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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

3°F

-16°C

Humidity 78%
Wind Speed NW 28 G 39 mph
Barometer 29.90 in
Dewpoint -2°F (-19°C)
Visibility NA
Wind Chill-21°F (-29°C)
Last update 17 Jan 2:55 am MST
Extended Forecast for

5 Miles ESE Breckenridge CO

  • Overnight

    Overnight: Snow showers likely. Cloudy, with a steady temperature around 3. Wind chill values as low as -22. Windy, with a northwest wind around 28 mph, with gusts as high as 43 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%. Total nighttime snow accumulation of less than one inch possible.

    Low: 3 °F

    Snow Showers
    Likely and
    Windy

  • Saturday

    Saturday: Snow showers likely, mainly before 8am. Partly sunny and cold, with a high near 10. Wind chill values as low as -25. Windy, with a northwest wind 18 to 26 mph, with gusts as high as 44 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%. New snow accumulation of less than a half inch possible.

    High: 10 °F

    Snow Showers
    Likely and
    Windy then
    Mostly Sunny
    and Blustery

  • Saturday Night

    Saturday Night: Mostly clear, with a temperature rising to around 11 by 5am. Wind chill values as low as -10. Blustery, with a west northwest wind 11 to 16 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph.

    Low: 8 °F⇑

    Partly Cloudy
    and Blustery
    then Mostly
    Clear

  • Sunday

    Sunday: Sunny, with a high near 26. Wind chill values as low as -3. Blustery, with a west northwest wind 13 to 17 mph, with gusts as high as 28 mph.

    High: 26 °F

    Sunny then
    Sunny and
    Blustery

  • Sunday Night

    Sunday Night: A 20 percent chance of snow after 11pm. Partly cloudy, with a low around 9. West wind 8 to 10 mph, with gusts as high as 21 mph.

    Low: 9 °F

    Slight Chance
    Snow

  • M.L.King Day

    M.L.King Day: A 20 percent chance of snow before 11am. Mostly sunny, with a high near 19. Blustery.

    High: 19 °F

    Slight Chance
    Snow then
    Sunny and
    Blustery

  • Monday Night

    Monday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 7.

    Low: 7 °F

    Mostly Clear

  • Tuesday

    Tuesday: Sunny, with a high near 26. Blustery.

    High: 26 °F

    Sunny then
    Sunny and
    Blustery

  • Tuesday Night

    Tuesday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 13.

    Low: 13 °F

    Mostly Clear

Detailed Forecast

Overnight
Snow showers likely. Cloudy, with a steady temperature around 3. Wind chill values as low as -22. Windy, with a northwest wind around 28 mph, with gusts as high as 43 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%. Total nighttime snow accumulation of less than one inch possible.
Saturday
Snow showers likely, mainly before 8am. Partly sunny and cold, with a high near 10. Wind chill values as low as -25. Windy, with a northwest wind 18 to 26 mph, with gusts as high as 44 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%. New snow accumulation of less than a half inch possible.
Saturday Night
Mostly clear, with a temperature rising to around 11 by 5am. Wind chill values as low as -10. Blustery, with a west northwest wind 11 to 16 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph.
Sunday
Sunny, with a high near 26. Wind chill values as low as -3. Blustery, with a west northwest wind 13 to 17 mph, with gusts as high as 28 mph.
Sunday Night
A 20 percent chance of snow after 11pm. Partly cloudy, with a low around 9. West wind 8 to 10 mph, with gusts as high as 21 mph.
M.L.King Day
A 20 percent chance of snow before 11am. Mostly sunny, with a high near 19. Blustery.
Monday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 7.
Tuesday
Sunny, with a high near 26. Blustery.
Tuesday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 13.
Wednesday
Sunny, with a high near 28. Breezy.
Wednesday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 11.
Thursday
Sunny, with a high near 24. Breezy.
Thursday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 11.
Friday
A chance of snow. Partly sunny, with a high near 23. Breezy.
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ABOUT THIS FORECAST

 
Point Forecast:
5 Miles ESE Breckenridge CO
 39.47°N 105.97°W (Elev. 11611 ft)
Last Update:
2:05 am MST Jan 17, 2026
Forecast Valid:
3am MST Jan 17, 2026-6pm MST Jan 23, 2026
 
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