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Ptarmigan Peak
Weather Forecast, United States

Issued: 5 am Wed 20 May Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

Drizzle at first, then turning colder with dusting of snow on Fri night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 7°C on Fri afternoon, min -5°C on Thu night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the WSW on Thu afternoon, light winds from the W by Fri night).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

Light rain (total 8mm), mostly falling on Mon night. Very mild (max 11°C on Sun afternoon, min 2°C on Sat morning). Wind will be generally light.

Wednesday
20
Thursday
21
Friday
22
Saturday
23
Sunday
24
Monday
25
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
light rain
rain showers
clear
part cloud
rain showers
part cloud
clear
cloud
snow showers
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
light rain
rain showers
part cloud
light rain
rain showers
light rain
rain shwrs
clear
some clouds
rain shwrs
some clouds
clear
cloudy
snow shwrs
some clouds
some clouds
clear
some clouds
light rain
rain shwrs
some clouds
light rain
rain shwrs
km/h
20
SW
30
WSW
10
W
15
SW
35
WSW
20
W
10
WNW
20
W
10
W
10
WNW
25
NW
10
WNW
5
W
5
N
0
N
5
SW
5
SE
5
S
Snow map
Snow map
Snow map
Snow map
Snow map
Snow map
1
0.8
0.3
0.1
0.3
0.4
3
5
max °C
3
5
0
5
6
-1
5
7
2
6
8
4
10
11
6
11
10
4
min °C
-1
4
-3
2
4
-5
0
4
-3
2
8
2
6
8
4
8
7
3
-6
-1
-7
-2
-1
-10
-4
0
-7
-1
4
0
5
6
4
8
7
3
3400
4050
3300
3750
4100
3200
3500
4300
3250
3800
4450
3900
4350
4750
4250
4550
4700
4000
Cloud base (m)
3900
5350
5300
3450
3450
6850
3450
4450
5450
5650
4850
5650
3450
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Sunrise
5:47
5:47
5:46
5:45
5:43
5:43
Sunset
8:15
8:15
8:15
8:16
8:17
8:19

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Ptarmigan Peak Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Ptarmigan Peak is: Drizzle at first, then turning colder with dusting of snow on Fri night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 7°C on Fri afternoon, min -5°C on Thu night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the WSW on Thu afternoon, light winds from the W by Fri night).

Ptarmigan Peak Weather (Days 3-6):

Light rain (total 8mm), mostly falling on Mon night. Very mild (max 11°C on Sun afternoon, min 2°C on Sat morning). Wind will be generally light.

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.
1 hour ago
-1° C
light snow
Light snow.
7
Light winds from the SSW
(7 kph at 210).
5 km
Mid: broken
High: overcast
35 km ENE
2970m alt.
41 minutes ago
-1° C
-
0
Calm
(0 kph at 146).
0
35 km S
2398m alt.
42 minutes ago
2° C
-
0
Calm
(0 kph at 106).
0
36 km E
2839m alt.
29 minutes ago
-2° C
-
0
Calm
(0 kph at 146).
0
37 km S
2385m alt.
1 hour ago
2° C
-
6
Light winds from the SE
(6 kph at 129).
8
Buena Vista Airport
37 km S
2422m alt.
1 hour ago
1° C
light snow
Light snow.
11
Light winds from the ESE
(11 kph at 110).
6 km
Low: scattered
Mid: broken
High: overcast
38 km SE
2811m alt.
1 hour ago
-1° C
-
0
Calm
(0 kph at 232).
0
Cottonwood Pass (CO)
43 km S
3211m alt.
1 hour ago
0° C
light snow
Light snow.
0
Calm
(0 kph at 0).
1 km
Low: overcast
44 km NNE
2845m alt.
45 minutes ago
-1° C
-
0
Calm
(0 kph at 348).
0
51 km NNE
2773m alt.
47 minutes ago
-1° C
-
2
Calm
(2 kph at 147).
5

* 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.