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Ptarmigan Peak Weather Forecast

Central Colorado Range · United States
Issued: 11 am Fri 23 Oct Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Sat afternoon. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 6°C on Fri morning, min -6°C on Sun night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SW on Fri afternoon, calm by Sun night).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 4°C on Tue afternoon, min -4°C on Mon night). Winds increasing (light winds from the W on Mon afternoon, fresh winds from the WSW by Wed afternoon).

Friday
23
Saturday
24
Sunday
25
Monday
26
Tuesday
27
Wednesday
28
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
clear
clear
clear
light snow
light snow
snow showers
part cloud
snow showers
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
light snow
light snow
snow shwrs
some clouds
snow shwrs
some clouds
some clouds
clear
clear
some clouds
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
Cloud base (m)
3800
3450
3450
3450
3450
3450
3450
4200
3400
9100
km/h
20
SW
30
SW
10
SW
10
SE
10
SSE
10
SSE
15
S
15
S
5
SSW
10
NW
10
W
10
WSW
10
SW
25
SW
20
WSW
15
WSW
30
WSW
10
WSW
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Snowflake cm
—
—
—
1
5
1
—
1
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
 mm
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
max °C
6
6
1
0
-2
-3
-1
0
-4
0
2
-3
3
4
-2
3
4
-2
min °C
2
5
0
-1
-2
-4
-3
-1
-6
-3
0
-4
-1
0
-4
-2
1
-3
 chill °C
-3
1
-4
-5
-6
-8
-8
-4
-10
-7
-3
-8
-5
-6
-10
-6
-3
-7
Freezing level m
3850
4350
3600
3500
3200
2850
3050
3550
2750
3050
3800
2950
3300
4000
3000
3200
4000
3100
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
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Sunrise
7:22
—
—
7:22
—
—
7:24
—
—
7:24
—
—
7:26
—
—
7:26
—
—
Sunset
—
6:15
—
—
6:13
—
—
6:12
—
—
6:10
—
—
6:09
—
—
6:07
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Ptarmigan Peak Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Ptarmigan Peak is: A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Sat afternoon. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 6°C on Fri morning, min -6°C on Sun night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SW on Fri afternoon, calm by Sun night).

Ptarmigan Peak Weather (Days 3-6):

Mostly dry. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 4°C on Tue afternoon, min -4°C on Mon night). Winds increasing (light winds from the W on Mon afternoon, fresh winds from the WSW by Wed afternoon).

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
11°C
clear
Clear
28
Moderate winds from the S
(28 kph at 180).
16 km
Red Cliff Pass Airport
35 km N
3576m alt.
2 hours ago
4°C
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
24
Moderate winds from the SSE
(24 kph at 160).
0.0 km
Low: scattered
35 km ENE
2970m alt.
55 minutes ago
12°C
Dry
3
Calm
(3 kph at 170).
34
35 km S
2398m alt.
56 minutes ago
18°C
Dry
Wind obs. (6 kph from 102 degs) was rejected.
36 km E
2839m alt.
51 minutes ago
12°C
Dry
23
Moderate winds from the SW
(23 kph at 221).
32
37 km S
2385m alt.
25 minutes ago
16°C
Dry
14
Light winds from the S
(14 kph at 174).
29
Buena Vista Airport
37 km S
2422m alt.
2 hours ago
17°C
clear
Clear
Wind obs. (35 kph from 130 degs) was rejected.
16 km
38 km SE
2811m alt.
1 hour ago
12°C
Dry
5
Calm
(5 kph at 267).
32
Cottonwood Pass (CO)
43 km S
3211m alt.
2 hours ago
12°C
clear
Clear
31
Fresh winds from the SSW
(31 kph at 200).
16 km
44 km NNE
2845m alt.
1 hour ago
15°C
Dry
13
Light winds from the S
(13 kph at 185).
34

* 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.