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– Lat/Long: 39.15° N 106.17° W

UsPtarmigan Peak
Weather Forecast, United States

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Issued: 4 am Thu 21 Nov Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -1°C on Fri afternoon, min -10°C on Sat night). Winds increasing (light winds from the W on Fri afternoon, strong winds from the WSW by Sat night).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Mon night. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -6°C on Sun morning, min -16°C on Tue night). Winds decreasing (near gales from the WSW on Sun afternoon, moderate winds from the W by Tue night).

Thursday
21
Friday
22
Saturday
23
Sunday
24
Monday
25
Tuesday
26
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
snow showers
snow showers
part cloud
cloud
heavy snow
light snow
snow showers
heavy snow
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
some clouds
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
some clouds
cloudy
heavy snow
light snow
snow shwrs
heavy snow
 km/h
25
W
25
WNW
15
WNW
15
W
15
W
25
W
30
WSW
40
W
40
WSW
55
WSW
45
WSW
50
W
45
W
35
WSW
45
W
45
W
50
W
35
W
T colorado.wind.21.cc23
T colorado.wind.45.cc23
T colorado.wind.69.cc23
T colorado.wind.93.cc23
T colorado.wind.117.cc23
T colorado.wind.141.cc23
 cm 
1.0
5
12
4
1.0
15
 mm 
max°C
-3
-2
-8
-2
-1
-7
-2
-1
-7
-6
-7
-10
-11
-9
-10
-9
-8
-13
min°C
-9
-6
-8
-7
-6
-8
-7
-6
-10
-9
-9
-15
-15
-11
-11
-10
-11
-16
chill°C 
-17
-14
-16
-13
-12
-16
-15
-15
-21
-19
-20
-29
-28
-22
-22
-21
-23
-28
Freezing level (m
3650
3000
2650
3850
3250
2700
3850
3100
2600
3350
2800
2250
2500
2400
2500
2800
2550
2100
Cloud base (m)
9550
8950
9800
8850
6900
3500
3450
5650
3450
3450
3450
3450
3450
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-6-4-8-5-4-8-5-4-9-8-8-13-13-10-11-10-10-15-3-1-501-4-11-5-3-4-8-9-6-7-6-5-10
Sunrise
6:54
6:56
6:56
6:58
6:58
7:01
Sunset
4:45
4:45
4:44
4:44
4:43
4:43

Ptarmigan Peak Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Ptarmigan Peak is: Mostly dry. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -1°C on Fri afternoon, min -10°C on Sat night). Winds increasing (light winds from the W on Fri afternoon, strong winds from the WSW by Sat night).

Ptarmigan Peak Weather (Days 3-6):

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Mon night. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -6°C on Sun morning, min -16°C on Tue night). Winds decreasing (near gales from the WSW on Sun afternoon, moderate winds from the W by Tue night).

This table gives the weather forecast for Ptarmigan Peak at the specific elevation of 4188 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
0° C
clear
Clear
15
Light winds from the N
(15 kph at 0).
16 km
Red Cliff Pass Airport
35 km N
3576m alt.
2 hours ago
-2° C
clear
Clear
11
Light winds from the WSW
(11 kph at 240).
16 km
35 km ENE
2970m alt.
42 minutes ago
0° C
-
0
Calm
(0 kph at 157).
2
35 km S
2398m alt.
41 minutes ago
0° C
-
2
Calm
(2 kph at 3).
2
36 km E
2839m alt.
49 minutes ago
1° C
-
0
Calm
(0 kph at 108).
0
38 km SE
2811m alt.
33 minutes ago
1° C
-
0
Calm
(0 kph at 275).
0
Cottonwood Pass (CO)
43 km S
3211m alt.
2 hours ago
2° C
clear
Clear
0
Calm
(0 kph at 0).
16 km
44 km NNE
2845m alt.
57 minutes ago
-6° C
-
0
Calm
(0 kph at 157).
8
51 km NNE
2773m alt.
2 hours ago
-13° C
-
0
Calm
(0 kph at 196).
3
53 km N
2952m alt.
56 minutes ago
-3° C
-
0
Calm
(0 kph at 174).
11

* 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.