km SE
2385m alt.
1 hour ago
19°C
Dry
8
Light winds from the SSW
(8 kph at 202).
27
Red Cliff Pass Airport
47 km NE
3576m alt.
2 hours ago
6°C
cloudy
Dry and cloudy.
Wind obs. (28 kph from 160 degs) was rejected.
16 km
Low: scattered
Mid: broken
High: overcast
Buena Vista Airport
47 km SE
2422m alt.
2 hours ago
20°C
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
17
Light winds from the S
(17 kph at 170).
16 km
Low: broken
57 km S
2826m alt.
1 hour ago
13°C
Dry
0
Calm
(0 kph at 347).
5
57 km ESE
2811m alt.
1 hour ago
16°C
Dry
2
Calm
(2 kph at 202).
24
lightning 20km WSW of Snowmass Village
58 km WSW
3138m alt.
2 hours ago
thunderstorm
Thunderstorm

* 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.