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Current conditions at

Copper Mountain - Red Cliff Pass (KCCU)

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

Light Snow

28°F

-2°C

Humidity 80%
Wind Speed SW 15 G 25 mph
Barometer 29.84 in
Dewpoint 23°F (-5°C)
Visibility 0.50 mi
Wind Chill16°F (-9°C)
Last update 1 Apr 2:46 pm MDT
Extended Forecast for

Climax CO

Winter Weather Advisory April 1, 03:56pm until April 1, 09:00pm
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Winter Weather Advisory
  •  
    Winter Weather Advisory April 1, 03:56pm until April 1, 09:00pm

    NOW until 9:00pm Wed

    Winter Weather Advisory

  • This Afternoon

    High: 34 °F

    Snow Showers
    and Patchy
    Blowing Snow

  • Tonight

    Tonight: Snow showers, mainly before midnight. Some thunder is also possible. Patchy blowing snow between 11pm and midnight. Low around 21. Blustery, with a west wind 15 to 20 mph, with gusts as high as 35 mph. Chance of precipitation is 90%. New snow accumulation of 1 to 3 inches possible.

    Low: 21 °F

    Snow Showers
    and Patchy
    Blowing Snow

  • Thursday

    Thursday: A 50 percent chance of snow showers, mainly after 5pm. Mostly cloudy, then gradually becoming sunny, with a high near 38. Breezy, with a west southwest wind 15 to 25 mph, with gusts as high as 45 mph. New snow accumulation of less than a half inch possible.

    High: 38 °F

    Breezy.
    Partly Sunny
    then Chance
    Snow Showers

  • Thursday Night

    Thursday Night: Snow showers. Low around 11. Wind chill values between -5 and 5. Breezy, with a west northwest wind 15 to 25 mph, with gusts as high as 45 mph. Chance of precipitation is 90%. New snow accumulation of 1 to 3 inches possible.

    Low: 11 °F

    Snow Showers
    and Breezy

  • Friday

    Friday: A 50 percent chance of snow showers, mainly before noon. Partly sunny, with a high near 21. Blustery, with a west northwest wind around 20 mph, with gusts as high as 45 mph. New snow accumulation of less than a half inch possible.

    High: 21 °F

    Chance Snow
    Showers and
    Blustery

  • Friday Night

    Friday Night: A 20 percent chance of snow showers before midnight. Partly cloudy, with a low around 11. Blustery, with a west northwest wind 15 to 20 mph decreasing to 10 to 15 mph after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 40 mph.

    Low: 11 °F

    Slight Chance
    Snow Showers
    and Blustery
    then Mostly
    Clear

  • Saturday

    Saturday: Sunny, with a high near 36. West northwest wind 10 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 30 mph.

    High: 36 °F

    Sunny

  • Saturday Night

    Saturday Night: Clear, with a low around 17. West northwest wind 5 to 10 mph becoming southwest after midnight.

    Low: 17 °F

    Clear

Detailed Forecast

This Afternoon
Snow showers. Some thunder is also possible. Patchy blowing snow after 4pm. High near 34. West wind around 15 mph, with gusts as high as 35 mph. Chance of precipitation is 80%. Total daytime snow accumulation of 2 to 4 inches possible.
Tonight
Snow showers, mainly before midnight. Some thunder is also possible. Patchy blowing snow between 11pm and midnight. Low around 21. Blustery, with a west wind 15 to 20 mph, with gusts as high as 35 mph. Chance of precipitation is 90%. New snow accumulation of 1 to 3 inches possible.
Thursday
A 50 percent chance of snow showers, mainly after 5pm. Mostly cloudy, then gradually becoming sunny, with a high near 38. Breezy, with a west southwest wind 15 to 25 mph, with gusts as high as 45 mph. New snow accumulation of less than a half inch possible.
Thursday Night
Snow showers. Low around 11. Wind chill values between -5 and 5. Breezy, with a west northwest wind 15 to 25 mph, with gusts as high as 45 mph. Chance of precipitation is 90%. New snow accumulation of 1 to 3 inches possible.
Friday
A 50 percent chance of snow showers, mainly before noon. Partly sunny, with a high near 21. Blustery, with a west northwest wind around 20 mph, with gusts as high as 45 mph. New snow accumulation of less than a half inch possible.
Friday Night
A 20 percent chance of snow showers before midnight. Partly cloudy, with a low around 11. Blustery, with a west northwest wind 15 to 20 mph decreasing to 10 to 15 mph after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 40 mph.
Saturday
Sunny, with a high near 36. West northwest wind 10 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 30 mph.
Saturday Night
Clear, with a low around 17. West northwest wind 5 to 10 mph becoming southwest after midnight.
Sunday
Sunny, with a high near 41. Southwest wind 5 to 15 mph.
Sunday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 21. West wind 5 to 10 mph.
Monday
A chance of snow showers. Sunny, with a high near 41. West wind 5 to 15 mph.
Monday Night
A chance of snow showers. Partly cloudy, with a low around 23. South southwest wind around 10 mph.
Tuesday
Snow showers likely. Partly sunny, with a high near 41. Breezy, with a west wind 10 to 20 mph, with gusts as high as 35 mph.
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Point Forecast:
Climax CO
 39.37°N 106.19°W (Elev. 11398 ft)
Last Update:
3:42 pm MDT Apr 1, 2026
Forecast Valid:
3pm MDT Apr 1, 2026-6pm MDT Apr 7, 2026
 
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