Strong to Severe Thunderstorms in the East; Heat in the Central and Western U.S.

Strong to potentially severe thunderstorms with damaging wind gusts are forecast Thursday from parts of New England into the Mid Atlantic and Carolinas. Significant heat will expand across the West and Central Plains through Friday, potentially breaking daily high temperature records. Dangerous heat will then build into the Eastern U.S. this weekend through much of next week. Read More >

Hazardous Weather Conditions

Current conditions at

Butts Army Airfield (Fort Carson) (KFCS)

Lat: 38.68°NLon: 104.76°WElev: 5842ft.

Fair

59°F

15°C

Humidity	66%
Wind Speed	N 7 mph
Barometer	29.96 in (1006.8 mb)
Dewpoint	48°F (9°C)
Visibility	10.00 mi
Last update	20 Jun 3:55 am MDT

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Extended Forecast for

2 Miles SSW Security-Widefield CO

Heat Advisory June 20, 10:00am until June 20, 09:00pm

Heat Advisory June 21, 10:00am until June 21, 09:00pm

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Heat Advisory

Today
High: 98 °F
Sunny then
Sunny and
Breezy
Tonight
Low: 59 °F
Mostly Clear
and Breezy
then Mostly
Clear
Saturday
High: 94 °F
Sunny then
Sunny and
Breezy
Saturday Night
Low: 61 °F
Mostly Clear
and Breezy
then Mostly
Clear
Sunday
High: 90 °F
Sunny then
Sunny and
Breezy
Sunday Night
Low: 55 °F
Mostly Clear
and Breezy
then Mostly
Clear
Monday
High: 78 °F
Sunny then
Chance
T-storms
Monday Night
Low: 55 °F
Showers
Likely then
Chance
Showers
Tuesday
High: 81 °F
Slight Chance
Showers then
T-storms
Likely

Detailed Forecast

Today

Sunny, with a high near 98. Breezy, with a south southwest wind 5 to 10 mph increasing to 15 to 20 mph in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 35 mph.

Tonight

Mostly clear, with a low around 59. Breezy, with a south southwest wind 15 to 20 mph decreasing to 5 to 10 mph after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 30 mph.

Saturday

Sunny, with a high near 94. Breezy, with a south southwest wind 5 to 10 mph increasing to 15 to 20 mph in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 30 mph.

Saturday Night

Mostly clear, with a low around 61. Breezy, with a west southwest wind 15 to 20 mph decreasing to 5 to 10 mph after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 30 mph.

Sunday

Sunny, with a high near 90. Breezy, with a south southwest wind 5 to 10 mph increasing to 15 to 20 mph in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 30 mph.

Sunday Night

Mostly clear, with a low around 55. Breezy, with a south southwest wind 15 to 20 mph becoming north after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 30 mph.

Monday

A 30 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms after noon. Mostly sunny, with a high near 78. North wind 10 to 15 mph becoming southeast in the afternoon.

Monday Night

Showers likely and possibly a thunderstorm before midnight, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms after midnight. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 55. East wind 5 to 15 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%.

Tuesday

A slight chance of showers, then showers and thunderstorms likely after noon. Partly sunny, with a high near 81. South southeast wind 5 to 10 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%.

Tuesday Night

A chance of showers and thunderstorms before midnight, then a slight chance of showers. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 56. South southwest wind 5 to 10 mph becoming west northwest after midnight. Chance of precipitation is 50%.

Wednesday

Showers likely and possibly a thunderstorm. Partly sunny, with a high near 80. North wind 5 to 10 mph becoming east in the afternoon.

Wednesday Night

A chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 53. North wind 5 to 10 mph.

Thursday

Mostly sunny, with a high near 82. West northwest wind 5 to 10 mph becoming south southeast in the afternoon.