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Ptarmigan Peak Weather Forecast

Central Colorado Range · United States
Issued: 11 am Thu 08 Oct Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

Light rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Thu night. Very mild (max 11°C on Thu afternoon, min 2°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light.

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

A dusting of new snow. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 11°C on Sun afternoon, min -6°C on Tue night). Mainly fresh winds.

Thursday
8
Friday
9
Saturday
10
Sunday
11
Monday
12
Tuesday
13
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
clear
rain showers
rain showers
clear
part cloud
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
rain showers
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
snow showers
clear
rain shwrs
rain shwrs
clear
some clouds
rain shwrs
rain shwrs
rain shwrs
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
rain shwrs
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
snow shwrs
Cloud base (m)
5600
4900
5800
5000
4400
4150
4750
4050
4900
3500
km/h
5
W
5
NW
5
W
5
SW
20
SW
10
W
10
WSW
20
WSW
10
SW
10
SW
25
SSW
15
SSW
15
SW
25
SW
15
WSW
15
SSW
30
SSW
25
SSW
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Snowflake cm
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
3
 mm
—
0.2
1.4
—
—
0.1
0.3
0.2
—
—
—
0.6
—
—
—
—
—
—
max °C
10
11
5
9
11
4
6
9
5
10
11
4
9
10
6
8
9
3
min °C
7
9
4
6
9
2
5
7
3
5
9
4
5
9
2
4
7
-6
 chill °C
7
8
1
5
6
-1
2
5
0
2
6
0
2
7
-2
0
3
-14
Freezing level m
4400
4800
4150
4350
4700
4000
4300
4600
4200
4350
4900
4100
4400
4900
4100
4150
4750
3750
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
34-134-123035035-123-6910581036848104710468-2
Sunrise
7:05
—
—
7:07
—
—
7:07
—
—
7:09
—
—
7:09
—
—
7:11
—
—
Sunset
—
6:36
—
—
6:35
—
—
6:32
—
—
6:31
—
—
6:30
—
—
6:29
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Ptarmigan Peak Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Ptarmigan Peak is: Light rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Thu night. Very mild (max 11°C on Thu afternoon, min 2°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light.

Ptarmigan Peak Weather (Days 3-6):

A dusting of new snow. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 11°C on Sun afternoon, min -6°C on Tue night). Mainly fresh winds.

This table gives the weather forecast for Ptarmigan Peak at the specific elevation of 3500 m. Our advanced weather models allow us to provide distinct weather forecasts for several elevations of Ptarmigan Peak. To see the weather forecasts for the other elevations, use the tab navigation above the table. For a wider overview of the weather, consult the Weather Map of Colorado.

Live conditions reported by 10 closest weather stations

Weather StationTemp.WeatherWindGusts
Cloud
Visibility
Cloud / Visibility
Leadville Airport
15 km WNW
2993m alt.
2 hours ago
14°C
clear
Clear
17
Light winds from the N
(17 kph at 350).
16 km
Red Cliff Pass Airport
35 km N
3576m alt.
1 hour ago
5°C
cloudy
Dry and cloudy.
11
Light winds from the N
(11 kph at 0).
16 km
Low: scattered
Mid: broken
High: overcast
35 km ENE
2970m alt.
1 hour ago
13°C
Dry
Wind obs. (11 kph from 273 degs) was rejected.
35 km S
2398m alt.
2 hours ago
21°C
Dry
5
Calm
(5 kph at 17).
6
36 km E
2839m alt.
35 minutes ago
13°C
Dry
Wind obs. (18 kph from 306 degs) was rejected.
37 km S
2385m alt.
35 minutes ago
21°C
Dry
Wind obs. (13 kph from 300 degs) was rejected.
Buena Vista Airport
37 km S
2422m alt.
1 hour ago
21°C
clear
Clear
17
Light winds from the NW
(17 kph at 310).
16 km
Cottonwood Pass (CO)
43 km S
3211m alt.
1 hour ago
18°C
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
0
Calm
(0 kph at 0).
16 km
Low: scattered
44 km NNE
2845m alt.
42 minutes ago
12°C
Dry
Wind obs. (6 kph from 231 degs) was rejected.
51 km NNE
2773m alt.
1 hour ago
16°C
Dry
Wind obs. (16 kph from 306 degs) was rejected.

* NOTE: not all weather observatories update at the same frequency which is the reason why some locations may show data from stations that are further away than known closer ones.