Fire Weather Concerns for the Plains; Record Warmth Spreads

Dry and breezy conditions prevail across the High Plains where elevated to locally critical conditions continue through Thursday. Meanwhile, record warmth increases and spreads across the South, Southwest and into southern California into this last weekend of February. Meanwhile, a fast moving system moves across the Plains then off the mid-Atlantic by Thursday evening. Read More >

Current conditions at

Butts Army Airfield (Fort Carson) (KFCS)

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

Fair

57°F

14°C

Humidity 22%
Wind Speed W 7 G 17 mph
Barometer 29.89 in (1009.5 mb)
Dewpoint 18°F (-8°C)
Visibility 10.00 mi
Last update 25 Feb 8:55 pm MST
Extended Forecast for

11 Miles NE Penrose CO

Fire Weather Watch February 27, 11:00am until February 27, 05:00pm
Red Flag Warning February 26, 11:00am until February 26, 06:00pm
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Fire Weather Watch
Red Flag Warning
  • Tonight

    Tonight: Partly cloudy, with a low around 41. West northwest wind 5 to 15 mph.

    Low: 41 °F

    Partly Cloudy

  • Thursday

    Thursday: Sunny, with a high near 67. Breezy, with a west southwest wind 5 to 10 mph becoming northwest 15 to 20 mph in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 35 mph.

    High: 67 °F

    Sunny and
    Breezy

  • Thursday Night

    Thursday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 30. West northwest wind around 10 mph.

    Low: 30 °F

    Mostly Clear

  • Friday

    Friday: Sunny, with a high near 70. West wind 10 to 15 mph.

    High: 70 °F

    Sunny

  • Friday Night

    Friday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 35. West northwest wind 10 to 15 mph.

    Low: 35 °F

    Mostly Clear

  • Saturday

    Saturday: Partly sunny, with a high near 69. West northwest wind 10 to 15 mph becoming southeast in the afternoon.

    High: 69 °F

    Partly Sunny

  • Saturday Night

    Saturday Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 36. Southeast wind 5 to 10 mph becoming north in the evening.

    Low: 36 °F

    Mostly Cloudy

  • Sunday

    Sunday: Partly sunny, with a high near 68. West wind 5 to 15 mph becoming south southwest in the morning.

    High: 68 °F

    Partly Sunny

  • Sunday Night

    Sunday Night: A 20 percent chance of showers.  Mostly cloudy, with a low around 32. East southeast wind 5 to 15 mph.

    Low: 32 °F

    Slight Chance
    Showers

Detailed Forecast

Tonight
Partly cloudy, with a low around 41. West northwest wind 5 to 15 mph.
Thursday
Sunny, with a high near 67. Breezy, with a west southwest wind 5 to 10 mph becoming northwest 15 to 20 mph in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 35 mph.
Thursday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 30. West northwest wind around 10 mph.
Friday
Sunny, with a high near 70. West wind 10 to 15 mph.
Friday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 35. West northwest wind 10 to 15 mph.
Saturday
Partly sunny, with a high near 69. West northwest wind 10 to 15 mph becoming southeast in the afternoon.
Saturday Night
Mostly cloudy, with a low around 36. Southeast wind 5 to 10 mph becoming north in the evening.
Sunday
Partly sunny, with a high near 68. West wind 5 to 15 mph becoming south southwest in the morning.
Sunday Night
A 20 percent chance of showers. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 32. East southeast wind 5 to 15 mph.
Monday
A slight chance of snow showers before 11am, then a slight chance of rain showers. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 55. South southeast wind 5 to 10 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
Monday Night
Mostly cloudy, with a low around 31. East southeast wind 5 to 10 mph becoming north in the evening.
Tuesday
A chance of showers. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 60. North northwest wind 5 to 10 mph becoming east in the morning.
Tuesday Night
A chance of showers. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 30. East southeast wind 5 to 10 mph becoming north northeast in the evening.
Wednesday
A chance of showers. Mostly sunny, with a high near 58. West wind 5 to 10 mph becoming south in the morning.
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ABOUT THIS FORECAST

 
Point Forecast:
11 Miles NE Penrose CO
 38.54°N 104.88°W (Elev. 6184 ft)
7:26 pm MST Feb 25, 2026
9pm MST Feb 25, 2026-6pm MST Mar 4, 2026
 
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