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– Lat/Long: 39.15° N 106.17° W

Ptarmigan Peak
Weather Forecast, United States

Issued: 11 am Mon 31 Mar Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Mon night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -2°C on Mon afternoon, min -19°C on Tue night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the WSW on Tue morning, calm by Wed afternoon).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Thu night. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -7°C on Fri afternoon, min -17°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light.

Monday
31
Tuesday
1
Wednesday
2
Thursday
3
Friday
4
Saturday
5
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
part cloud
cloud
heavy snow
snow showers
snow showers
part cloud
clear
part cloud
mod snow
light snow
light snow
mod snow
cloud
light snow
snow showers
cloud
cloud
snow showers
some clouds
cloudy
heavy snow
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
some clouds
clear
some clouds
mod. snow
light snow
light snow
mod. snow
cloudy
light snow
snow shwrs
cloudy
cloudy
snow shwrs
 km/h
20
W
45
WSW
30
WSW
50
WSW
30
W
25
WNW
25
WNW
20
W
10
SE
10
SE
10
SE
5
SSE
0
W
10
SSE
5
SE
5
SE
5
SE
5
WNW
 cm 
11
3
2.0
6
4
4
6
4
5
2.0
 mm 
max°C
-3
-2
-5
-8
-9
-15
-11
-9
-11
-10
-9
-11
-8
-7
-11
-9
-8
-10
min°C
-6
-3
-7
-8
-11
-19
-14
-9
-12
-11
-10
-17
-11
-8
-16
-12
-8
-16
chill°C 
-13
-12
-17
-19
-20
-30
-24
-17
-17
-17
-15
-21
-11
-12
-16
-12
-11
-23
Freezing level (m
2650
3250
2600
2350
2400
1300
1500
2300
1800
1900
2250
1600
1900
2600
1400
1650
2450
1450
Cloud base (m)
3500
5250
3450
3450
3800
3450
5150
3450
3500
3500
3500
3450
3450
3450
3500
3450
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-9-8-11-14-16-23-18-15-17-16-15-19-15-14-18-16-13-18-5-3-6-8-10-17-13-9-12-11-10-14-10-8-14-11-8-13
Sunrise
6:50
6:48
6:48
6:46
6:45
6:43
Sunset
7:27
7:28
7:29
7:30
7:30
7:31

Ptarmigan Peak Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Ptarmigan Peak is: A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Mon night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -2°C on Mon afternoon, min -19°C on Tue night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the WSW on Tue morning, calm by Wed afternoon).

Ptarmigan Peak Weather (Days 3-6):

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Thu night. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -7°C on Fri afternoon, min -17°C on Thu 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 5 closest weather stations

Weather StationTemp.WeatherWindGusts
Cloud
Visibility
Cloud / Visibility
Leadville Airport
15 km WNW
2993m alt.
2 hours ago
2° C
clear
-
Wind obs. (15 kph from 150 degs) was rejected.
16 km
Low: few
Red Cliff Pass Airport
35 km N
3576m alt.
1 hour ago
-1° C
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
20
Moderate winds from the S
(20 kph at 190).
16 km
Low: scattered
Mid: scattered
High: broken
35 km ENE
2970m alt.
1 hour ago
4° C
Dry
0
Calm
(0 kph at 165).
19
35 km S
2398m alt.
2 hours ago
9° C
Dry
2
Calm
(2 kph at 78).
6
36 km E
2839m alt.
2 hours ago
3° C
Dry
27
Moderate winds from the SSW
(27 kph at 210).
50
37 km S
2385m alt.
1 hour ago
8° C
-
14
Light winds from the W
(14 kph at 271).
26
38 km SE
2811m alt.
2 hours ago
4° C
Dry
10
Light winds from the WNW
(10 kph at 284).
24
Cottonwood Pass (CO)
43 km S
3211m alt.
1 hour ago
3° C
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
20
Moderate winds from the WSW.(Wind varies from 200 to 300 degs)
(20 kph at 250).
16 km
Low: scattered
Mid: scattered
High: broken
44 km NNE
2845m alt.
49 minutes ago
6° C
Dry
6
Light winds from the SW
(6 kph at 225).
18
51 km NNE
2773m alt.
2 hours ago
3° C
Dry
5
Calm
(5 kph at 333).
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.