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Ptarmigan Peak Weather Forecast

Central Colorado Range · United States
Issued: 10 pm Wed 04 Nov Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Wed night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 2°C on Sat afternoon, min -11°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light.

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 7°C on Mon afternoon, min -4°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light.

Thursday
5
Friday
6
Saturday
7
Sunday
8
Monday
9
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
snow showers
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
snow shwrs
clear
clear
some clouds
cloudy
cloudy
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
Cloud base (m)
3450
3400
3550
3450
km/h
10
N
0
SW
5
W
10
W
5
W
5
W
10
N
10
N
5
NW
5
NW
5
NW
10
WNW
10
NW
5
NW
5
SW
5
W
Weather map
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Snowflake cm
17
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 mm
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
max °C
-5
-2
-1
-5
-1
-1
-6
0
2
-4
4
5
-1
6
7
1
min °C
-11
-7
-4
-6
-3
-3
-8
-5
-1
-4
-1
1
-1
1
3
-1
 chill °C
-16
-10
-7
-9
-6
-6
-13
-9
-3
-7
-4
-2
-4
-2
3
-4
Freezing level m
2250
3150
2800
2500
3350
3100
2200
3500
3250
2800
4100
3700
3350
4300
3950
3350
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Sunrise
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6:35
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6:37
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6:39
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6:39
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6:41
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Sunset
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4:59
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4:58
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4:57
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4:55
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4:54
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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 night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 2°C on Sat afternoon, min -11°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light.

Ptarmigan Peak Weather (Days 3-6):

Mostly dry. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 7°C on Mon afternoon, min -4°C on Sat 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
-2°C
light snow
Light snow.
Wind obs. (6 kph from 10 degs) was rejected.
2 km
Red Cliff Pass Airport
35 km N
3576m alt.
2 hours ago
-6°C
cloudy
Dry and cloudy.
15
Light winds from the ENE
(15 kph at 60).
0.0 km
Low: broken
Mid: overcast
35 km ENE
2970m alt.
45 minutes ago
-4°C
-
0
Calm
(0 kph at 5).
0
35 km S
2398m alt.
1 hour ago
1°C
-
0
Calm
(0 kph at 108).
0
36 km E
2839m alt.
1 hour ago
-3°C
-
3
Calm
(3 kph at 335).
8
Buena Vista Airport
37 km S
2422m alt.
2 hours ago
0°C
moderate snow
Moderate snow.
6
Light winds from the N
(6 kph at 350).
1 km
Low: overcast
38 km SE
2811m alt.
1 hour ago
-2°C
-
0
Calm
(0 kph at 38).
0
Cottonwood Pass (CO)
43 km S
3211m alt.
2 hours ago
-1°C
heavy snow
Heavy snow.
13
Light winds from the WNW
(13 kph at 290).
0 km
Low: overcast
44 km NNE
2845m alt.
3 hours ago
-1°C
-
0
Calm
(0 kph at 348).
0
51 km NNE
2773m alt.
58 minutes ago
-3°C
-
0
Calm
(0 kph at 173).
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.