Critical Fire Weather in the Plains; Unseasonably Warm in the Southwest and Southern U.S.

Unseasonably warm temperatures continue today through the weekend across the Southwest and southern U.S., with more than 100 record or near record maximum temperatures forecast through the rest of the week and over the weekend. Elevated to critical fire weather conditions will persist across the southern Plains today, moving into the central Plains and Southeast U.S on Saturday. 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.

Overcast

35°F

2°C

Humidity	92%
Wind Speed	SE 3 mph
Barometer	30.63 in (1038.7 mb)
Dewpoint	33°F (1°C)
Visibility	8.00 mi
Last update	27 Mar 8:55 am MDT

More Information:

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Extended Forecast for

6 Miles SW Fort Carson CO

Today
High: 44 °F
Patchy Smoke
Tonight
Low: 32 °F
Partly Cloudy
Saturday
High: 76 °F
Partly Sunny
Saturday Night
Low: 47 °F
Partly Cloudy
Sunday
High: 78 °F
Increasing
Clouds
Sunday Night
Low: 50 °F
Mostly Cloudy
Monday
High: 76 °F
Partly Sunny
Monday Night
Low: 48 °F
Mostly Cloudy
Tuesday
High: 70 °F
Partly Sunny
then Slight
Chance
Showers and
Breezy

Detailed Forecast

Today

Patchy smoke between 2pm and 4pm. Cloudy, then gradually becoming mostly sunny, with a high near 44. South wind 10 to 15 mph.

Tonight

Partly cloudy, with a low around 32. South wind 10 to 15 mph becoming west southwest 5 to 10 mph after midnight.

Saturday

Partly sunny, with a high near 76. Southwest wind 5 to 15 mph.

Saturday Night

Partly cloudy, with a low around 47. West northwest wind 5 to 15 mph.

Sunday

Increasing clouds, with a high near 78. West southwest wind 5 to 10 mph.

Sunday Night

Mostly cloudy, with a low around 50. West northwest wind 5 to 10 mph.

Monday

Partly sunny, with a high near 76. West northwest wind 5 to 15 mph becoming southwest in the afternoon.

Monday Night

Mostly cloudy, with a low around 48. West southwest wind 10 to 15 mph.

Tuesday

A 20 percent chance of showers after noon. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 70. Breezy, with a west southwest wind 10 to 20 mph, with gusts as high as 35 mph.

Tuesday Night

A 40 percent chance of showers. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 43. West southwest wind 10 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 30 mph.

Wednesday

Showers likely. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 63. South wind 10 to 15 mph.

Wednesday Night

A chance of showers. Partly cloudy, with a low around 35. West wind 10 to 15 mph.

Thursday

Sunny, with a high near 69. Breezy, with a south southwest wind 10 to 20 mph, with gusts as high as 30 mph.