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Hazardous Weather Conditions

Current conditions at

Copper Mountain - Red Cliff Pass (KCCU)

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

Overcast and Windy

0°F

-18°C

Humidity 78%
Wind Speed W 28 G 41 mph
Barometer 29.96 in
Dewpoint -6°F (-21°C)
Visibility NA
Wind Chill-25°F (-32°C)
Last update 17 Jan 6:15 am MST
Extended Forecast for

3 Miles W Blue River CO

  • Today

    Today: Snow showers likely, mainly before 8am. Mostly cloudy, then gradually becoming sunny, with a high near 12. Wind chill values as low as -26. Windy, with a northwest wind 23 to 32 mph, with gusts as high as 55 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%. Total daytime snow accumulation of less than a half inch possible.

    High: 12 °F

    Windy. Snow
    Showers
    Likely then
    Mostly Sunny

  • Tonight

    Tonight: Mostly clear, with a temperature rising to around 12 by 4am. Wind chill values as low as -14. Blustery, with a west northwest wind 20 to 22 mph, with gusts as high as 34 mph.

    Low: 8 °F⇑

    Mostly Clear
    and Blustery

  • Sunday

    Sunday: Sunny, with a high near 28. Wind chill values as low as -7. Blustery, with a west northwest wind around 21 mph, with gusts as high as 33 mph.

    High: 28 °F

    Sunny and
    Blustery

  • Sunday Night

    Sunday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 8. Wind chill values as low as -4. Blustery, with a west wind 14 to 18 mph, with gusts as high as 29 mph.

    Low: 8 °F

    Partly Cloudy
    and Blustery

  • M.L.King Day

    M.L.King Day: A 20 percent chance of snow before 11am. Sunny, with a high near 21. Blustery, with a west northwest wind around 18 mph, with gusts as high as 36 mph.

    High: 21 °F

    Blustery.
    Slight Chance
    Snow then
    Sunny

  • Monday Night

    Monday Night: Clear, with a low around 6. Breezy.

    Low: 6 °F

    Clear and
    Breezy

  • Tuesday

    Tuesday: Sunny, with a high near 28. Blustery.

    High: 28 °F

    Sunny and
    Blustery

  • Tuesday Night

    Tuesday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 12. Breezy.

    Low: 12 °F

    Mostly Clear
    and Breezy

  • Wednesday

    Wednesday: Sunny, with a high near 29. Breezy.

    High: 29 °F

    Sunny and
    Breezy

Detailed Forecast

Today
Snow showers likely, mainly before 8am. Mostly cloudy, then gradually becoming sunny, with a high near 12. Wind chill values as low as -26. Windy, with a northwest wind 23 to 32 mph, with gusts as high as 55 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%. Total daytime snow accumulation of less than a half inch possible.
Tonight
Mostly clear, with a temperature rising to around 12 by 4am. Wind chill values as low as -14. Blustery, with a west northwest wind 20 to 22 mph, with gusts as high as 34 mph.
Sunday
Sunny, with a high near 28. Wind chill values as low as -7. Blustery, with a west northwest wind around 21 mph, with gusts as high as 33 mph.
Sunday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 8. Wind chill values as low as -4. Blustery, with a west wind 14 to 18 mph, with gusts as high as 29 mph.
M.L.King Day
A 20 percent chance of snow before 11am. Sunny, with a high near 21. Blustery, with a west northwest wind around 18 mph, with gusts as high as 36 mph.
Monday Night
Clear, with a low around 6. Breezy.
Tuesday
Sunny, with a high near 28. Blustery.
Tuesday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 12. Breezy.
Wednesday
Sunny, with a high near 29. Breezy.
Wednesday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 11. Breezy.
Thursday
Sunny, with a high near 26. Breezy.
Thursday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 10. Breezy.
Friday
A chance of snow. Partly sunny, with a high near 26. Breezy.
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ABOUT THIS FORECAST

 
Point Forecast:
3 Miles W Blue River CO
 39.42°N 106.08°W (Elev. 11293 ft)
Last Update:
3:27 am MST Jan 17, 2026
Forecast Valid:
6am MST Jan 17, 2026-6pm MST Jan 23, 2026
 
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