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– Lat/Long: 38.88° N 106.94° W

Crested Butte
Weather Forecast, United States

Issued: 11 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 -21°C on Tue night). Winds decreasing (near gales from the WSW on Mon afternoon, light winds from the S by Wed afternoon).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Thu afternoon. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -8°C on Fri afternoon, min -17°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
part cloud
cloud
heavy snow
mod snow
snow showers
snow showers
clear
part cloud
part cloud
light snow
mod snow
part cloud
part cloud
snow showers
snow showers
part cloud
light snow
snow showers
some clouds
cloudy
heavy snow
mod. snow
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
clear
some clouds
some clouds
light snow
mod. snow
some clouds
some clouds
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
some clouds
light snow
snow shwrs
 km/h
25
W
55
WSW
45
WSW
50
WSW
25
W
20
WNW
20
WNW
15
W
10
SSE
10
SE
5
SW
5
S
5
SSE
5
WSW
5
ESE
5
SE
5
W
5
WNW
 cm 
16
6
5
2.0
3
8
2.0
4
5
3
 mm 
max°C
-5
-3
-5
-11
-12
-18
-13
-11
-13
-12
-11
-14
-9
-8
-12
-10
-8
-12
min°C
-7
-4
-9
-11
-15
-21
-16
-11
-16
-12
-11
-17
-12
-8
-15
-12
-9
-14
chill°C 
-15
-14
-21
-23
-25
-32
-25
-18
-22
-17
-14
-17
-12
-8
-15
-12
-12
-20
Freezing level (m
2550
3300
2700
2150
2150
950
1450
2250
1350
2000
2250
1200
2000
2650
1700
1900
2600
1600
Cloud base (m)
3350
5000
3350
3350
3350
3350
3400
3350
3350
3400
3350
3700
3350
3350
3350
3450
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-6-4-7-11-14-20-15-11-15-12-11-16-11-8-14-11-9-13-22-2-6-8-15-9-5-10-7-5-11-6-2-9-6-3-9
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 -21°C on Tue night). Winds decreasing (near gales from the WSW on Mon afternoon, light winds from the S by Wed afternoon).

Crested Butte Weather (Days 3-6):

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Thu afternoon. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -8°C on Fri afternoon, min -17°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.
2 hours ago
7° C
Dry
Wind obs. (6 kph from 311 degs) was rejected.
39 km N
2330m alt.
2 hours ago
8° C
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
19
Light winds from the S
(19 kph at 190).
16 km
Low: broken
41 km S
2352m alt.
2 hours ago
7° C
clear
Clear
9
Light winds from the W
(9 kph at 280).
16 km
48 km SE
2826m alt.
50 minutes ago
4° C
Dry
0
Calm
(0 kph at 304).
5
62 km NW
1889.8m alt.
1 hour ago
14° C
Dry
5
Calm
(5 kph at 252).
21
Cottonwood Pass (CO)
64 km ESE
3211m alt.
2 hours ago
5° C
cloudy
Dry and cloudy.
11
Light winds from the SW.(Wind varies from 080 to 250 degs)
(11 kph at 220).
16 km
Low: scattered
Mid: overcast
65 km NW
2286m alt.
1 hour ago
9° C
Dry
26
Moderate winds from the SSE
(26 kph at 165).
37
Leadville Airport
67 km NE
2993m alt.
3 hours ago
2° C
cloudy
Dry and cloudy.
26
Moderate winds from the SSW
(26 kph at 200).
16 km
Low: overcast
70 km SE
3214m alt.
2 hours ago
-1° C
cloudy
Dry and cloudy.
52
Near gales from the WNW
(52 kph at 290).
16 km
Low: scattered
Mid: overcast
72 km E
2398m alt.
47 minutes ago
11° C
Dry
3
Calm
(3 kph at 63).
3

* 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.