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Current conditions at

Butts Army Airfield (Fort Carson) (KFCS)

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

Fair

71°F

22°C

Humidity 28%
Wind Speed N 8 mph
Barometer 30.26 in (1015.8 mb)
Dewpoint 36°F (2°C)
Visibility 10.00 mi
Last update 8 Aug 12:55 am MDT
Extended Forecast for

8 Miles WSW Fort Carson CO

  • Overnight

    Overnight: Mostly clear, with a low around 51. West southwest wind 5 to 10 mph.

    Low: 51 °F

    Mostly Clear

  • Saturday

    Saturday: Widespread haze. Patchy smoke before 7am. Mostly sunny, with a high near 83. West wind 5 to 10 mph becoming east in the afternoon.

    High: 83 °F

    Haze

  • Saturday Night

    Saturday Night: Widespread haze before midnight. Mostly cloudy, then gradually becoming mostly clear, with a low around 54. West northwest wind 5 to 10 mph.

    Low: 54 °F

    Haze then
    Partly Cloudy

  • Sunday

    Sunday: A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms after 3pm. Increasing clouds, with a high near 83. West northwest wind 5 to 10 mph becoming east southeast in the morning.

    High: 83 °F

    Mostly Sunny
    then Slight
    Chance
    T-storms

  • Sunday Night

    Sunday Night: Cloudy, then gradually becoming partly cloudy, with a low around 53. West northwest wind 5 to 10 mph.

    Low: 53 °F

    Decreasing
    Clouds

  • Monday

    Monday: Showers likely and possibly a thunderstorm after noon. Mostly sunny, with a high near 79. West northwest wind around 5 mph becoming east northeast in the morning. Chance of precipitation is 60%. New rainfall amounts of less than a tenth of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.

    High: 79 °F

    Mostly Sunny
    then Showers
    Likely

  • Monday Night

    Monday Night: A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms before midnight. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 50. West northwest wind 5 to 10 mph.

    Low: 50 °F

    Slight Chance
    T-storms then
    Partly Cloudy

  • Tuesday

    Tuesday: A 50 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms after noon. Mostly sunny, with a high near 79. West northwest wind 5 to 10 mph becoming east in the morning.

    High: 79 °F

    Mostly Sunny
    then Chance
    T-storms

  • Tuesday Night

    Tuesday Night: A 30 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms before midnight. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 50. West northwest wind around 5 mph.

    Low: 50 °F

    Chance
    T-storms then
    Mostly Cloudy

Detailed Forecast

Overnight
Mostly clear, with a low around 51. West southwest wind 5 to 10 mph.
Saturday
Widespread haze. Patchy smoke before 7am. Mostly sunny, with a high near 83. West wind 5 to 10 mph becoming east in the afternoon.
Saturday Night
Widespread haze before midnight. Mostly cloudy, then gradually becoming mostly clear, with a low around 54. West northwest wind 5 to 10 mph.
Sunday
A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms after 3pm. Increasing clouds, with a high near 83. West northwest wind 5 to 10 mph becoming east southeast in the morning.
Sunday Night
Cloudy, then gradually becoming partly cloudy, with a low around 53. West northwest wind 5 to 10 mph.
Monday
Showers likely and possibly a thunderstorm after noon. Mostly sunny, with a high near 79. West northwest wind around 5 mph becoming east northeast in the morning. Chance of precipitation is 60%. New rainfall amounts of less than a tenth of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.
Monday Night
A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms before midnight. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 50. West northwest wind 5 to 10 mph.
Tuesday
A 50 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms after noon. Mostly sunny, with a high near 79. West northwest wind 5 to 10 mph becoming east in the morning.
Tuesday Night
A 30 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms before midnight. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 50. West northwest wind around 5 mph.
Wednesday
A slight chance of showers, then showers and thunderstorms likely after noon. Mostly sunny, with a high near 75. North northwest wind 5 to 10 mph becoming east in the afternoon. Chance of precipitation is 70%.
Wednesday Night
Showers likely and possibly a thunderstorm. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 47. Northwest wind around 5 mph.
Thursday
Showers and possibly a thunderstorm. Partly sunny, with a high near 65. North northeast wind around 5 mph becoming east southeast in the afternoon.
Thursday Night
Showers and possibly a thunderstorm. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 44. North northeast wind around 5 mph becoming west northwest after midnight.
Friday
Showers and thunderstorms likely. Partly sunny, with a high near 63. West northwest wind around 5 mph becoming east southeast in the afternoon.
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ABOUT THIS FORECAST

 
Point Forecast:
8 Miles WSW Fort Carson CO
 38.69°N 104.92°W (Elev. 9199 ft)
Last Update:
12:31 am MDT Aug 8, 2026
Forecast Valid:
1am MDT Aug 8, 2026-6pm MDT Aug 14, 2026
 
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