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Ptarmigan Peak Weather Forecast

Central Colorado Range · United States
Issued: 11 am Sun 11 Oct Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

Some drizzle, heaviest during Sun night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 10°C on Sun afternoon, min -2°C on Tue night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SSW on Sun afternoon, light winds from the SSW by Tue night).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Wed morning. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 5°C on Fri afternoon, min -7°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light.

Sunday
11
Monday
12
Tuesday
13
Wednesday
14
Thursday
15
Friday
16
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
part cloud
rain showers
rain showers
clear
clear
part cloud
rain showers
rain showers
clear
mod snow
light snow
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
some clouds
rain shwrs
rain shwrs
clear
clear
some clouds
rain shwrs
rain shwrs
clear
mod. snow
light snow
some clouds
some clouds
clear
some clouds
clear
clear
clear
Cloud base (m)
4200
4900
3450
4150
4850
4450
3500
4800
3450
3450
3450
3450
3600
3450
3450
km/h
15
SSW
30
SSW
20
SW
20
SW
30
SW
20
SW
20
SSW
25
SSW
10
S
15
S
5
SW
10
WNW
10
NW
10
N
5
ENE
0
SSE
5
SE
5
WNW
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Snowflake cm
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
6
5
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
 mm
—
0.1
1
—
—
—
0.1
0.1
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
max °C
9
10
4
6
8
3
4
5
1
-2
-2
-5
0
1
-3
2
5
0
min °C
5
7
1
3
6
0
2
5
-2
-2
-3
-7
-4
0
-5
-2
3
-1
 chill °C
2
3
-3
-2
2
-6
-2
1
-6
-7
-6
-12
-9
-3
-5
-2
3
-3
Freezing level m
4400
4800
4000
3950
4650
3850
3750
4250
3400
3200
3250
2500
2850
3700
2900
3150
4200
3350
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
34-213-3-20-5-6-8-10-7-4-8-4-1-579357235-1-2-3-6-21-404-1
Sunrise
7:09
—
—
7:09
—
—
7:11
—
—
7:11
—
—
7:13
—
—
7:13
—
—
Sunset
—
6:31
—
—
6:30
—
—
6:29
—
—
6:27
—
—
6:25
—
—
6:24
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Ptarmigan Peak Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Ptarmigan Peak is: Some drizzle, heaviest during Sun night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 10°C on Sun afternoon, min -2°C on Tue night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SSW on Sun afternoon, light winds from the SSW by Tue night).

Ptarmigan Peak Weather (Days 3-6):

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Wed morning. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 5°C on Fri afternoon, min -7°C on Wed 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.
2 hours ago
13°C
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
30
Fresh winds from the S
(30 kph at 180).
16 km
Low: scattered
Red Cliff Pass Airport
35 km N
3576m alt.
1 hour ago
8°C
clear
Clear
Wind obs. (35 kph from 140 degs) was rejected.
16 km
35 km ENE
2970m alt.
45 minutes ago
16°C
Dry
Wind obs. (10 kph from 281 degs) was rejected.
35 km S
2398m alt.
2 hours ago
17°C
Dry
3
Calm
(3 kph at 184).
16
36 km E
2839m alt.
47 minutes ago
15°C
Dry
19
Light winds from the SW
(19 kph at 214).
40
37 km S
2385m alt.
54 minutes ago
19°C
Dry
Wind obs. (27 kph from 123 degs) was rejected.
Buena Vista Airport
37 km S
2422m alt.
1 hour ago
18°C
cloudy
Dry and cloudy.
Wind obs. (31 kph from 130 degs) was rejected.
16 km
Low: overcast
38 km SE
2811m alt.
2 hours ago
17°C
Dry
3
Calm
(3 kph at 182).
16
Cottonwood Pass (CO)
43 km S
3211m alt.
1 hour ago
16°C
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
19
Light winds from the SE
(19 kph at 140).
16 km
Low: broken
Mid: broken
44 km NNE
2845m alt.
1 hour ago
19°C
Dry
Wind obs. (13 kph from 169 degs) was rejected.

* 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.