Fire Weather Concerns for the Plains; Record Warmth Spreads

Dry and breezy conditions prevail across the High Plains where elevated to locally critical conditions continue through today. Meanwhile, record warmth increases and spreads across the South, Southwest and into southern California into this last weekend of February. Meanwhile, a fast moving system moves across the central Plains then off the mid-Atlantic by this evening. Read More >

Current conditions at

Butts Army Airfield (Fort Carson) (KFCS)

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

Fair

31°F

-1°C

Humidity 83%
Wind Speed N 7 mph
Barometer 29.96 in (1014.5 mb)
Dewpoint 27°F (-3°C)
Visibility 10.00 mi
Wind Chill24°F (-4°C)
Last update 26 Feb 5:55 am MST
Extended Forecast for

4 Miles S Fountain CO

Fire Weather Watch February 27, 11:00am until February 27, 05:00pm
Red Flag Warning February 26, 11:00am until February 26, 06:00pm
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Fire Weather Watch
Red Flag Warning
  • Today

    Today: Sunny, with a high near 69. Breezy, with a light northwest wind becoming north northwest 15 to 20 mph in the morning.

    High: 69 °F

    Sunny then
    Sunny and
    Breezy

  • Tonight

    Tonight: Mostly clear, with a low around 30. Northeast wind 5 to 10 mph becoming west in the evening.

    Low: 30 °F

    Mostly Clear

  • Friday

    Friday: Sunny, with a high near 71. North northwest wind 5 to 10 mph becoming south in the afternoon.

    High: 71 °F

    Sunny

  • Friday Night

    Friday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 34. Northwest wind around 5 mph.

    Low: 34 °F

    Mostly Clear

  • Saturday

    Saturday: Increasing clouds, with a high near 70. Northwest wind 5 to 15 mph becoming south southeast in the afternoon.

    High: 70 °F

    Increasing
    Clouds

  • Saturday Night

    Saturday Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 32. East wind 5 to 10 mph.

    Low: 32 °F

    Mostly Cloudy

  • Sunday

    Sunday: Partly sunny, with a high near 64. South southeast wind 5 to 15 mph.

    High: 64 °F

    Partly Sunny

  • Sunday Night

    Sunday Night: A 20 percent chance of showers.  Mostly cloudy, with a low around 29. Southeast wind 5 to 15 mph.

    Low: 29 °F

    Slight Chance
    Showers

  • Monday

    Monday: Partly sunny, with a high near 56. Southeast wind 5 to 10 mph.

    High: 56 °F

    Partly Sunny

Detailed Forecast

Today
Sunny, with a high near 69. Breezy, with a light northwest wind becoming north northwest 15 to 20 mph in the morning.
Tonight
Mostly clear, with a low around 30. Northeast wind 5 to 10 mph becoming west in the evening.
Friday
Sunny, with a high near 71. North northwest wind 5 to 10 mph becoming south in the afternoon.
Friday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 34. Northwest wind around 5 mph.
Saturday
Increasing clouds, with a high near 70. Northwest wind 5 to 15 mph becoming south southeast in the afternoon.
Saturday Night
Mostly cloudy, with a low around 32. East wind 5 to 10 mph.
Sunday
Partly sunny, with a high near 64. South southeast wind 5 to 15 mph.
Sunday Night
A 20 percent chance of showers. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 29. Southeast wind 5 to 15 mph.
Monday
Partly sunny, with a high near 56. Southeast wind 5 to 10 mph.
Monday Night
A 20 percent chance of showers. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 30. Southeast wind 5 to 10 mph becoming north in the evening.
Tuesday
A chance of showers. Partly sunny, with a high near 61. North northwest wind 5 to 10 mph becoming east northeast in the morning.
Tuesday Night
A chance of showers. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 29. East wind 5 to 10 mph becoming north in the evening.
Wednesday
Partly sunny, with a high near 62. South wind 5 to 10 mph.
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ABOUT THIS FORECAST

 
Point Forecast:
4 Miles S Fountain CO
 38.61°N 104.68°W (Elev. 5397 ft)
6:17 am MST Feb 26, 2026
6am MST Feb 26, 2026-6pm MST Mar 4, 2026
 
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