Significant Winter Storm to Bring Heavy Snow and Ice Impacts; Dangerously Cold Temperatures Expands Across the East

A significant, long-duration winter storm will bring widespread heavy snow, sleet, and freezing rain from the Southern Rockies to New England through Monday. Widespread travel disruptions, prolonged power outages, and vast tree damage is likely. Frigid temperatures, gusty winds, and dangerous wind chills will expand from the north-central US to the Southern Plains, MS Valley, and Midwest. Read More >

Current conditions at

Butts Army Airfield (Fort Carson) (KFCS)

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

Overcast

15°F

-9°C

Humidity	66%
Wind Speed	Calm
Barometer	30.11 in (1024.3 mb)
Dewpoint	6°F (-14°C)
Visibility	10.00 mi
Last update	23 Jan 3:55 am MST

More Information:

Local Forecast Office More Local Wx 3 Day History Hourly Weather Forecast

Extended Forecast for

11 Miles NE Penrose CO

Today
High: 17 °F
Chance Snow
Tonight
Low: 1 °F
Snow Likely
Saturday
High: 12 °F
Snow
Saturday Night
Low: -1 °F
Snow Likely
then Slight
Chance Snow
Sunday
High: 23 °F
Mostly Sunny
Sunday Night
Low: 0 °F
Mostly Clear
Monday
High: 40 °F
Breezy.
Patchy
Blowing Snow
then Sunny
Monday Night
Low: 19 °F
Partly Cloudy
Tuesday
High: 46 °F
Mostly Sunny

Detailed Forecast

Today

A 30 percent chance of snow, mainly after 1pm. Cloudy, with a high near 17. Wind chill values between -5 and 5. South southeast wind 5 to 15 mph.

Tonight

Snow likely, mainly after 11pm. Cloudy, with a low around 1. Wind chill values between -5 and -10. South southeast wind 5 to 10 mph becoming east after midnight. Chance of precipitation is 60%. New snow accumulation of less than one inch possible.

Saturday

Snow. High near 12. Wind chill values between -5 and 5. Calm wind becoming south southeast around 5 mph in the afternoon. Chance of precipitation is 90%. New snow accumulation of 1 to 3 inches possible.

Saturday Night

Snow likely, mainly before 11pm. Cloudy, then gradually becoming partly cloudy, with a low around -1. Wind chill values between -5 and -10. Calm wind becoming northwest around 5 mph after midnight. Chance of precipitation is 60%. New snow accumulation of 1 to 2 inches possible.

Sunday

Mostly sunny, with a high near 23. Northwest wind 5 to 10 mph becoming east southeast in the afternoon.

Sunday Night

Mostly clear, with a low around 0. Light and variable wind becoming west northwest 10 to 15 mph in the evening.

Monday

Patchy blowing snow between 8am and noon. Sunny, with a high near 40. Breezy, with a west wind 15 to 20 mph, with gusts as high as 30 mph.

Monday Night

Partly cloudy, with a low around 19. West northwest wind around 15 mph.

Tuesday

Mostly sunny, with a high near 46. West northwest wind 10 to 15 mph becoming southwest in the morning.

Tuesday Night

Mostly clear, with a low around 17. North northeast wind around 5 mph becoming northwest in the evening.