Fire Weather Concerns for the Plains; Record Warmth Spreads

Dry and breezy conditions prevail across the High Plains where elevated to locally critical conditions continue through Thursday. Meanwhile, record warmth increases and spreads across the South, Southwest and into southern California into this last weekend of February. Meanwhile, a fast moving system moves across the Plains then off the mid-Atlantic by Thursday evening. 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

4 Miles WNW Fountain CO

Fire Weather Watch February 27, 11:00am until February 27, 05:00pm
Red Flag Warning February 26, 11:00am until February 26, 06:00pm
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Fire Weather Watch
Red Flag Warning
  • Tonight

    Tonight: Partly cloudy, with a low around 40. Northwest wind 10 to 15 mph becoming light  in the evening.

    Low: 40 °F

    Partly Cloudy

  • Thursday

    Thursday: Sunny, with a high near 67. Breezy, with a light west northwest wind becoming north northwest 15 to 20 mph in the morning.

    High: 67 °F

    Mostly Sunny
    then Sunny
    and Breezy

  • Thursday Night

    Thursday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 30. West northwest wind 5 to 10 mph.

    Low: 30 °F

    Mostly Clear

  • Friday

    Friday: Sunny, with a high near 70. Northwest wind 5 to 15 mph becoming southwest in the morning.

    High: 70 °F

    Sunny

  • Friday Night

    Friday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 36. Northwest wind around 10 mph.

    Low: 36 °F

    Mostly Clear

  • Saturday

    Saturday: Partly sunny, with a high near 69. Northwest wind 5 to 15 mph becoming south in the afternoon.

    High: 69 °F

    Partly Sunny

  • Saturday Night

    Saturday Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 36. South southeast wind 5 to 10 mph becoming northeast in the evening.

    Low: 36 °F

    Mostly Cloudy

  • Sunday

    Sunday: Partly sunny, with a high near 68. West northwest wind 5 to 10 mph becoming south in the morning.

    High: 68 °F

    Partly Sunny

  • Sunday Night

    Sunday Night: A 20 percent chance of showers.  Mostly cloudy, with a low around 32. Northeast wind 5 to 10 mph becoming southeast in the evening.

    Low: 32 °F

    Slight Chance
    Showers

Detailed Forecast

Tonight
Partly cloudy, with a low around 40. Northwest wind 10 to 15 mph becoming light in the evening.
Thursday
Sunny, with a high near 67. Breezy, with a light west northwest wind becoming north northwest 15 to 20 mph in the morning.
Thursday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 30. West northwest wind 5 to 10 mph.
Friday
Sunny, with a high near 70. Northwest wind 5 to 15 mph becoming southwest in the morning.
Friday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 36. Northwest wind around 10 mph.
Saturday
Partly sunny, with a high near 69. Northwest wind 5 to 15 mph becoming south in the afternoon.
Saturday Night
Mostly cloudy, with a low around 36. South southeast wind 5 to 10 mph becoming northeast in the evening.
Sunday
Partly sunny, with a high near 68. West northwest wind 5 to 10 mph becoming south in the morning.
Sunday Night
A 20 percent chance of showers. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 32. Northeast wind 5 to 10 mph becoming southeast in the evening.
Monday
A slight chance of rain and snow showers before 11am, then a slight chance of rain showers. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 55. South wind 5 to 10 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
Monday Night
Mostly cloudy, with a low around 32. South southeast wind 5 to 10 mph becoming north in the evening.
Tuesday
A chance of showers. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 59. North northwest wind 5 to 10 mph becoming east northeast in the morning.
Tuesday Night
A chance of showers. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 30. East southeast wind 5 to 10 mph becoming north northeast in the evening.
Wednesday
A chance of showers. Mostly sunny, with a high near 58. East wind 5 to 10 mph becoming south southeast in the morning.
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Point Forecast:
4 Miles WNW Fountain CO
 38.68°N 104.75°W (Elev. 5728 ft)
7:26 pm MST Feb 25, 2026
8pm MST Feb 25, 2026-6pm MST Mar 4, 2026
 
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