Thunderstorms and Heavy Rains Across Portions of the Central and Eastern US; Heat Expands to Portions of the East

Widespread showers and thunderstorms, some severe, may produce heavy downpours and flash flooding across much of the eastern and central U.S. Dangerous heat will continue in the Pacific Northwest and expand across portions of the East. Deep tropical moisture and associated thunderstorms will bring heavy rainfall and localized flash flooding across portions of Florida into the central Gulf Coast. Read More >

Hazardous Weather Conditions

Hazardous Weather Outlook

Current conditions at

Butts Army Airfield (Fort Carson) (KFCS)

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

Fair

65°F

18°C

Humidity	44%
Wind Speed	N 8 mph
Barometer	30.07 in (1009.9 mb)
Dewpoint	42°F (6°C)
Visibility	10.00 mi
Last update	16 Jul 12:55 am MDT

More Information:

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

Extended Forecast for

11 Miles SSW Fort Carson CO

Overnight
Low: 62 °F
Partly Cloudy
Wednesday
High: 85 °F
Sunny then
T-storms
Wednesday Night
Low: 56 °F
Showers
Likely then
Slight Chance
T-storms
Thursday
High: 78 °F
Slight Chance
T-storms then
T-storms
Thursday Night
Low: 57 °F
Chance
T-storms then
Mostly Cloudy
Friday
High: 87 °F
Mostly Sunny
then Chance
T-storms
Friday Night
Low: 60 °F
Slight Chance
T-storms then
Partly Cloudy
Saturday
High: 87 °F
Sunny then
T-storms
Likely
Saturday Night
Low: 58 °F
Chance
T-storms then
Partly Cloudy

Detailed Forecast

Overnight

Partly cloudy, with a low around 62. North northwest wind around 10 mph.

Wednesday

Showers and possibly a thunderstorm, mainly after noon. High near 85. North wind 5 to 10 mph becoming south in the morning. Chance of precipitation is 80%. New rainfall amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.

Wednesday Night

Showers likely and possibly a thunderstorm before midnight, then a slight chance of showers and thunderstorms between midnight and 3am, then a slight chance of showers after 3am. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 56. Northeast wind 5 to 10 mph becoming southwest after midnight. Chance of precipitation is 70%. New rainfall amounts between a quarter and half of an inch possible.

Thursday

A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms before noon, then showers and possibly a thunderstorm between noon and 3pm, then showers and thunderstorms after 3pm. High near 78. Southwest wind 5 to 15 mph becoming southeast in the afternoon. Chance of precipitation is 80%. New rainfall amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.

Thursday Night

A 50 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms before midnight. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 57. South southeast wind 5 to 10 mph becoming west northwest after midnight. New precipitation amounts between a quarter and half of an inch possible.

Friday

A 40 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms after noon. Mostly sunny, with a high near 87. West northwest wind 5 to 10 mph becoming east southeast in the afternoon.

Friday Night

A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms before midnight. Partly cloudy, with a low around 60. Northwest wind 5 to 10 mph.

Saturday

Showers and thunderstorms likely after noon. Mostly sunny, with a high near 87. Northwest wind 5 to 10 mph becoming southeast in the afternoon. Chance of precipitation is 60%.

Saturday Night

A 40 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms before midnight. Partly cloudy, with a low around 58. East wind 5 to 10 mph becoming northwest after midnight.

Sunday

A 50 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms after noon. Mostly sunny, with a high near 87. West northwest wind 5 to 10 mph becoming south southeast in the afternoon.

Sunday Night

Partly cloudy, with a low around 59. West northwest wind around 10 mph.

Monday

A chance of showers and thunderstorms. Sunny, with a high near 88. West northwest wind around 10 mph becoming south in the afternoon.

Monday Night

Partly cloudy, with a low around 61. West northwest wind around 10 mph.

Tuesday

Sunny, with a high near 91. West northwest wind around 10 mph becoming south in the afternoon.