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– Lat/Long: 39.15° N 106.17° W

Ptarmigan Peak
Weather Forecast, United States

Issued: 10 pm Mon 01 Dec Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Wed morning. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -4°C on Tue afternoon, min -18°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light.

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Fri night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -4°C on Sun morning, min -16°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (light winds from the NW on Thu night, strong winds from the NW by Sat afternoon).

Tuesday
2
Wednesday
3
Thursday
4
Friday
5
Saturday
6
Sunday
7
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
snow showers
light snow
light snow
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
light snow
light snow
light snow
light snow
part cloud
clear
part cloud
some clouds
some clouds
cloudy
snow shwrs
light snow
light snow
cloudy
some clouds
clear
clear
clear
some clouds
light snow
light snow
light snow
light snow
some clouds
clear
some clouds
 km/h
15
WNW
20
W
15
W
10
WSW
10
S
5
S
10
NW
15
WNW
15
WNW
15
NW
20
NW
20
NW
25
WNW
35
WNW
25
NW
20
WNW
35
WNW
20
WNW
20
WNW
 cm 
2
5
4
2
1
2
4
 mm 
max°C
-12
-5
-4
-10
-11
-11
-17
-9
-8
-15
-7
-5
-8
-6
-7
-9
-4
-4
-11
min°C
-15
-11
-7
-12
-11
-14
-18
-16
-14
-16
-14
-9
-12
-7
-8
-9
-9
-9
-12
chill°C 
-24
-19
-13
-19
-15
-18
-25
-23
-22
-24
-22
-16
-20
-17
-16
-17
-17
-17
-20
Freezing level (m
1350
2800
2350
1700
1850
1350
550
2050
1150
850
2450
1900
2050
2550
2200
2050
2900
1950
1350
Cloud base (m)
6850
3500
3500
3450
3500
3500
3450
4300
3500
3550
3450
3450
3500
3450
3500
3550
3450
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-16-12-10-16-16-18-22-17-16-19-15-12-14-11-12-13-11-11-15-14-8-6-11-11-13-18-13-11-16-11-7-10-7-8-9-7-7-12
Sunrise
7:05
7:05
7:07
7:07
7:09
7:09
Sunset
4:42
4:42
4:40
4:40
4:40
4:40

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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 morning. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -4°C on Tue afternoon, min -18°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light.

Ptarmigan Peak Weather (Days 3-6):

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Fri night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -4°C on Sun morning, min -16°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (light winds from the NW on Thu night, strong winds from the NW by Sat afternoon).

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 5 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.
Wind obs. (11 kph from 40 degs) was rejected.
16 km
Low: scattered
35 km ENE
2970m alt.
1 hour ago
-8° C
-
3
Calm
(3 kph at 302).
11
35 km S
2398m alt.
1 hour ago
-11° C
-
0
Calm
(0 kph at 101).
0
36 km E
2839m alt.
1 hour ago
-8° C
-
5
Calm
(5 kph at 69).
10
37 km S
2385m alt.
1 hour ago
-11° C
-
5
Calm
(5 kph at 262).
13
Buena Vista Airport
37 km S
2422m alt.
1 hour ago
-11° C
clear
Clear
0
Calm
(0 kph at 0).
16 km
38 km SE
2811m alt.
1 hour ago
-7° C
-
2
Calm
(2 kph at 251).
21
Cottonwood Pass (CO)
43 km S
3211m alt.
1 hour ago
-2° C
clear
Clear
19
Light winds from the W.(Wind varies from 230 to 320 degs)
(19 kph at 270).
16 km
44 km NNE
2845m alt.
21 minutes ago
-12° C
-
0
Calm
(0 kph at 284).
0
51 km NNE
2773m alt.
20 minutes ago
-17° C
-
8
Light winds from the SSE
(8 kph at 163).
10

* 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.