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– Lat/Long: 39.15° N 106.17° W

Ptarmigan Peak
Weather Forecast, United States

Issued: 11 am Thu 14 May Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 11°C on Thu afternoon, min -1°C on Sat night). Mainly fresh winds.

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Sun night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 4°C on Sun morning, min -7°C on Mon night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the WNW on Mon morning, light winds from the W by Tue night).

Thursday
14
Friday
15
Saturday
16
Sunday
17
Monday
18
Tuesday
19
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
rain showers
clear
rain showers
thunderstorm
snow showers
snow showers
cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
rain shwrs
clear
rain shwrs
risk tstorm
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
cloudy
clear
some clouds
some clouds
clear
km/h
30
W
25
WNW
10
W
15
WSW
25
W
10
W
15
SW
20
SW
20
SW
30
SW
30
SW
20
SW
20
WNW
25
W
15
W
25
W
35
W
10
W
Snow map
Snow map
Snow map
Snow map
Snow map
Snow map
5
1
0.7
0.4
0.5
max °C
9
11
6
10
10
5
9
7
2
4
4
-1
-3
-1
-5
1
2
-1
min °C
7
10
3
7
10
3
7
7
-1
3
0
-6
-6
-1
-7
-2
2
-3
3
7
0
4
7
1
4
4
-6
-3
-6
-13
-13
-7
-13
-8
-4
-8
4350
4700
4150
4400
4650
4050
4300
4300
3750
3850
3950
3250
2650
3300
2400
3200
3800
3150
Cloud base (m)
6150
5900
5900
5350
5300
4200
4600
3450
3500
4300
3400
4950
4800
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
35-134-122-4-3-4-9-8-6-10-6-4-78115910487142-4-5-1-6-12-2
Sunrise
5:52
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: Mostly dry. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 11°C on Thu afternoon, min -1°C on Sat night). Mainly fresh winds.

Ptarmigan Peak Weather (Days 3-6):

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Sun night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 4°C on Sun morning, min -7°C on Mon night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the WNW on Mon morning, light winds from the W by Tue night).

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.
1 hour ago
17° C
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
22
Moderate winds from the WSW
(22 kph at 250).
16 km
Low: scattered
Red Cliff Pass Airport
35 km N
3576m alt.
1 hour ago
8° C
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
20
Moderate winds from the SW.(Wind varies from 190 to 250 degs)
(20 kph at 220).
16 km
Low: scattered
35 km ENE
2970m alt.
1 hour ago
18° C
Dry
5
Calm
(5 kph at 309).
26
35 km S
2398m alt.
2 hours ago
23° C
Dry
Wind obs. (6 kph from 9 degs) was rejected.
36 km E
2839m alt.
32 minutes ago
19° C
Dry
13
Light winds from the NNW
(13 kph at 336).
23
37 km S
2385m alt.
50 minutes ago
25° C
Dry
13
Light winds from the WSW
(13 kph at 241).
27
Buena Vista Airport
37 km S
2422m alt.
1 hour ago
24° C
clear
Clear
26
Moderate winds from the WSW
(26 kph at 240).
16 km
38 km SE
2811m alt.
1 hour ago
20° C
Dry
Wind obs. (6 kph from 20 degs) was rejected.
Cottonwood Pass (CO)
43 km S
3211m alt.
1 hour ago
18° C
clear
Clear
22
Moderate winds from the SW
(22 kph at 220).
16 km
44 km NNE
2845m alt.
1 hour ago
21° C
Dry
5
Calm
(5 kph at 298).
23

* 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.