Excessive Rainfall Potential for the Southeast; Heat Expands for Center of the Nation; Critical Fire Weather for Pacific Northwest

Flash flooding threatens areas from the Tennessee Valley to the Carolinas as storms repeat along a stalled front. Monsoonal storms may trigger flooding in the Southwest. Dangerous heat expands across the Desert Southwest, Plains, mid-Mississippi Valley and Southern Tier. Critical fire weather for interior Pacific Northwest. Cooler, drier air brings brief relief to the Great Lakes and Northeast. Read More >

Current conditions at

Butts Army Airfield (Fort Carson) (KFCS)

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

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Humidity NA
Wind Speed NA
Barometer NA
Dewpoint N/A
Visibility NA
Last update *** Not a current observation ***
Extended Forecast for

10 Miles SW Fort Carson CO

Heat Advisory July 25, 11:00am until July 25, 09:00pm
Heat Advisory July 26, 11:00am until July 26, 09:00pm
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Heat Advisory
Heat Advisory
  • This Afternoon

    This Afternoon: A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms after 3pm.  Mostly sunny, with a high near 89. Northeast wind around 5 mph.  New rainfall amounts of less than a tenth of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.

    High: 89 °F

    Slight Chance
    T-storms

  • Tonight

    Tonight: A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms before 10pm.  Mostly cloudy, then gradually becoming mostly clear, with a low around 67. East wind around 5 mph becoming west northwest in the evening.

    Low: 67 °F

    Slight Chance
    T-storms then
    Partly Cloudy

  • Saturday

    Saturday: Sunny, with a high near 93. Northwest wind 5 to 10 mph becoming southeast in the afternoon.

    High: 93 °F

    Sunny

  • Saturday Night

    Saturday Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 67. Southeast wind 5 to 10 mph becoming northwest in the evening.

    Low: 67 °F

    Mostly Cloudy

  • Sunday

    Sunday: A 30 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms after noon.  Mostly sunny, with a high near 95. Northwest wind 5 to 10 mph becoming east in the afternoon.

    High: 95 °F

    Sunny then
    Chance
    T-storms

  • Sunday Night

    Sunday Night: A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms before midnight.  Mostly cloudy, with a low around 68. East wind 5 to 10 mph becoming northwest after midnight.  New precipitation amounts of less than a tenth of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.

    Low: 68 °F

    Slight Chance
    T-storms then
    Mostly Cloudy

  • Monday

    Monday: A 40 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms after noon.  Mostly sunny, with a high near 94. Northwest wind 5 to 10 mph becoming southeast in the afternoon.

    High: 94 °F

    Mostly Sunny
    then Chance
    T-storms

  • Monday Night

    Monday Night: A 40 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms before midnight.  Mostly cloudy, with a low around 66. North northwest wind 5 to 10 mph.

    Low: 66 °F

    Chance
    T-storms then
    Mostly Cloudy

  • Tuesday

    Tuesday: Showers and thunderstorms likely after noon.  Mostly sunny, with a high near 90. West wind 5 to 10 mph becoming east southeast in the afternoon.  Chance of precipitation is 70%.

    High: 90 °F

    Partly Sunny
    then T-storms
    Likely

Detailed Forecast

This Afternoon
A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms after 3pm. Mostly sunny, with a high near 89. Northeast wind around 5 mph. New rainfall amounts of less than a tenth of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.
Tonight
A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms before 10pm. Mostly cloudy, then gradually becoming mostly clear, with a low around 67. East wind around 5 mph becoming west northwest in the evening.
Saturday
Sunny, with a high near 93. Northwest wind 5 to 10 mph becoming southeast in the afternoon.
Saturday Night
Mostly cloudy, with a low around 67. Southeast wind 5 to 10 mph becoming northwest in the evening.
Sunday
A 30 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms after noon. Mostly sunny, with a high near 95. Northwest wind 5 to 10 mph becoming east in the afternoon.
Sunday Night
A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms before midnight. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 68. East wind 5 to 10 mph becoming northwest after midnight. New precipitation amounts of less than a tenth of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.
Monday
A 40 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms after noon. Mostly sunny, with a high near 94. Northwest wind 5 to 10 mph becoming southeast in the afternoon.
Monday Night
A 40 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms before midnight. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 66. North northwest wind 5 to 10 mph.
Tuesday
Showers and thunderstorms likely after noon. Mostly sunny, with a high near 90. West wind 5 to 10 mph becoming east southeast in the afternoon. Chance of precipitation is 70%.
Tuesday Night
Showers likely and possibly a thunderstorm before midnight, then a slight chance of showers. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 63. West northwest wind 5 to 10 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%.
Wednesday
Showers and thunderstorms likely. Mostly sunny, with a high near 90. West southwest wind around 5 mph becoming southeast in the afternoon.
Wednesday Night
A chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 64. West wind around 5 mph.
Thursday
A chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly sunny, with a high near 89. North northwest wind around 5 mph becoming east in the afternoon.
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ABOUT THIS FORECAST

 
Point Forecast:
10 Miles SW Fort Carson CO
 38.63°N 104.88°W (Elev. 6598 ft)
12:31 pm MDT Jul 24, 2026
2pm MDT Jul 24, 2026-6pm MDT Jul 30, 2026
 
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