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– Lat/Long: 39.15° N 106.17° W

Ptarmigan Peak
Weather Forecast, United States

Issued: 5 pm Thu 14 May Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

A dusting of snow on Sat night. Freezing level rising with drizzle on Sun morning. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 10°C on Thu afternoon, min -1°C on Sat night). Mainly fresh winds.

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Mon morning. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 3°C on Sun afternoon, min -10°C on Mon night). Winds increasing (light winds from the W on Tue night, strong winds from the W by Wed morning).

Thu
14
Friday
15
Saturday
16
Sunday
17
Monday
18
Tuesday
19
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
rain showers
snow showers
rain showers
light snow
mod snow
mod snow
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
some clouds
some clouds
clear
some clouds
rain shwrs
snow shwrs
rain shwrs
light snow
mod. snow
mod. snow
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
clear
km/h
25
WNW
10
W
15
WSW
25
W
10
W
15
SW
20
SW
15
SW
25
SW
40
SW
15
SW
15
SW
30
WNW
15
W
15
W
25
W
10
W
Snow map
Snow map
Snow map
Snow map
Snow map
Snow map
1
1
7
6
0.5
0.8
0.3
max °C
10
6
10
10
5
9
7
1
3
3
-1
-2
-2
-7
-1
1
-3
min °C
10
3
7
10
2
6
6
-1
2
0
-3
-3
-2
-10
-4
1
-4
7
0
4
7
0
3
2
-6
-3
-5
-8
-8
-9
-17
-9
-5
-9
4700
4150
4400
4600
4050
4300
4350
3700
3750
3850
3150
3100
3200
1900
2900
3650
2850
Cloud base (m)
6050
5750
5900
5300
5300
7400
4050
3450
3450
4300
3450
4600
3450
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
4-134-221-5-3-4-7-7-6-13-8-4-8105910487032-2-3-2-9-31-4
Sunrise
5:50
5:50
5:50
5:48
5:48
Sunset
8:08
8:09
8:10
8:12
8:13
8:14

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Ptarmigan Peak Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Ptarmigan Peak is: A dusting of snow on Sat night. Freezing level rising with drizzle on Sun morning. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 10°C on Thu afternoon, min -1°C on Sat night). Mainly fresh winds.

Ptarmigan Peak Weather (Days 3-6):

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Mon morning. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 3°C on Sun afternoon, min -10°C on Mon night). Winds increasing (light winds from the W on Tue night, strong winds from the W by Wed 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 10 closest weather stations

Weather StationTemp.WeatherWindGusts
Cloud
Visibility
Cloud / Visibility
Leadville Airport
15 km WNW
2993m alt.
2 hours ago
14° C
clear
-
9
Light winds from the NW
(9 kph at 310).
16 km
Low: few
Red Cliff Pass Airport
35 km N
3576m alt.
2 hours ago
6° C
clear
Clear
17
Light winds from the W
(17 kph at 270).
16 km
35 km ENE
2970m alt.
1 hour ago
11° C
Dry
3
Calm
(3 kph at 309).
8
35 km S
2398m alt.
36 minutes ago
16° C
Dry
5
Calm
(5 kph at 17).
5
36 km E
2839m alt.
48 minutes ago
13° C
Dry
8
Light winds from the NNW
(8 kph at 332).
19
37 km S
2385m alt.
1 hour ago
18° C
Dry
11
Light winds from the WNW
(11 kph at 293).
16
Buena Vista Airport
37 km S
2422m alt.
2 hours ago
17° C
clear
Clear
19
Light winds from the W
(19 kph at 260).
16 km
38 km SE
2811m alt.
43 minutes ago
12° C
Dry
0
Calm
(0 kph at 11).
10
Cottonwood Pass (CO)
43 km S
3211m alt.
2 hours ago
15° C
clear
Clear
20
Moderate winds from the W
(20 kph at 280).
16 km
51 km NNE
2773m alt.
44 minutes ago
9° C
Dry
0
Calm
(0 kph at 282).
0

* 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.