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– Lat/Long: 39.15° N 106.17° W

Ptarmigan Peak
Weather Forecast, United States

Issued: 4 pm Mon 01 Dec Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Wed morning. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -4°C on Tue afternoon, min -18°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light.

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Fri night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -5°C on Sun morning, min -16°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (light winds from the NW on Thu night, near gales from the NW by Sat morning).

Mon
1
Tuesday
2
Wednesday
3
Thursday
4
Friday
5
Saturday
6
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
snow showers
mod snow
light snow
cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
light snow
light snow
cloud
light snow
clear
clear
some clouds
cloudy
snow shwrs
mod. snow
light snow
cloudy
some clouds
clear
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
light snow
light snow
cloudy
light snow
 km/h
15
NNW
15
WNW
20
W
15
W
10
W
10
S
5
S
10
NW
15
WNW
15
WNW
15
NW
20
NW
20
NW
25
WNW
55
NW
35
NW
20
WNW
 cm 
2
7
1
1
2
4
 mm 
max°C
-9
-12
-5
-4
-11
-11
-12
-16
-9
-8
-16
-7
-6
-8
-7
-7
-10
min°C
-13
-15
-11
-8
-12
-12
-14
-18
-16
-14
-16
-14
-11
-13
-8
-10
-12
chill°C 
-21
-23
-19
-14
-19
-17
-18
-24
-23
-22
-24
-22
-19
-21
-18
-20
-21
Freezing level (m
1300
1350
2750
2200
1650
1750
1400
550
2050
1200
750
2400
1700
1750
2450
1950
1550
Cloud base (m)
6950
3550
3500
3450
3500
3450
3450
3450
3500
3550
3450
3500
3550
3450
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-15-16-12-11-17-17-18-21-17-16-19-15-13-14-12-13-15-11-14-8-6-12-12-13-17-13-11-16-11-9-11-8-9-11
Sunrise
7:05
7:05
7:07
7:07
7:09
Sunset
4:42
4:42
4:42
4:40
4:40
4:40

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Ptarmigan Peak Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Ptarmigan Peak is: A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Wed morning. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -4°C on Tue afternoon, min -18°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light.

Ptarmigan Peak Weather (Days 3-6):

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Fri night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -5°C on Sun morning, min -16°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (light winds from the NW on Thu night, near gales from the NW by Sat morning).

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.WeatherWindGusts
Cloud
Visibility
Cloud / Visibility
Leadville Airport
15 km WNW
2993m alt.
2 hours ago
-10° C
clear
Clear
11
Light winds from the NW
(11 kph at 320).
16 km
35 km ENE
2970m alt.
36 minutes ago
-9° C
-
5
Calm
(5 kph at 273).
31
35 km S
2398m alt.
50 minutes ago
-3° C
-
Wind obs. (11 kph from 320 degs) was rejected.
36 km E
2839m alt.
2 hours ago
-8° C
-
8
Light winds from the NNW
(8 kph at 341).
16
37 km S
2385m alt.
2 hours ago
-3° C
-
21
Moderate winds from the NW
(21 kph at 319).
21
Buena Vista Airport
37 km S
2422m alt.
1 hour ago
-3° C
clear
Clear
28
Moderate winds from the WNW
(28 kph at 300).
16 km
38 km SE
2811m alt.
41 minutes ago
-7° C
-
2
Calm
(2 kph at 333).
8
Cottonwood Pass (CO)
43 km S
3211m alt.
1 hour ago
-5° C
clear
Clear
31
Fresh winds from the WNW
(31 kph at 290).
16 km
44 km NNE
2845m alt.
2 hours ago
-7° C
-
3
Calm
(3 kph at 290).
11
51 km NNE
2773m alt.
2 hours ago
-9° C
-
0
Calm
(0 kph at 244).
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.