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– Lat/Long: 39.15° N 106.17° W

Ptarmigan Peak
Weather Forecast, United States

Issued: 10 am Wed 03 Dec Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Wed morning. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -6°C on Fri afternoon, min -18°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light.

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Sat morning. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -4°C on Mon afternoon, min -15°C on Sun night). Mainly fresh winds.

Wednesday
3
Thursday
4
Friday
5
Saturday
6
Sunday
7
Monday
8
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
light snow
light snow
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
light snow
light snow
light snow
light snow
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
light snow
light snow
some clouds
some clouds
clear
clear
some clouds
some clouds
light snow
light snow
light snow
light snow
some clouds
clear
clear
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
 km/h
10
S
5
SSE
10
NNW
15
WNW
15
WNW
15
WNW
15
WNW
15
WNW
20
WNW
30
WNW
25
WNW
25
WNW
35
NW
20
NW
20
WNW
20
WNW
15
NW
15
NW
 cm 
3
3
4
3
1
1
 mm 
max°C
-11
-11
-16
-10
-9
-15
-7
-6
-10
-8
-8
-11
-9
-8
-13
-5
-4
-11
min°C
-12
-13
-18
-16
-14
-16
-14
-11
-13
-10
-10
-14
-14
-13
-15
-11
-10
-12
chill°C 
-15
-17
-24
-24
-22
-24
-21
-18
-21
-20
-18
-23
-24
-21
-23
-19
-17
-20
Freezing level (m
1850
1500
550
2000
1200
850
2400
1700
1850
2350
1900
1450
2100
1300
1150
2750
1900
1350
Cloud base (m)
3450
3500
3450
3450
3500
3600
3450
3500
3550
3450
3800
3550
3500
3550
3450
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-17-17-21-17-16-18-15-13-16-14-14-17-15-14-16-12-11-14-12-12-17-13-12-16-11-9-12-9-9-13-12-11-14-8-7-12
Sunrise
7:05
7:07
7:07
7:09
7:09
7:11
Sunset
4:42
4:40
4:40
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 well below freezing (max -6°C on Fri 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 Sat morning. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -4°C on Mon afternoon, min -15°C on Sun night). Mainly fresh winds.

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
-9° C
clear
-
Wind obs. (19 kph from 200 degs) was rejected.
0.0 km
35 km ENE
2970m alt.
1 hour ago
-10° C
-
0
Calm
(0 kph at 115).
2
35 km S
2398m alt.
1 hour ago
-6° C
-
0
Calm
(0 kph at 93).
2
36 km E
2839m alt.
1 hour ago
-10° C
-
5
Calm
(5 kph at 107).
13
37 km S
2385m alt.
1 hour ago
-4° C
-
0
Calm
(0 kph at 49).
6
Buena Vista Airport
37 km S
2422m alt.
2 hours ago
-5° C
clear
-
Wind obs. (17 kph from 30 degs) was rejected.
0.0 km
High: broken
38 km SE
2811m alt.
1 hour ago
-9° C
-
3
Calm
(3 kph at 121).
11
Cottonwood Pass (CO)
43 km S
3211m alt.
2 hours ago
-7° C
heavy snow
Heavy snow.
0
Calm
(0 kph at 0).
0 km
Low: broken
Mid: broken
High: broken
44 km NNE
2845m alt.
49 minutes ago
-7° C
-
Wind obs. (6 kph from 159 degs) was rejected.
51 km NNE
2773m alt.
2 hours ago
-6° C
-
11
Light winds from the SSE
(11 kph at 155).
19

* 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.