Ptarmigan Peak
Weather Forecast, United States

Central Alaska Range, Mount McKinley

Mount McKinley

 

Days 0-3 Ptarmigan Peak Weather Summary:

Mostly dry. Temperatures will be below freezing (max 0°C on Sun afternoon, min -10°C on Tue morning). Winds increasing (calm on Sun morning, fresh winds from the NW by Tue night).

Days 3-6 Ptarmigan Peak Weather Summary:

A dusting of new snow. Temperatures will be below freezing (max 0°C on Fri afternoon, min -11°C on Wed night). Winds decreasing (gales from the NW on Wed afternoon, moderate winds from the W by Fri morning).

AM PM night AM PM night AM PM night AM PM night AM PM night AM PM night
clear
clear
clear
clear
partially cloudy
partially cloudy
partially cloudy
clear
clear
snow showers
snow showers
snow showers
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
partially cloudy
Wind km/h
0 WSW0
5 SW5
5 WSW5
10 W10
10 WNW10
15 NW15
20 NNW20
20 NW20
30 NW30
60 NW60
40 NW40
30 NW30
30 NW30
25 NW25
20 WNW20
20 W20
25 W25
25 W25
clear clear clear clear some clouds some clouds some clouds clear clear snow shwrs snow shwrs snow shwrs clear clear clear clear clear some clouds
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Rain
Rain mm
- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Snow
Snow cm
- - - - - - - - - 1 2 1 - - - - - -
High °C
-1 0 -4 -2 -1 -6 -6 -5 -8 -7 -8 -10 -5 -3 -8 -1 0 -7
Low °C
-6 -2 -6 -7 -4 -9 -10 -8 -10 -8 -9 -11 -11 -7 -8 -7 -4 -9
Chill °C
-1 -2 -7 -5 -4 -11 -12 -12 -17 -18 -20 -20 -13 -10 -16 -7 -6 -15
Freezing level m
3400 3200 2600 3250 2800 2100 2550 2150 2000 2400 2000 1650 2750 2300 2100 3250 2750 2100
Sea lvl3000ft6000ft9000ft12000ft15000ft
mountain backdrop
-5-4-8-6-6-10-10-9-12-11-12-14-9-7-11-5-4-11-10-4-2-1-6-6-5-8-7-8-10-5-3-8-10-7
Sunrise
7:16 - - 7:16 - - 7:18 - - 7:18 - - 7:18 - - 7:20 - -
Sunset
- 4:43 - - 4:43 - - 4:43 - - 4:44 - - 4:44 - - 4:45 -

Issued local time.

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 5 closest weather stations

Weather StationTemp.WeatherWind
Cloud
Visibility
Cloud / Visibility
Leadville Airport
15 km WNW
3028m alt.
2 hours ago
-10.6° C
clear
Clear
15
Light winds from the ENE
(15 kph at 60).
16 km
Como
35 km ENE
2970m alt.
1 hour ago
-4° C
-
0
Calm
(0 kph at 279).
Buena Vista
37 km S
2422m alt.
2 hours ago
-10.5° C
clear
Clear
13
Light winds from the W
(13 kph at 270).
16 km
Red Cliff Pass Airport
37 km N
3680m alt.
2 hours ago
-2° C
clear
Clear
0
Calm
(0 kph at 0).
16 km
Summit County
38 km WNW
3434m alt.
1 hour ago
-11° C
-
2
Calm
(2 kph at 205).

* 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. We also include passing Ship data if it is recorded close to Ptarmigan Peak and within an acceptable time window.