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Ptarmigan Peak Weather Forecast

Central Colorado Range · United States
Issued: 5 am Tue 13 Oct Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Wed afternoon. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 7°C on Tue afternoon, min -9°C on Thu night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SW on Tue afternoon, calm by Thu night).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 4°C on Sat morning, min -5°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light.

Tuesday
13
Wednesday
14
Thursday
15
Friday
16
Saturday
17
Sunday
18
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
rain showers
rain showers
snow showers
light snow
heavy snow
mod snow
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
clear
clear
rain shwrs
rain shwrs
snow shwrs
light snow
heavy snow
mod. snow
some clouds
cloudy
some clouds
clear
some clouds
clear
clear
some clouds
some clouds
cloudy
clear
clear
Cloud base (m)
3600
4850
3550
3450
3450
3500
3450
3450
3450
3500
3400
3500
3450
3450
3500
4500
km/h
20
SW
30
SW
10
S
15
S
15
SSE
10
WNW
10
NW
5
E
5
E
5
SE
5
SSE
5
NW
5
WNW
5
WNW
10
WNW
10
WNW
5
NNW
0
WNW
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Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Snowflake cm
—
—
1
3
11
7
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
 mm
0.1
0.1
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
max °C
5
7
1
0
-1
-3
-2
-1
-4
0
1
-4
4
4
-1
3
4
-1
min °C
2
4
0
0
-2
-5
-3
-2
-9
-4
0
-5
0
1
-2
1
2
-2
 chill °C
-3
0
-4
-4
-2
-10
-7
-5
-9
-4
0
-5
-2
-2
-5
-2
0
-2
Freezing level m
3750
4350
3450
3450
3350
2800
2950
3300
2200
2850
3700
2600
3500
4100
3200
3650
4050
3100
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-20-4-5-6-9-7-6-10-6-4-8-2-2-5-2-2-64610-2-4-3-2-7-21-523-223-2
Sunrise
7:11
—
—
7:11
—
—
7:13
—
—
7:13
—
—
7:15
—
—
7:16
—
—
Sunset
—
6:29
—
—
6:27
—
—
6:25
—
—
6:24
—
—
6:22
—
—
6:22
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Ptarmigan Peak Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Ptarmigan Peak is: A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Wed afternoon. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 7°C on Tue afternoon, min -9°C on Thu night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SW on Tue afternoon, calm by Thu night).

Ptarmigan Peak Weather (Days 3-6):

Mostly dry. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 4°C on Sat morning, min -5°C on Fri night). 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
3°C
clear
-
11
Light winds from the SW
(11 kph at 220).
0.0 km
Red Cliff Pass Airport
35 km N
3576m alt.
1 hour ago
0°C
clear
Fog freezing -.
13
Light winds from the SE
(13 kph at 140).
0 km
Low: overcast
35 km ENE
2970m alt.
44 minutes ago
9°C
Dry
13
Light winds from the SSE
(13 kph at 159).
24
35 km S
2398m alt.
2 hours ago
11°C
Dry
Wind obs. (10 kph from 319 degs) was rejected.
36 km E
2839m alt.
40 minutes ago
6°C
Dry
11
Light winds from the SSW
(11 kph at 201).
32
37 km S
2385m alt.
51 minutes ago
12°C
Dry
0
Calm
(0 kph at 36).
5
Buena Vista Airport
37 km S
2422m alt.
1 hour ago
13°C
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
Wind obs. (20 kph from 270 degs) was rejected.
16 km
Low: broken
Mid: broken
38 km SE
2811m alt.
2 hours ago
9°C
Dry
5
Calm
(5 kph at 171).
13
Cottonwood Pass (CO)
43 km S
3211m alt.
1 hour ago
4°C
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
17
Light winds from the NW
(17 kph at 320).
16 km
Low: scattered
Mid: broken
44 km NNE
2845m alt.
2 hours ago
4°C
Dry
3
Calm
(3 kph at 318).
8

* 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.