Areas of Severe Thunderstorms, Excessive Rainfall, and Extreme Heat Tuesday

In the Northern Plains into the Upper Great Lakes and Mid-Atlantic, heavy to excessive rain may bring flash and urban flooding Tuesday. Severe thunderstorms producing damaging winds are most likely over parts of the Dakotas into Minnesota Tuesday afternoon into the overnight, with other isolated storms producing hail or wind over the northern High Plains. Extreme heat returns to the southwest U.S. Read More >

Current conditions at

Butts Army Airfield (Fort Carson) (KFCS)

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

Overcast

85°F

29°C

Humidity	13%
Wind Speed	SE 8 mph
Barometer	30.16 in (1013.0 mb)
Dewpoint	29°F (-2°C)
Visibility	10.00 mi
Heat Index	82°F (28°C)
Last update	6 Jul 7:55 pm MDT

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Extended Forecast for

4 Miles SSE Fountain CO

Tonight
Low: 61 °F
Patchy Smoke
then Mostly
Clear
Tuesday
High: 96 °F
Sunny then
Slight Chance
T-storms
Tuesday Night
Low: 60 °F
Slight Chance
T-storms then
Mostly Clear
Wednesday
High: 95 °F
Sunny then
Chance
T-storms
Wednesday Night
Low: 59 °F
Slight Chance
T-storms then
Mostly Clear
Thursday
High: 93 °F
Sunny then
Showers
Likely
Thursday Night
Low: 57 °F
Chance
T-storms then
Partly Cloudy
Friday
High: 88 °F
Sunny then
Chance
T-storms
Friday Night
Low: 57 °F
Slight Chance
T-storms then
Mostly Clear

Detailed Forecast

Tonight

Patchy smoke before 9pm. Partly cloudy, with a low around 61. East wind 5 to 10 mph becoming north after midnight.

Tuesday

A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms after 3pm. Patchy smoke after 4pm. Increasing clouds, with a high near 96. North wind 5 to 10 mph becoming south southeast in the afternoon.

Tuesday Night

A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms before 8pm. Patchy smoke before 11pm. Mostly cloudy during the early evening, then gradual clearing, with a low around 60. West northwest wind 5 to 10 mph becoming north northeast in the evening.

Wednesday

A 50 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms after noon. Increasing clouds, with a high near 95. North northwest wind 5 to 10 mph becoming east northeast in the morning. New rainfall amounts of less than a tenth of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.

Wednesday Night

A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms before midnight. Partly cloudy, with a low around 59. North wind 5 to 10 mph. New precipitation amounts of less than a tenth of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.

Thursday

Showers likely and possibly a thunderstorm after noon. Sunny, with a high near 93. Northwest wind 5 to 15 mph becoming south southeast in the morning. Chance of precipitation is 60%. New rainfall amounts of less than a tenth of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.

Thursday Night

A 40 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms before midnight. Partly cloudy, with a low around 57. Northeast wind 5 to 10 mph.

Friday

A 40 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms after noon. Sunny, with a high near 88. North northeast wind around 5 mph becoming south in the afternoon.

Friday Night

A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms before midnight. Partly cloudy, with a low around 57. Southeast wind 5 to 10 mph becoming northwest after midnight.

Saturday

Sunny, with a high near 93. North wind 5 to 10 mph becoming east southeast in the afternoon.

Saturday Night

Clear, with a low around 61. East southeast wind 5 to 10 mph becoming north northwest after midnight.

Sunday

Sunny, with a high near 95. Northeast wind 5 to 15 mph becoming southeast in the afternoon.

Sunday Night

Clear, with a low around 61. East northeast wind 5 to 15 mph.

Monday

Sunny, with a high near 96. Southeast wind 5 to 15 mph.