Tracking Areas of Fire Weather, Winter Weather, and Severe Weather Thursday

Continuation of gusty winds and low relative humidity will bring additional periods of critical fire weather to the southern Plains Thursday and Friday. Another Pacific storm will continue gusty winds and heavy snow over the western mountains into Thursday. Severe thunderstorms are possible across parts of the middle Mississippi into lower Ohio Valleys Thursday afternoon into early evening. Read More >

Hazardous Weather Conditions

Current conditions at

Butts Army Airfield (Fort Carson) (KFCS)

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

Fair and Breezy

34°F

1°C

Humidity	19%
Wind Speed	NW 23 G 32 mph
Barometer	29.43 in (996.8 mb)
Dewpoint	-4°F (-20°C)
Visibility	10.00 mi
Wind Chill	22°F (-6°C)
Last update	19 Feb 1:55 am MST

More Information:

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

Extended Forecast for

4 Miles WNW Fountain CO

High Wind Warning until February 19, 08:00am

Red Flag Warning February 19, 10:00am until February 19, 07:00pm

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High Wind Warning

Red Flag Warning

High Wind Warning until February 19, 08:00am
NOW until 8:00am Thu
High Wind Warning
Overnight
Low: 20 °F
Clear and
Blustery
Thursday
High: 44 °F
Sunny
Thursday Night
Low: 14 °F
Partly Cloudy
Friday
High: 39 °F
Snow Showers
Likely
Friday Night
Low: 14 °F
Slight Chance
Snow Showers
then Mostly
Clear
Saturday
High: 47 °F
Sunny
Saturday Night
Low: 17 °F
Mostly Clear
Sunday
High: 47 °F
Mostly Sunny

Detailed Forecast

Overnight

Clear, with a low around 20. Blustery, with a northwest wind 15 to 20 mph.

Thursday

Sunny, with a high near 44. West northwest wind 10 to 15 mph.

Thursday Night

Partly cloudy, with a low around 14. West wind 5 to 15 mph becoming east in the evening.

Friday

Snow showers likely, mainly after 11am. Partly sunny, with a high near 39. East southeast wind 5 to 10 mph becoming northwest 10 to 15 mph in the afternoon. Chance of precipitation is 60%. New snow accumulation of less than a half inch possible.

Friday Night

A 20 percent chance of snow showers before 11pm. Partly cloudy, with a low around 14. North wind 5 to 10 mph becoming west northwest after midnight.

Saturday

Sunny, with a high near 47. Northwest wind 5 to 10 mph becoming south southeast in the afternoon.

Saturday Night

Mostly clear, with a low around 17. West northwest wind around 5 mph.

Sunday

Mostly sunny, with a high near 47. South southeast wind 5 to 10 mph.

Sunday Night

Mostly clear, with a low around 22. South southeast wind around 5 mph becoming west northwest in the evening.

Monday

Mostly sunny, with a high near 59. Northwest wind around 5 mph becoming south in the morning.