Critical Fire Weather Persists in the Southern High Plains; Snow in the Great Lakes into the Northeast

Elevated to critical fire weather conditions will persist across the central and southern High Plains today as gusty winds and dry conditions continue across the region. A clipper system will bring some lake effect snow to the Great Lakes and snow into the Northeast. Well above-average temperatures are expected to expand across much of the West, into the Plains states, and Southeast. Read More >

Current conditions at

Butts Army Airfield (Fort Carson) (KFCS)

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

Fair

70°F

21°C

Humidity 15%
Wind Speed W 15 G 29 mph
Barometer 29.76 in (1004.4 mb)
Dewpoint 20°F (-7°C)
Visibility 10.00 mi
Last update 25 Feb 2:55 pm MST
Extended Forecast for

3 Miles NNW 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
Red Flag Warning February 25, 03:07pm until February 25, 05:00pm
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Fire Weather Watch
Red Flag Warning
Red Flag Warning
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    Red Flag Warning February 25, 03:07pm until February 25, 05:00pm

    NOW until 5:00pm Wed

    Red Flag Warning

  • This Afternoon

    High: 71 °F

    Mostly Sunny
    and Windy

  • Tonight

    Tonight: Partly cloudy, with a low around 38. North northwest wind 10 to 15 mph becoming light northwest  after midnight.

    Low: 38 °F

    Partly Cloudy

  • Thursday

    Thursday: Sunny, with a high near 67. Light west northwest wind becoming north northwest 10 to 15 mph in the morning.

    High: 67 °F

    Sunny

  • Thursday Night

    Thursday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 29. Northwest wind 5 to 10 mph.

    Low: 29 °F

    Mostly Clear

  • Friday

    Friday: Sunny, with a high near 71. Northwest wind 5 to 10 mph becoming south southwest in the morning.

    High: 71 °F

    Sunny

  • Friday Night

    Friday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 34. Northwest wind 5 to 10 mph.

    Low: 34 °F

    Mostly Clear

  • Saturday

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

    High: 69 °F

    Partly Sunny

  • Saturday Night

    Saturday Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 35. South southeast wind 5 to 10 mph becoming east in the evening.

    Low: 35 °F

    Mostly Cloudy

Detailed Forecast

This Afternoon
Mostly sunny, with a high near 71. Windy, with a northwest wind 25 to 30 mph, with gusts as high as 45 mph.
Tonight
Partly cloudy, with a low around 38. North northwest wind 10 to 15 mph becoming light northwest after midnight.
Thursday
Sunny, with a high near 67. Light west northwest wind becoming north northwest 10 to 15 mph in the morning.
Thursday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 29. Northwest wind 5 to 10 mph.
Friday
Sunny, with a high near 71. Northwest wind 5 to 10 mph becoming south southwest in the morning.
Friday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 34. Northwest wind 5 to 10 mph.
Saturday
Partly sunny, with a high near 69. Northwest wind 5 to 15 mph becoming south in the morning.
Saturday Night
Mostly cloudy, with a low around 35. South southeast wind 5 to 10 mph becoming east in the evening.
Sunday
Partly sunny, with a high near 68. West northwest wind 5 to 10 mph becoming south southeast in the morning.
Sunday Night
A 20 percent chance of showers. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 31. Northeast wind 5 to 10 mph becoming southeast in the evening.
Monday
Mostly cloudy, with a high near 55. South southeast wind 5 to 10 mph.
Monday Night
Mostly cloudy, with a low around 30. South southeast wind 5 to 10 mph becoming north in the evening.
Tuesday
A chance of showers. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 60. North northwest wind 5 to 10 mph becoming east northeast in the morning.
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ABOUT THIS FORECAST

 
Point Forecast:
3 Miles NNW Fountain CO
 38.7°N 104.72°W (Elev. 5597 ft)
11:32 am MST Feb 25, 2026
3pm MST Feb 25, 2026-6pm MST Mar 3, 2026
 
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