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Hazardous Weather Conditions

Current conditions at

Copper Mountain - Red Cliff Pass (KCCU)

Lat: 39.48°NLon: 106.15°WElev: 12028ft.

Partly Cloudy and Windy

50°F

10°C

Humidity 47%
Wind Speed SE 30 G 43 mph
Barometer 30.14 in
Dewpoint 30°F (-1°C)
Visibility 10.00 mi
Wind Chill42°F (6°C)
Last update 4 Oct 11:57 am MDT
Extended Forecast for

Vail Pass CO

  • This Afternoon

    This Afternoon: Rain showers likely before 2pm, then rain likely, possibly mixed with snow showers. Some thunder is also possible. Mostly cloudy, with a temperature falling to around 44 by 5pm. Breezy, with a south wind around 16 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%. Little or no snow accumulation expected.

    High: 52 °F⇓

    Rain/Snow
    Likely and
    Breezy

  • Tonight

    Tonight: A 20 percent chance of snow showers before 9pm. Partly cloudy, with a low around 25. West southwest wind 7 to 14 mph, with gusts as high as 22 mph.

    Low: 25 °F

    Slight Chance
    Snow Showers
    then Mostly
    Clear

  • Sunday

    Sunday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 49. Southwest wind 5 to 9 mph, with gusts as high as 21 mph.

    High: 49 °F

    Mostly Sunny

  • Sunday Night

    Sunday Night: A chance of rain and snow showers before 9pm, then a chance of snow showers. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 26. Southwest wind 6 to 8 mph becoming southeast in the evening. Winds could gust as high as 23 mph. Chance of precipitation is 30%. Little or no snow accumulation expected.

    Low: 26 °F

    Chance
    Rain/Snow
    then Chance
    Snow Showers

  • Monday

    Monday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 51. South southeast wind 8 to 10 mph becoming west in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 24 mph.

    High: 51 °F

    Mostly Sunny

  • Monday Night

    Monday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 27.

    Low: 27 °F

    Partly Cloudy

  • Tuesday

    Tuesday: Sunny, with a high near 53.

    High: 53 °F

    Sunny

  • Tuesday Night

    Tuesday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 28.

    Low: 28 °F

    Partly Cloudy

  • Wednesday

    Wednesday: Sunny, with a high near 54.

    High: 54 °F

    Sunny

Detailed Forecast

This Afternoon
Rain showers likely before 2pm, then rain likely, possibly mixed with snow showers. Some thunder is also possible. Mostly cloudy, with a temperature falling to around 44 by 5pm. Breezy, with a south wind around 16 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%. Little or no snow accumulation expected.
Tonight
A 20 percent chance of snow showers before 9pm. Partly cloudy, with a low around 25. West southwest wind 7 to 14 mph, with gusts as high as 22 mph.
Sunday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 49. Southwest wind 5 to 9 mph, with gusts as high as 21 mph.
Sunday Night
A chance of rain and snow showers before 9pm, then a chance of snow showers. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 26. Southwest wind 6 to 8 mph becoming southeast in the evening. Winds could gust as high as 23 mph. Chance of precipitation is 30%. Little or no snow accumulation expected.
Monday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 51. South southeast wind 8 to 10 mph becoming west in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 24 mph.
Monday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 27.
Tuesday
Sunny, with a high near 53.
Tuesday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 28.
Wednesday
Sunny, with a high near 54.
Wednesday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 28.
Thursday
Sunny, with a high near 55.
Thursday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 29.
Friday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 55.
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ABOUT THIS FORECAST

 
Point Forecast:
Vail Pass CO
 39.52°N 106.2°W (Elev. 10584 ft)
Last Update:
4:26 am MDT Oct 4, 2025
Forecast Valid:
12pm MDT Oct 4, 2025-6pm MDT Oct 10, 2025
 
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