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– Lat/Long: 39.43° N 106.09° W

Mount Helen
Weather Forecast, United States

Issued: 11 pm Fri 28 Mar Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Sun afternoon. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -5°C on Mon afternoon, min -12°C on Sun night). Winds increasing (light winds from the SW on Sat night, near gales from the W by Mon afternoon).

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Tue night. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -8°C on Mon night, min -19°C on Tue night). Winds decreasing (gales from the WSW on Mon night, fresh winds from the WSW by Thu afternoon).

Saturday
29
Sunday
30
Monday
31
Tuesday
1
Wednesday
2
Thursday
3
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
snow showers
part cloud
light snow
snow showers
cloud
light snow
part cloud
clear
part cloud
snow showers
snow showers
mod snow
heavy snow
clear
cloud
part cloud
light snow
snow showers
mod snow
snow shwrs
some clouds
light snow
snow shwrs
cloudy
light snow
some clouds
clear
some clouds
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
mod. snow
heavy snow
clear
cloudy
some clouds
light snow
snow shwrs
mod. snow
 km/h
15
SW
15
WSW
15
WSW
10
S
15
W
20
W
20
WNW
50
WNW
55
W
65
WSW
65
W
55
WSW
35
W
50
WNW
45
W
35
WSW
40
WSW
35
WSW
35
SW
 cm 
1.0
2.0
2.0
4
1.0
2.0
8
14
1.0
3
6
 mm 
max°C
-7
-7
-6
-9
-8
-9
-12
-7
-5
-8
-9
-9
-14
-16
-14
-16
-12
-10
-11
min°C
-10
-8
-7
-11
-10
-10
-12
-10
-6
-10
-10
-11
-19
-18
-14
-18
-14
-11
-12
chill°C 
-16
-14
-12
-17
-17
-17
-20
-22
-17
-23
-22
-22
-35
-33
-27
-31
-26
-22
-23
Freezing level (m
3000
2950
3400
2850
2750
3000
2300
2750
3400
3100
2850
2950
1900
1550
2300
1650
1950
2650
2400
Cloud base (m)
3350
3350
4750
4750
3850
5100
3400
3350
5000
3350
3750
3350
3350
4800
3400
3350
3450
3350
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-9-8-7-10-9-10-12-9-6-9-10-10-17-17-14-17-13-11-12-4-3-2-6-4-5-8-4-1-5-5-5-12-12-9-13-9-6-8
Sunrise
6:54
6:52
6:50
6:48
6:47
6:46
Sunset
7:23
7:24
7:25
7:27
7:28
7:29

Mount Helen Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Mount Helen is: A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Sun afternoon. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -5°C on Mon afternoon, min -12°C on Sun night). Winds increasing (light winds from the SW on Sat night, near gales from the W by Mon afternoon).

Mount Helen Weather (Days 3-6):

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Tue night. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -8°C on Mon night, min -19°C on Tue night). Winds decreasing (gales from the WSW on Mon night, fresh winds from the WSW by Thu afternoon).

This table gives the weather forecast for Mount Helen at the specific elevation of 4151 m. Our advanced weather models allow us to provide distinct weather forecasts for several elevations of Mount Helen. 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
Red Cliff Pass Airport
7 km WNW
3576m alt.
1 hour ago
-1° C
moderate snow
Moderate snow.
13
Light winds from the W
(13 kph at 270).
0 km
Low: overcast
13 km NNE
2845m alt.
2 hours ago
1° C
-
0
Calm
(0 kph at 334).
0
20 km NNE
2773m alt.
2 hours ago
0° C
-
0
Calm
(0 kph at 292).
0
21 km NE
3233m alt.
2 hours ago
-5° C
-
14
Light winds from the WNW
(14 kph at 282).
14
22 km N
2952m alt.
2 hours ago
1° C
-
0
Calm
(0 kph at 306).
0
Leadville Airport
29 km SSW
2993m alt.
2 hours ago
0° C
cloudy
Dry and cloudy.
Wind obs. (6 kph from 50 degs) was rejected.
16 km
Low: overcast
32 km SE
2970m alt.
1 hour ago
2° C
-
0
Calm
(0 kph at 116).
0
43 km NE
3021m alt.
3 hours ago
1° C
-
0
Calm
(0 kph at 0).
6
46 km NE
2594m alt.
58 minutes ago
0° C
-
0
Calm
(0 kph at 67).
0
47 km W
2468.9m alt.
1 hour ago
-
3
Calm
(3 kph at 189).
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.