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– Lat/Long: 38.88° N 106.94° W

Crested Butte
Weather Forecast, United States

Issued: 5 am Mon 31 Mar Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Mon night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -3°C on Mon afternoon, min -20°C on Tue night). Winds decreasing (near gales from the WSW on Mon afternoon, calm by Wed night).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Sat night. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -8°C on Fri afternoon, min -14°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light.

Monday
31
Tuesday
1
Wednesday
2
Thursday
3
Friday
4
Saturday
5
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
cloud
cloud
heavy snow
mod snow
snow showers
snow showers
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
light snow
snow showers
light snow
snow showers
snow showers
light snow
cloud
snow showers
snow showers
cloudy
cloudy
heavy snow
mod. snow
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
some clouds
some clouds
cloudy
light snow
snow shwrs
light snow
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
light snow
cloudy
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
 km/h
25
W
60
WSW
35
WSW
55
WSW
25
WSW
15
WNW
15
WNW
15
W
5
SSE
5
ESE
5
SW
5
SSE
5
S
5
WSW
5
ESE
5
ESE
5
SSW
0
W
 cm 
23
8
6
5
1.0
4
1.0
1.0
1.0
4
5
8
 mm 
max°C
-4
-3
-5
-10
-12
-17
-13
-11
-15
-11
-10
-14
-9
-8
-11
-10
-8
-10
min°C
-7
-4
-9
-11
-14
-20
-16
-12
-16
-13
-10
-14
-11
-8
-13
-12
-8
-14
chill°C 
-15
-14
-20
-21
-22
-30
-25
-20
-20
-18
-14
-14
-15
-11
-18
-12
-8
-20
Freezing level (m
2600
3300
2600
2150
2150
1100
1400
2150
1300
1900
2400
1600
2100
2700
1800
2050
2650
1750
Cloud base (m)
3350
5150
3350
3350
3350
3400
3400
4200
5750
3550
3450
3350
5100
3350
3400
3350
3400
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-6-4-7-11-13-19-15-12-16-12-10-14-10-8-12-11-8-12-12-2-5-7-13-9-6-11-6-4-9-5-2-7-5-3-8
Sunrise
6:54
6:52
6:50
6:48
6:48
6:46
Sunset
7:30
7:30
7:30
7:31
7:32
7:34

Crested Butte Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Crested Butte is: A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Mon night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -3°C on Mon afternoon, min -20°C on Tue night). Winds decreasing (near gales from the WSW on Mon afternoon, calm by Wed night).

Crested Butte Weather (Days 3-6):

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Sat night. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -8°C on Fri afternoon, min -14°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light.

This table gives the weather forecast for Crested Butte at the specific elevation of 3707 m. Our advanced weather models allow us to provide distinct weather forecasts for several elevations of Crested Butte. 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.WeatherWindGusts
Cloud
Visibility
Cloud / Visibility
37 km S
2352m alt.
25 minutes ago
3° C
Dry
2
Calm
(2 kph at 63).
8
39 km N
2330m alt.
2 hours ago
4° C
clear
Clear
7
Light winds from the SW
(7 kph at 230).
16 km
41 km S
2352m alt.
2 hours ago
-1° C
clear
Clear
Wind obs. (6 kph from 10 degs) was rejected.
16 km
48 km SE
2826m alt.
2 hours ago
-1° C
-
2
Calm
(2 kph at 340).
5
62 km NW
1889.8m alt.
53 minutes ago
8° C
Dry
0
Calm
(0 kph at 134).
0
Cottonwood Pass (CO)
64 km ESE
3211m alt.
2 hours ago
2° C
cloudy
Dry and cloudy.
6
Light winds from the W
(6 kph at 280).
16 km
Low: scattered
Mid: broken
High: overcast
65 km NW
2286m alt.
48 minutes ago
7° C
Dry
18
Light winds from the SSW
(18 kph at 205).
29
Leadville Airport
67 km NE
2993m alt.
2 hours ago
-2° C
clear
-
7
Light winds from the S
(7 kph at 180).
16 km
Low: few
70 km SE
3214m alt.
2 hours ago
clear
-
37
Fresh winds from the W
(37 kph at 270).
0.0 km
72 km E
2398m alt.
27 minutes ago
8° C
Dry
3
Calm
(3 kph at 244).
6

* 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.