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Hazardous Weather Conditions

Current conditions at

Butts Army Airfield (Fort Carson) (KFCS)

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

Fair and Breezy

74°F

23°C

Humidity 9%
Wind Speed SW 22 G 30 mph
Barometer 29.78 in (1002.6 mb)
Dewpoint 11°F (-12°C)
Visibility 10.00 mi
Last update 14 Mar 11:55 am MDT
Extended Forecast for

11 Miles NE Penrose CO

High Wind Warning March 15, 12:00am until March 15, 07:00pm
Red Flag Warning March 14, 12:51pm until March 14, 10:00pm
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High Wind Warning
Red Flag Warning
  •  
    Red Flag Warning March 14, 12:51pm until March 14, 10:00pm

    NOW until 10:00pm Sat

    Red Flag Warning

  • This Afternoon

    High: 76 °F

    Patchy
    Blowing Dust
    and Windy

  • Tonight

    Tonight: A slight chance of rain and snow showers between 3am and 4am, then a slight chance of snow showers after 4am. Areas of blowing dust. Mostly clear, with a low around 26. Windy, with a west wind 25 to 35 mph, with gusts as high as 55 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%.

    Low: 26 °F

    Slight Chance
    Rain/Snow and
    Windy

  • Sunday

    Sunday: A 20 percent chance of snow showers before 11am. Patchy blowing dust. Mostly sunny, with a high near 40. Windy, with a north wind 20 to 30 mph, with gusts as high as 55 mph.

    High: 40 °F

    Windy. Slight
    Chance Snow
    Showers then
    Areas Blowing
    Dust

  • Sunday Night

    Sunday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 14. Blustery, with a north wind 15 to 20 mph becoming south southwest 5 to 10 mph in the evening. Winds could gust as high as 35 mph.

    Low: 14 °F

    Mostly Clear
    and Blustery
    then Partly
    Cloudy

  • Monday

    Monday: Partly sunny, with a high near 49. West southwest wind 5 to 10 mph becoming southeast in the afternoon.

    High: 49 °F

    Partly Sunny

  • Monday Night

    Monday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 31. South southeast wind 5 to 10 mph becoming west northwest after midnight.

    Low: 31 °F

    Partly Cloudy

  • Tuesday

    Tuesday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 76. West wind 10 to 15 mph.

    High: 76 °F

    Mostly Sunny

  • Tuesday Night

    Tuesday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 42. Northwest wind 10 to 15 mph.

    Low: 42 °F

    Partly Cloudy

Detailed Forecast

This Afternoon
Patchy blowing dust after 1pm. Mostly sunny, with a high near 76. Windy, with a west southwest wind 20 to 25 mph increasing to 30 to 35 mph. Winds could gust as high as 60 mph.
Tonight
A slight chance of rain and snow showers between 3am and 4am, then a slight chance of snow showers after 4am. Areas of blowing dust. Mostly clear, with a low around 26. Windy, with a west wind 25 to 35 mph, with gusts as high as 55 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
Sunday
A 20 percent chance of snow showers before 11am. Patchy blowing dust. Mostly sunny, with a high near 40. Windy, with a north wind 20 to 30 mph, with gusts as high as 55 mph.
Sunday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 14. Blustery, with a north wind 15 to 20 mph becoming south southwest 5 to 10 mph in the evening. Winds could gust as high as 35 mph.
Monday
Partly sunny, with a high near 49. West southwest wind 5 to 10 mph becoming southeast in the afternoon.
Monday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 31. South southeast wind 5 to 10 mph becoming west northwest after midnight.
Tuesday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 76. West wind 10 to 15 mph.
Tuesday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 42. Northwest wind 10 to 15 mph.
Wednesday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 82. West southwest wind around 10 mph.
Wednesday Night
Clear, with a low around 45. Northwest wind around 10 mph.
Thursday
Sunny, with a high near 84. Northwest wind around 10 mph becoming south in the afternoon.
Thursday Night
Clear, with a low around 46. East wind around 10 mph becoming northwest after midnight.
Friday
Sunny, with a high near 84. Northwest wind around 10 mph becoming south southwest in the afternoon.
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ABOUT THIS FORECAST

 
Point Forecast:
11 Miles NE Penrose CO
 38.54°N 104.88°W (Elev. 6184 ft)
Last Update:
12:31 pm MDT Mar 14, 2026
Forecast Valid:
12pm MDT Mar 14, 2026-6pm MDT Mar 20, 2026
 
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