Heat the Southwest; Fire Weather in the Central U.S.; Kona Low Impacting Hawaii

A rare March heat wave is ongoing with much above-normal temperatures over the Southwest U.S. through this weekend. Periods of critical fire weather will persist from the central Rockies to the central and southern Plains through the weekend as gusty winds and low relative humidity continue. A Kona low will continue to bring several rounds of moderate to heavy rainfall to Hawaii through Sunday. 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

60°F

16°C

Humidity	33%
Wind Speed	S 10 mph
Barometer	30.20 in (1019.4 mb)
Dewpoint	31°F (-1°C)
Visibility	10.00 mi
Last update	22 Mar 1:55 pm MDT

More Information:

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

Extended Forecast for

10 Miles SW Fort Carson CO

This Afternoon
High: 65 °F
Patchy Smoke
Tonight
Low: 36 °F
Patchy Smoke
then Mostly
Cloudy
Monday
High: 70 °F
Patchy Smoke
Monday Night
Low: 45 °F
Patchy Smoke
Tuesday
High: 79 °F
Patchy Smoke
then Partly
Sunny
Tuesday Night
Low: 52 °F
Partly Cloudy
Wednesday
High: 84 °F
Sunny
Wednesday Night
Low: 53 °F
Mostly Clear
Thursday
High: 78 °F
Sunny

Detailed Forecast

This Afternoon

Patchy smoke before 4pm. Mostly sunny, with a high near 65. Southeast wind around 15 mph.

Tonight

Patchy smoke before 8pm. Partly cloudy, with a low around 36. Southeast wind 10 to 15 mph becoming south southwest 5 to 10 mph after midnight.

Monday

Patchy smoke after 11am. Sunny, then becoming mostly cloudy during the afternoon, with a high near 70. Light east southeast wind becoming southeast 5 to 10 mph in the morning.

Monday Night

Patchy smoke before 9pm, then patchy smoke after 4am. Mostly cloudy, then gradually becoming mostly clear, with a low around 45. East northeast wind 5 to 10 mph becoming west northwest after midnight.

Tuesday

Patchy smoke before 7am. Mostly sunny, with a high near 79. West northwest wind 5 to 10 mph becoming south in the afternoon.

Tuesday Night

Partly cloudy, with a low around 52. South southeast wind 5 to 10 mph becoming northwest in the evening.

Wednesday

Sunny, with a high near 84. Northwest wind 5 to 15 mph becoming south southwest in the afternoon.

Wednesday Night

Mostly clear, with a low around 53. Southwest wind around 10 mph becoming northwest after midnight.

Thursday

Sunny, with a high near 78. West northwest wind 10 to 15 mph becoming south southwest in the afternoon.

Thursday Night

Partly cloudy, with a low around 34. East wind 10 to 15 mph.