Fire Weather Concerns; Record Warmth Spreads

The Plains to the mid-Mississippi Valley continue with warm and dry conditions. Any fires that initiate could spread quickly. The warm temperatures will expand across the Southern Plains into the Southwest where numerous records are expected through the weekend. Meanwhile, a cold front will move southward across the northern Plains and Great Lakes region where some snow will develop this weekend. Read More >

Current conditions at

Butts Army Airfield (Fort Carson) (KFCS)

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

Fair

48°F

9°C

Humidity	20%
Wind Speed	E 9 mph
Barometer	30.09 in (1016.5 mb)
Dewpoint	9°F (-13°C)
Visibility	10.00 mi
Wind Chill	44°F (7°C)
Last update	28 Feb 10:55 pm MST

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Extended Forecast for

11 Miles NE Penrose CO

Tonight
Low: 33 °F
Partly Cloudy
Sunday
High: 65 °F
Mostly Sunny
Sunday Night
Low: 32 °F
Partly Cloudy
Monday
High: 71 °F
Mostly Sunny
Monday Night
Low: 38 °F
Mostly Clear
Tuesday
High: 62 °F
Showers
Likely
Tuesday Night
Low: 31 °F
Chance
Showers then
Slight Chance
Showers
Wednesday
High: 64 °F
Sunny
Wednesday Night
Low: 34 °F
Mostly Clear

Detailed Forecast

Tonight

Partly cloudy, with a low around 33. North northeast wind around 5 mph.

Sunday

Mostly sunny, with a high near 65. Light and variable wind becoming east southeast 10 to 15 mph in the morning.

Sunday Night

Partly cloudy, with a low around 32. Southeast wind around 5 mph becoming calm in the evening.

Monday

Mostly sunny, with a high near 71. Southwest wind 5 to 10 mph increasing to 10 to 15 mph in the afternoon.

Monday Night

Mostly clear, with a low around 38. West northwest wind 10 to 15 mph.

Tuesday

Showers likely after 11am. Increasing clouds, with a high near 62. West northwest wind 10 to 15 mph becoming north in the afternoon. Chance of precipitation is 60%. New precipitation amounts of less than a tenth of an inch possible.

Tuesday Night

A 50 percent chance of showers, mainly before 11pm. Mostly cloudy, then gradually becoming mostly clear, with a low around 31. North wind 5 to 10 mph becoming west after midnight.

Wednesday

Sunny, with a high near 64. West wind 5 to 10 mph becoming south in the afternoon.

Wednesday Night

Mostly clear, with a low around 34. South wind around 10 mph becoming west northwest in the evening.

Thursday

Mostly sunny, with a high near 67. West wind 10 to 15 mph.

Thursday Night

A chance of rain and snow showers. Mostly clear, with a low around 29. North northwest wind 10 to 15 mph.

Friday

A chance of snow showers. Mostly sunny, with a high near 52. North northwest wind 5 to 15 mph becoming east southeast in the morning.

Friday Night

A chance of rain and snow showers. Partly cloudy, with a low around 26. North wind 5 to 10 mph.