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– Lat/Long: 39.15° N 106.17° W

Ptarmigan Peak
Weather Forecast, United States

Issued: 11 pm Sat 25 Apr Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Sun night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 1°C on Mon afternoon, min -8°C on Sun night). Winds increasing (light winds from the SSW on Sat night, fresh winds from the WNW by Tue morning).

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Thu night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 2°C on Wed afternoon, min -5°C on Tue night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the W on Wed morning, calm by Thu night).

Sunday
26
Monday
27
Tuesday
28
Wednesday
29
Thursday
30
Friday
1
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
snow showers
light snow
snow showers
snow showers
cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
rain showers
part cloud
cloud
light snow
mod snow
light snow
light snow
snow showers
snow shwrs
light snow
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
cloudy
clear
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
cloudy
rain shwrs
some clouds
cloudy
light snow
mod. snow
light snow
light snow
snow shwrs
 km/h
10
SSW
20
SSW
35
WSW
10
WNW
10
W
25
WSW
10
SW
30
W
30
W
10
W
15
W
30
W
10
WNW
10
WSW
5
WSW
5
SE
5
ESE
10
SE
5
SE
1
1
2
2
1
10
5
2
2
0.2
max °C
-1
-1
0
-5
-1
1
-4
-1
0
-4
1
2
-1
2
2
-2
-3
-2
-4
min °C
-5
-2
-2
-8
-4
0
-7
-3
0
-5
-2
2
-3
-1
-1
-5
-4
-3
-6
-11
-8
-8
-14
-9
-6
-13
-10
-6
-9
-7
-4
-7
-4
-4
-5
-7
-7
-6
3100
3250
3500
2350
2950
3550
2700
3050
3550
2800
3300
3750
3200
3400
3700
3100
2850
3200
2650
Cloud base (m)
5250
3450
4350
3450
3500
4650
3950
4550
3400
4800
5100
4700
5600
4650
3450
3450
3450
3450
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-7-7-7-12-8-6-11-8-6-10-6-4-7-5-5-8-9-8-10-3-2-1-7-31-6-20-5-12-211-4-4-3-5
Sunrise
6:13
6:11
6:09
6:09
6:07
6:05
Sunset
7:52
7:52
7:53
7:54
7:55
7:57

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Ptarmigan Peak Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Ptarmigan Peak is: A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Sun night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 1°C on Mon afternoon, min -8°C on Sun night). Winds increasing (light winds from the SSW on Sat night, fresh winds from the WNW by Tue morning).

Ptarmigan Peak Weather (Days 3-6):

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Thu night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 2°C on Wed afternoon, min -5°C on Tue night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the W on Wed morning, calm by Thu 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
3° C
cloudy
Dry and cloudy.
7
Light winds from the S
(7 kph at 170).
16 km
Low: overcast
35 km ENE
2970m alt.
1 hour ago
1° C
-
3
Calm
(3 kph at 144).
13
35 km S
2398m alt.
1 hour ago
7° C
Dry
3
Calm
(3 kph at 206).
6
36 km E
2839m alt.
1 hour ago
1° C
-
8
Light winds from the S
(8 kph at 173).
14
37 km S
2385m alt.
1 hour ago
8° C
Dry
10
Light winds from the E
(10 kph at 101).
14
Buena Vista Airport
37 km S
2422m alt.
1 hour ago
7° C
cloudy
Dry and cloudy.
11
Light winds from the SE
(11 kph at 140).
16 km
Low: overcast
38 km SE
2811m alt.
1 hour ago
2° C
-
Wind obs. (6 kph from 251 degs) was rejected.
Cottonwood Pass (CO)
43 km S
3211m alt.
1 hour ago
3° C
cloudy
Dry and cloudy.
7
Light winds from the WSW
(7 kph at 250).
16 km
Low: scattered
Mid: overcast
44 km NNE
2845m alt.
1 hour ago
3° C
Dry
8
Light winds from the S
(8 kph at 173).
14
51 km NNE
2773m alt.
1 hour ago
3° C
Dry
0
Calm
(0 kph at 71).
11

* 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.