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

Unseasonably warm temperatures continue 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 Plains and Southeast U.S. this weekend. Read More >

Hazardous Weather Conditions

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
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Last update	* Not a current observation *

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Extended Forecast for

8 Miles WSW Fort Carson CO

Fire Weather Watch March 28, 12:00pm until March 28, 07:00pm

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Fire Weather Watch

This Afternoon
High: 35 °F
Patchy Smoke
Tonight
Low: 23 °F
Patchy Smoke
then Partly
Cloudy
Saturday
High: 65 °F
Partly Sunny
Saturday Night
Low: 38 °F
Partly Cloudy
Sunday
High: 64 °F
Increasing
Clouds
Sunday Night
Low: 40 °F
Mostly Cloudy
Monday
High: 63 °F
Partly Sunny
then Slight
Chance
Showers
Monday Night
Low: 38 °F
Partly Cloudy
and Breezy
then Mostly
Cloudy
Tuesday
High: 57 °F
Partly Sunny
then Chance
Showers and
Breezy

Detailed Forecast

This Afternoon

Patchy smoke after 2pm. Cloudy, then gradually becoming mostly sunny, with a high near 35. South wind 10 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 30 mph.

Tonight

Patchy smoke before 9pm. Partly cloudy, with a low around 23. South southwest wind 5 to 15 mph becoming west after midnight.

Saturday

Partly sunny, with a high near 65. Southwest wind 10 to 15 mph.

Saturday Night

Partly cloudy, with a low around 38. West northwest wind 10 to 15 mph.

Sunday

Increasing clouds, with a high near 64. West southwest wind 5 to 10 mph.

Sunday Night

Mostly cloudy, with a low around 40. West northwest wind around 10 mph.

Monday

A 20 percent chance of showers after noon. Partly sunny, with a high near 63. West southwest wind 10 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 35 mph.

Monday Night

Mostly cloudy, with a low around 38. Breezy, with a west wind 15 to 20 mph, with gusts as high as 30 mph.

Tuesday

A 30 percent chance of showers after noon. Partly sunny, with a high near 57. Breezy, with a west southwest wind 15 to 25 mph, with gusts as high as 40 mph.

Tuesday Night

A chance of rain and snow showers. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 32. Breezy, with a west southwest wind 15 to 20 mph, with gusts as high as 35 mph. Chance of precipitation is 40%.

Wednesday

Rain and snow showers likely. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 50. South southwest wind 10 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 30 mph.

Wednesday Night

A chance of rain and snow showers. Partly cloudy, with a low around 27. West wind 10 to 15 mph.

Thursday

Sunny, with a high near 56. Breezy, with a south southwest wind 15 to 20 mph, with gusts as high as 40 mph.