Heavy Rain and Mountain Snow Lingers in California; Winter Storm Impacting the Great Lakes and Northeast U.S.

An atmospheric river will wind down through today across California with lingering heavy rainfall, heavy mountain snow, and gusty winds. A wintry mix of freezing rain, sleet, and snow will cause hazardous travel conditions for the Great Lakes into the northern Mid-Atlantic and southern New England today through Saturday morning. Areas of tree damage and power outages are possible. 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 and Breezy

64°F

18°C

Humidity	7%
Wind Speed	S 21 G 28 mph
Barometer	29.91 in (1009.2 mb)
Dewpoint	-1°F (-18°C)
Visibility	10.00 mi
Last update	26 Dec 1:55 pm MST

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Extended Forecast for

4 Miles S Fountain CO

This Afternoon
High: 64 °F
Mostly Sunny
Tonight
Low: 34 °F
Partly Cloudy
Saturday
High: 61 °F
Mostly Sunny
then Mostly
Sunny and
Breezy
Saturday Night
Low: 22 °F
Chance
Rain/Snow
then Chance
Snow Showers
Sunday
High: 32 °F
Snow Showers
Likely and
Patchy
Blowing Snow
Sunday Night
Low: 11 °F
Slight Chance
Snow Showers
then Partly
Cloudy
Monday
High: 40 °F
Sunny
Monday Night
Low: 16 °F
Mostly Clear
Tuesday
High: 52 °F
Sunny

Detailed Forecast

This Afternoon

Mostly sunny, with a high near 64. South southwest wind 5 to 10 mph.

Tonight

Partly cloudy, with a low around 34. West southwest wind 5 to 10 mph.

Saturday

Mostly sunny, with a high near 61. Breezy, with a west southwest wind 10 to 15 mph increasing to 15 to 20 mph in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 35 mph.

Saturday Night

A chance of rain and snow showers between 11pm and midnight, then a chance of snow showers after midnight. Increasing clouds, with a low around 22. West wind 10 to 15 mph becoming north after midnight. Chance of precipitation is 30%. New precipitation amounts of less than a tenth of an inch possible.

Sunday

Snow showers likely. Patchy blowing snow after 10am. Cloudy, then gradually becoming mostly sunny, with a high near 32. Breezy, with a north wind 15 to 20 mph, with gusts as high as 30 mph. Chance of precipitation is 70%. New snow accumulation of around an inch possible.

Sunday Night

A 20 percent chance of snow showers before 11pm. Partly cloudy, with a low around 11. Northwest wind 5 to 10 mph.

Monday

Sunny, with a high near 40. West northwest wind around 5 mph becoming calm.

Monday Night

Mostly clear, with a low around 16. Northwest wind around 5 mph.

Tuesday

Sunny, with a high near 52. Northwest wind around 5 mph becoming south southwest in the morning.

Tuesday Night

Mostly clear, with a low around 22. Northwest wind around 5 mph.

Wednesday

Sunny, with a high near 54. Northwest wind around 5 mph becoming south southwest in the morning.