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Sunshine Peak Weather Forecast

San Juan Mountains · United States
Issued: 11 pm Sun 11 Oct Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

Mild at first with light rain (total 4mm) on Sun night followed by colder weather and light fall of snow, heaviest on Wed morning. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 4°C on Sun night, min -4°C on Wed afternoon). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SSW on Mon night, light winds from the WNW by Wed afternoon).

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

A dusting of new snow. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 6°C on Sat afternoon, min -7°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light.

Monday
12
Tuesday
13
Wednesday
14
Thursday
15
Friday
16
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
rain showers
rain showers
light rain
snow showers
part cloud
part cloud
snow showers
mod snow
light snow
snow showers
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
rain shwrs
rain shwrs
light rain
snow shwrs
some clouds
some clouds
snow shwrs
mod. snow
light snow
snow shwrs
some clouds
some clouds
clear
clear
clear
clear
Cloud base (m)
3600
3850
3600
3600
3600
3600
4150
3600
3600
3600
4300
km/h
35
SSW
25
SSW
25
SSW
30
SSW
25
SSW
25
SSW
20
SSW
15
SSW
10
SW
10
NW
5
NNW
10
ENE
10
E
10
E
5
ESE
5
SSW
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Snowflake cm
—
—
—
1
—
—
3
6
3
1
—
—
—
—
—
—
 mm
3
0.1
0.6
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
max °C
4
3
3
1
1
2
-1
-2
-2
-6
0
3
-2
4
5
0
min °C
0
2
2
-1
0
0
-2
-2
-4
-7
-3
1
-4
-1
3
-1
 chill °C
-6
-4
-3
-7
-6
-6
-7
-7
-7
-10
-6
-2
-7
-4
3
-1
Freezing level m
3950
3800
3900
3750
3500
3800
3150
3250
3200
2550
3050
3850
3000
3400
4200
3500
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
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Sunrise
—
7:13
—
—
7:15
—
—
7:16
—
—
7:16
—
—
7:18
—
—
Sunset
—
—
6:36
—
—
6:35
—
—
6:34
—
—
6:31
—
—
6:30
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Sunshine Peak Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Sunshine Peak is: Mild at first with light rain (total 4mm) on Sun night followed by colder weather and light fall of snow, heaviest on Wed morning. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 4°C on Sun night, min -4°C on Wed afternoon). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SSW on Mon night, light winds from the WNW by Wed afternoon).

Sunshine Peak Weather (Days 3-6):

A dusting of new snow. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 6°C on Sat afternoon, min -7°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light.

This table gives the weather forecast for Sunshine Peak at the specific elevation of 3500 m. Our advanced weather models allow us to provide distinct weather forecasts for several elevations of Sunshine Peak. 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
14 km NE
2638m alt.
1 hour ago
9°C
Dry
Wind obs. (11 kph from 126 degs) was rejected.
24 km W
2384m alt.
52 minutes ago
13°C
-
10
Light winds from the SSW
(10 kph at 209).
18
41 km ESE
2723m alt.
50 minutes ago
9°C
Dry
18
Light winds from the S
(18 kph at 190).
32
42 km WSW
2643m alt.
2 hours ago
9°C
cloudy
Dry and cloudy.
31
Fresh winds from the S.(Wind varies from 160 to 220 degs)
(31 kph at 180).
16 km
Low: overcast
52 km WSW
2476m alt.
2 hours ago
8°C
Dry
24
Moderate winds from the S
(24 kph at 180).
52
59 km SW
2743m alt.
1 hour ago
8°C
Dry
2
Calm
(2 kph at 122).
26
66 km S
2000m alt.
2 hours ago
13°C
Dry
0
Calm
(0 kph at 181).
0
Montrose Airport
76 km NW
1747m alt.
2 hours ago
16°C
clear
-
0
Calm
(0 kph at 0).
16 km
Low: few
76 km S
2365m alt.
49 minutes ago
10°C
Dry
0
Calm
(0 kph at 228).
0
77 km WNW
1854m alt.
1 hour ago
19°C
Dry
2
Calm
(2 kph at 231).
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.