Sunshine Peak
Weather Forecast, United States

 

Days 0-3 Sunshine Peak Weather Summary:

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Thu afternoon. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -9°C on Wed night, min -17°C on Fri night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SSW on Thu night, calm by Fri night).

Days 3-6 Sunshine Peak Weather Summary:

A dusting of new snow. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -4°C on Tue afternoon, min -13°C on Sat night). Winds increasing (moderate winds from the W on Sat night, strong winds from the W by Sun afternoon).

night AM PM night AM PM night AM PM night AM PM night AM PM night AM PM
partially cloudy
snow showers
heavy snow
moderate snow
light snow
moderate snow
snow showers
clear
partially cloudy
partially cloudy
snow showers
light snow
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
Wind km/h
15 SSE15
30 SSE30
30 SSE30
30 S30
35 S35
10 S10
5 W5
25 NW25
20 WNW20
25 W25
35 W35
40 W40
35 W35
30 WNW30
25 W25
25 WSW25
25 WSW25
40 SW40
some clouds snow shwrs heavy snow mod. snow light snow mod. snow snow shwrs clear some clouds some clouds snow shwrs light snow clear clear clear clear clear clear
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Rain
Rain mm
- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Snow
Snow cm
- 6 12 8 5 8 1 - - - 1 2 - - - - - -
High °C
-9 -11 -10 -12 -13 -13 -15 -10 -10 -12 -9 -9 -11 -7 -6 -9 -5 -4
Low °C
-11 -11 -11 -13 -13 -14 -17 -13 -10 -13 -11 -9 -13 -10 -6 -10 -7 -4
Chill °C
-14 -21 -20 -23 -24 -20 -23 -18 -17 -21 -19 -20 -22 -15 -14 -17 -13 -13
Freezing level m
2650 2500 3000 2500 2400 2500 1800 2150 2950 2050 2600 3050 2300 2600 3450 2700 3100 3750
Sea lvl3000ft6000ft9000ft12000ft15000ft
mountain backdrop
-9-11-10-12-13-13-15-10-10-12-9-9-11-7-6-9-5-4-4-6-4-6-7-7-9-5-4-8-4-3-6-20-412213100-213-134057289
Sunrise
- 7:11 - - 7:09 - - 7:07 - - 7:07 - - 7:05 - - 7:03 -
Sunset
- - 7:22 - - 7:22 - - 7:23 - - 7:24 - - 7:25 - - 7:27

Issued local time.

This table gives the weather forecast for Sunshine Peak at the specific elevation of 4268 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 5 closest weather stations

Weather StationTemp.WeatherWind
Cloud
Visibility
Cloud / Visibility
Lake City
14 km NE
2638m alt.
2 hours ago
-3° C
-
2
Calm
(2 kph at 184).
Ouray
24 km W
2384m alt.
2 hours ago
6° C
-
3
Calm
(3 kph at 182).
Ridgway
39 km WNW
2132m alt.
2 hours ago
-2° C
-
5
Calm
(5 kph at 71).
Telluride Region Airport
42 km WSW
2769m alt.
1 hour ago
2° C
clear
Clear
17
Light winds from the ESE
(17 kph at 120).
16 km
Ridgway
45 km WNW
2530m alt.
2 hours ago
-
0
Calm
(0 kph at 105).

* 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 Sunshine Peak and within an acceptable time window.