– Lat/Long: 39.15° N 106.17° W
Ptarmigan Peak Weather Forecast
Central Colorado Range · United StatesIssued: 11 am Thu 22 Oct Local Time
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Issued: 11 am Thu 22 Oct Local Time
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2 Ptarmigan Peak Elevations: 2 Forecast Elevations: Days 1–3 Weather SummaryMild at first with light rain (total 9mm) on Thu night followed by colder weather and light fall of snow, heaviest on Sat afternoon. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 7°C on Fri afternoon, min -4°C on Sat night). Winds increasing (light winds from the SSW on Thu morning, fresh winds from the SW by Fri afternoon). | Days 4–6 Weather SummaryA dusting of new snow. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 6°C on Tue afternoon, min -5°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||
Thursday 22 | Friday 23 | Saturday 24 | Sunday 25 | Monday 26 | Tuesday 27 | |||||||||||||
AM | PM | night | AM | PM | night | AM | PM | night | AM | PM | night | AM | PM | night | AM | PM | night | |
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light rain | light rain | light snow | clear | clear | clear | some clouds | light snow | snow shwrs | light snow | snow shwrs | some clouds | some clouds | rain shwrs | clear | clear | clear | clear | |
Cloud base (m) | 3450 | 3450 | 3450 | 3500 | 3700 | 3500 | 3450 | 3450 | 3450 | 3450 | 3450 | 4300 | 3500 | 9000 | 9400 | |||
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 cm | — | — | 2 | — | — | — | — | 5 | 4 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
mm | 1.5 | 3 | 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0.1 | — | — | — | — |
max °C | 3 | 4 | 3 | 6 | 7 | 2 | 1 | -1 | -3 | -2 | -1 | -4 | 0 | 2 | -2 | 4 | 6 | 0 |
min °C | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 1 | -2 | -4 | -3 | -2 | -5 | -3 | 0 | -3 | 0 | 3 | -1 |
chill °C | 0 | 0 | -2 | -2 | 1 | -4 | -3 | -6 | -8 | -7 | -4 | -5 | -6 | -3 | -7 | -3 | 0 | -4 |
Freezing level m | 4050 | 4100 | 3950 | 3900 | 4400 | 3600 | 3600 | 3350 | 2900 | 3050 | 3400 | 2700 | 3050 | 3750 | 2950 | 3450 | 4300 | 3350 |
 | 7:20 | — | — | 7:22 | — | — | 7:22 | — | — | 7:24 | — | — | 7:24 | — | — | 7:26 | — | — |
 | — | 6:15 | — | — | 6:15 | — | — | 6:13 | — | — | 6:12 | — | — | 6:10 | — | — | 6:09 | — |
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Ptarmigan Peak Weather (Days 0-3):
The weather forecast for Ptarmigan Peak is: Mild at first with light rain (total 9mm) on Thu night followed by colder weather and light fall of snow, heaviest on Sat afternoon. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 7°C on Fri afternoon, min -4°C on Sat night). Winds increasing (light winds from the SSW on Thu morning, fresh winds from the SW by Fri afternoon).
Ptarmigan Peak Weather (Days 3-6):
A dusting of new snow. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 6°C on Tue afternoon, min -5°C on Sun 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.
| Weather Station | Temp. | Weather | Wind | Gusts | Cloud / Visibility |
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Leadville Airport |  | ||||
Red Cliff Pass Airport |  | ||||
Buena Vista Airport | | ||||
Cottonwood Pass (CO) | | ||||
* 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.