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– Lat/Long: 39.15° N 106.17° W

Ptarmigan Peak
Weather Forecast, United States

Issued: 5 am Sun 12 Apr Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

A dusting of new snow. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 3°C on Sun afternoon, min -6°C on Tue night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the WSW on Mon morning, light winds from the WNW by Tue night).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Fri night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 3°C on Thu morning, min -12°C on Fri night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the WSW on Thu afternoon, calm by Fri night).

Sunday
12
Monday
13
Tuesday
14
Wednesday
15
Thursday
16
Friday
17
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
light snow
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
light snow
snow showers
clear
some clouds
clear
clear
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
light snow
some clouds
clear
clear
clear
some clouds
some clouds
clear
some clouds
light snow
snow shwrs
 km/h
20
SW
40
WSW
35
WSW
35
WSW
40
WSW
15
SW
15
SW
20
WSW
10
NW
15
WNW
25
WNW
10
W
20
WSW
45
WSW
30
SW
25
SSW
35
SSW
10
SE
1
1
16
max °C
1
3
0
0
1
-3
-1
-1
-6
-2
0
-3
3
3
-2
0
0
-6
min °C
-1
2
-4
-3
0
-5
-3
-4
-6
-5
0
-4
0
1
-5
-3
-3
-12
-7
-4
-12
-11
-7
-10
-8
-10
-10
-11
-6
-9
-6
-6
-12
-10
-9
-12
3400
3900
3300
3100
3700
2950
3150
3350
2650
2850
3500
2900
3450
3850
3150
3150
3500
2200
Cloud base (m)
5400
5050
4300
4800
3500
3500
4700
3550
5150
5500
4600
5000
3500
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-5-4-7-6-5-9-8-8-11-9-5-8-4-4-8-7-7-1503-2-21-4-2-3-6-40-422-4-2-2-9
Sunrise
6:31
6:31
6:28
6:28
6:26
6:24
Sunset
7:37
7:38
7:39
7:40
7:42
7:43

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Ptarmigan Peak Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Ptarmigan Peak is: A dusting of new snow. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 3°C on Sun afternoon, min -6°C on Tue night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the WSW on Mon morning, light winds from the WNW by Tue night).

Ptarmigan Peak Weather (Days 3-6):

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Fri night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 3°C on Thu morning, min -12°C on Fri night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the WSW on Thu afternoon, calm by Fri night).

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
1° C
clear
-
0
Calm
(0 kph at 0).
16 km
Low: few
35 km ENE
2970m alt.
21 minutes ago
1° C
-
0
Calm
(0 kph at 234).
3
35 km S
2398m alt.
29 minutes ago
3° C
Dry
2
Calm
(2 kph at 104).
5
36 km E
2839m alt.
49 minutes ago
3° C
Dry
18
Light winds from the SW
(18 kph at 233).
27
37 km S
2385m alt.
57 minutes ago
3° C
Dry
0
Calm
(0 kph at 35).
0
Buena Vista Airport
37 km S
2422m alt.
2 hours ago
4° C
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
Wind obs. (6 kph from 90 degs) was rejected.
16 km
Low: scattered
38 km SE
2811m alt.
32 minutes ago
3° C
Dry
0
Calm
(0 kph at 257).
13
Cottonwood Pass (CO)
43 km S
3211m alt.
2 hours ago
5° C
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
13
Light winds from the SW.(Wind varies from 180 to 330 degs)
(13 kph at 220).
16 km
Low: scattered
44 km NNE
2845m alt.
1 hour ago
1° C
-
2
Calm
(2 kph at 279).
8
51 km NNE
2773m alt.
1 hour ago
-4° C
-
2
Calm
(2 kph at 175).
3

* 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.