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Current conditions at

Butts Army Airfield (Fort Carson) (KFCS)

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

Light Rain

41°F

5°C

Humidity	42%
Wind Speed	NE 20 mph
Barometer	29.94 in (1012.8 mb)
Dewpoint	20°F (-7°C)
Visibility	10.00 mi
Wind Chill	32°F (0°C)
Last update	17 Apr 12:55 pm MDT

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Extended Forecast for

4 Miles S Fountain CO

Freeze Watch April 18, 11:00pm until April 19, 08:00am

Freeze Warning April 17, 10:00pm until April 18, 08:00am

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Freeze Watch

Freeze Warning

This Afternoon
High: 52 °F
Chance
Rain/Snow and
Breezy
Tonight
Low: 23 °F
Chance
Rain/Snow and
Blustery then
Mostly Clear
Saturday
High: 58 °F
Sunny
Saturday Night
Low: 27 °F
Mostly Clear
Sunday
High: 74 °F
Sunny
Sunday Night
Low: 38 °F
Mostly Clear
Monday
High: 79 °F
Partly Sunny
Monday Night
Low: 44 °F
Partly Cloudy
Tuesday
High: 81 °F
Sunny

Detailed Forecast

This Afternoon

A chance of rain showers before 2pm, then a chance of rain and snow showers. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 52. Breezy, with a north wind 20 to 25 mph, with gusts as high as 35 mph. Chance of precipitation is 50%. Little or no snow accumulation expected.

Tonight

A chance of rain and snow showers before 7pm, then a slight chance of snow showers between 7pm and 9pm. Mostly cloudy during the early evening, then gradual clearing, with a low around 23. Blustery, with a north wind 15 to 20 mph becoming west 5 to 10 mph in the evening. Winds could gust as high as 35 mph. Chance of precipitation is 30%. New precipitation amounts of less than a tenth of an inch possible.

Saturday

Sunny, with a high near 58. Northwest wind 5 to 10 mph becoming southeast in the afternoon.

Saturday Night

Mostly clear, with a low around 27. Southeast wind 5 to 10 mph becoming northwest after midnight.

Sunday

Sunny, with a high near 74. North northwest wind 5 to 10 mph becoming south southeast in the afternoon.

Sunday Night

Mostly clear, with a low around 38. South southeast wind 5 to 10 mph becoming north northwest after midnight.

Monday

Partly sunny, with a high near 79. Northwest wind 5 to 10 mph becoming south in the afternoon.

Monday Night

Partly cloudy, with a low around 44. Southwest wind 5 to 10 mph becoming north northwest after midnight.

Tuesday

Sunny, with a high near 81. Northwest wind 5 to 10 mph becoming south southeast in the afternoon.

Tuesday Night

Partly cloudy, with a low around 45. South southeast wind 5 to 10 mph becoming north after midnight.

Wednesday

Sunny, with a high near 82. Breezy, with a south southwest wind 10 to 15 mph increasing to 15 to 20 mph in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 30 mph.

Wednesday Night

Mostly clear, with a low around 45. Breezy, with a southwest wind 15 to 20 mph, with gusts as high as 30 mph.

Thursday

Sunny, with a high near 75. Breezy, with a southwest wind 15 to 20 mph.