Beside a road/0.6 mi away/11,834 ft/264 ft below here
temp, pavement temp, wind, visibility, precip
Mountain passes/Colorado/Independence Pass
Independence Pass, Colorado
Mountain pass in Lake County, Colorado, at 12,098 ft34°
36°/32°
Heavy snow·
Feels like 28°·Light breeze 7 mph E
Coming up. Snow is likely this morning, from about 11 AM, the chance peaking at 75% around 1 PM.
Now. Independence Pass is 34° and heavy snow at 7:15 AM. With the wind it feels like 28°. The dew point is 33°, so the air feels dry and comfortable. Light breeze from the east at 7 mph, gusting to 23 mph.
Today and tonight. It warms to about 36° by 5 PM. Tonight falls to about 31° by 6 AM, under cloud. A freeze: protect plants and pipes.
The week. The warmest day ahead is Sunday, near 55°, and the coolest tomorrow, near 46°. The days ahead look dry. The first freeze could come tomorrow, a low of 31°.
The sky tonight. The sun sets at 6:50 PM. The Moon is a waning gibbous, 79% lit, and rises at 8:54 PM. The next new Moon is Saturday, Oct 10. After dark, look for Saturn, bright in the east. A planet shines with a steady light where the stars around it twinkle. Cloud is forecast to cover most of the night, so the sky will be hard to see. The day is 11 hours 49 minutes long, 3 minutes shorter than yesterday.
0UV Low
-Air quality
96%Humidity
100%Cloud
Now
7:15 AM
34feels28
now, snow heavy
Today
Sep 30
3632
75%
16mph
Thu
Oct 1
4631
15mph
UV 7
Fri
Oct 2
5333
UV 7
Sat
Oct 3
5435
UV 6
Sun
Oct 4
5533
UV 6
Mon
Oct 5
5434
13%
14mph
UV 6
Tue
Oct 6
4633
19%
13mph
34°
36°32°
46°31°
53°33°
54°35°
55°33°
54°34°
46°33°
As of 7:15 AM in Independence Pass, Colorado.
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Now, today, and the week
Weather instrument stations by state
Mountain pass
- Height
- 12,098 ft
- County
- Lake County
- State
- Colorado
- Latitude
- 39.1089° N
- Longitude
- 106.5639° W
What is measuring near here
The 5 instruments nearest Independence Pass, how far away each one is, how high it stands, and what kind of measurement it makes. The nearest is 0.6 miles away.
measured now3 instruments
Brumley SnotelBRMC2
A snow pillow on a mountain/1.9 mi away/10,600 ft/1,498 ft below here
temp, wind, gust, humidity, pressure
At an airfield/15.6 mi away/9,928 ft/2,170 ft below here
temp, wind, gust, visibility, precip, pressure
measured daily2 instruments
Twin Lakes 5.0 WCO-LK-34
In a volunteer observer's own ground/5.5 mi away/9,996 ft/2,102 ft below here
precip, snowfall, snow depth
Twin Lakes ReserviorTWNC2
At a cooperative observer's station/11.4 mi away/9,252 ft/2,846 ft below here
snowfall, snow depth, precip, high, low
What the snow tracker reads here
Every instrument in this state
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Snow on the ground
Elsewhere in Colorado
41 places, each with its own forecast and its own instruments.
AlamosacityArapahoe Basinsurveyed ski areaAspen Highlandssurveyed ski areaAspen Mountainsurveyed ski areaBeaver Creeksurveyed ski areaBerthoud PassfeatureBouldercityBreckenridgesurveyed ski areaButtermilksurveyed ski areaColorado SpringscityCopper Mountainsurveyed ski areaCrested Buttesurveyed ski areaDenvercityDurangocityEldoraski areaFort CollinscityGranby Ranchski areaGrand JunctioncityGunnisoncityHowelsen Hillski areaIndependence PassfeatureKeystonesurveyed ski areaLeadvillecityLoveland PassfeatureLoveland Ski Areaski areaMount ElbertfeaturePowderhornski areaPueblocityPurgatoryski areaSilvertontownSilverton Mountainski areaSki Cooperski areaSnowmasssurveyed ski areaSteamboatsurveyed ski areaSteamboat SpringscitySunlight Mountainski areaTelluridesurveyed ski areaVailsurveyed ski areaWinter Parksurveyed ski areaWolf Creekski areaWolf Creek Passfeature
Near Independence Pass
The nearest places, each with its own forecast and the instruments nearest it.
- Mount Elbertfeature, 6 mi
- Twin Lakescommunity, 13 mi
- Aspen Mountainsurveyed ski area, 15 mi
- Aspencity, 15 mi
- Norriecommunity, 16 mi
- Aspen Highlandssurveyed ski area, 16 mi
- Buttermilksurveyed ski area, 17 mi
- Leadville Northcommunity, 17 mi
- Leadvillecity, 18 mi
- Woody Creekcommunity, 21 mi
- Snowmass Villagetown, 21 mi
- Snowmasssurveyed ski area, 22 mi
Mountain passes near Independence Pass
- South Fork Pass4 mi
- Midway Pass6 mi
- Lake Pass8 mi
- Hagerman Pass12 mi
- Taylor Pass12 mi
- Elkhead Pass15 mi
- Electric Pass16 mi
- Pearl Pass17 mi