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Ptarmigan Peak Weather Forecast

Central Colorado Range · United States
Issued: 5 am Sun 11 Oct Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

Some drizzle, heaviest during Sun afternoon. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 10°C on Sun afternoon, min -2°C on Tue night). Mainly fresh winds.

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Wed afternoon. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 6°C on Fri afternoon, min -6°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
part cloud
light snow
light snow
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
some clouds
rain shwrs
rain shwrs
clear
clear
some clouds
rain shwrs
rain shwrs
some clouds
light snow
light snow
some clouds
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
Cloud base (m)
4800
3550
4850
4500
3450
4400
3450
3450
3450
3450
3450
3700
3450
3450
km/h
10
SSW
30
SSW
20
SW
20
SW
30
SW
20
SW
20
SSW
25
SW
15
SSW
15
S
5
WSW
10
WNW
15
NNW
15
N
0
ENE
0
SSE
0
SW
5
W
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Snowflake cm
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
1
5
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
 mm
—
0.2
0.4
—
—
—
0.2
0.4
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
max °C
9
10
4
6
8
3
4
5
1
-1
-1
-6
1
3
-2
2
6
-1
min °C
5
7
1
3
6
0
1
4
-2
-1
-2
-6
-4
1
-5
-2
4
-2
 chill °C
2
4
-3
-2
2
-5
-4
0
-6
-6
-5
-10
-9
-3
-5
-2
4
-4
Freezing level m
4350
4800
4100
3950
4700
3800
3650
4200
3350
3250
3350
2500
2900
4000
2900
3050
4400
3150
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
34-213-3-20-5-6-7-10-6-2-7-40-679357235-1-1-2-6-22-405-2
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 afternoon. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 10°C on Sun afternoon, min -2°C on Tue night). Mainly fresh winds.

Ptarmigan Peak Weather (Days 3-6):

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Wed afternoon. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 6°C on Fri afternoon, min -6°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.
3 hours ago
8°C
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
9
Light winds from the SSE
(9 kph at 150).
16 km
Low: broken
Red Cliff Pass Airport
35 km N
3576m alt.
2 hours ago
3°C
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
19
Light winds from the S.(Wind varies from 160 to 240 degs)
(19 kph at 180).
16 km
Low: scattered
35 km ENE
2970m alt.
1 hour ago
5°C
Dry
0
Calm
(0 kph at 159).
0
35 km S
2398m alt.
1 hour ago
9°C
Dry
0
Calm
(0 kph at 94).
0
36 km E
2839m alt.
1 hour ago
8°C
Dry
5
Calm
(5 kph at 243).
13
37 km S
2385m alt.
1 hour ago
11°C
Dry
3
Calm
(3 kph at 189).
3
Buena Vista Airport
37 km S
2422m alt.
2 hours ago
12°C
cloudy
Dry and cloudy.
15
Light winds from the SSE
(15 kph at 160).
16 km
Low: overcast
38 km SE
2811m alt.
2 hours ago
9°C
Dry
2
Calm
(2 kph at 217).
10
Cottonwood Pass (CO)
43 km S
3211m alt.
2 hours ago
10°C
clear
Clear
0
Calm
(0 kph at 0).
16 km
44 km NNE
2845m alt.
1 hour ago
4°C
Dry
0
Calm
(0 kph at 157).
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.