Significant Winter Storm to Bring Heavy Snow and Ice Impacts; Dangerously Cold Temperatures Expands Across the East; Severe Storm Threat in the Gulf States Sunday

A significant winter storm is underway, bringing widespread heavy snow, sleet, and freezing rain from the Southern Rockies to New England through Monday. Extremely cold air will follow, prolonging dangerous travel and infrastructure impacts into next week. Severe thunderstorms may produce damaging gusts and tornadoes across the eastern Gulf Coast states Sunday morning and afternoon. Read More >

Current conditions at

Butts Army Airfield (Fort Carson) (KFCS)

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

Overcast

15°F

-9°C

Humidity 73%
Wind Speed SW 7 mph
Barometer NA
Dewpoint 7°F (-14°C)
Visibility 10.00 mi
Wind Chill5°F (-15°C)
Last update 25 Jan 4:55 am MST
Extended Forecast for

3 Miles NNW Fountain CO

Cold Weather Advisory January 25, 11:00pm until January 26, 08:00am
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Cold Weather Advisory
  • Today

    Today: A 30 percent chance of snow, mainly after 3pm.  Increasing clouds, with a high near 24. Wind chill values between -5 and 5. Light and variable wind becoming south southeast 5 to 10 mph in the morning.

    High: 24 °F

    Sunny then
    Chance Snow

  • Tonight

    Tonight: A 40 percent chance of snow, mainly before 11pm.  Partly cloudy, with a low around -1. Wind chill values between -5 and -15. North northeast wind 5 to 15 mph becoming south in the evening.

    Low: -1 °F

    Chance Snow

  • Monday

    Monday: Sunny, with a high near 45. Wind chill values between -5 and -15 early. Northwest wind around 10 mph becoming west southwest in the afternoon.

    High: 45 °F

    Sunny

  • Monday Night

    Monday Night: Increasing clouds, with a low around 17. Northwest wind around 10 mph.

    Low: 17 °F

    Increasing
    Clouds

  • Tuesday

    Tuesday: Partly sunny, with a high near 48. Northwest wind 5 to 10 mph becoming southeast in the afternoon.

    High: 48 °F

    Partly Sunny

  • Tuesday Night

    Tuesday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 16. Northwest wind around 5 mph.

    Low: 16 °F

    Mostly Clear

  • Wednesday

    Wednesday: Sunny, with a high near 52. Northwest wind around 5 mph becoming south in the afternoon.

    High: 52 °F

    Sunny

  • Wednesday Night

    Wednesday Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 23. North northwest wind around 5 mph.

    Low: 23 °F

    Mostly Cloudy

  • Thursday

    Thursday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 53. Northwest wind around 5 mph becoming northeast in the morning.

    High: 53 °F

    Mostly Sunny

Detailed Forecast

Today
A 30 percent chance of snow, mainly after 3pm. Increasing clouds, with a high near 24. Wind chill values between -5 and 5. Light and variable wind becoming south southeast 5 to 10 mph in the morning.
Tonight
A 40 percent chance of snow, mainly before 11pm. Partly cloudy, with a low around -1. Wind chill values between -5 and -15. North northeast wind 5 to 15 mph becoming south in the evening.
Monday
Sunny, with a high near 45. Wind chill values between -5 and -15 early. Northwest wind around 10 mph becoming west southwest in the afternoon.
Monday Night
Increasing clouds, with a low around 17. Northwest wind around 10 mph.
Tuesday
Partly sunny, with a high near 48. Northwest wind 5 to 10 mph becoming southeast in the afternoon.
Tuesday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 16. Northwest wind around 5 mph.
Wednesday
Sunny, with a high near 52. Northwest wind around 5 mph becoming south in the afternoon.
Wednesday Night
Mostly cloudy, with a low around 23. North northwest wind around 5 mph.
Thursday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 53. Northwest wind around 5 mph becoming northeast in the morning.
Thursday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 21. North northeast wind around 5 mph becoming northwest in the evening.
Friday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 50. Northwest wind around 5 mph becoming southeast in the morning.
Friday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 20. West southwest wind around 5 mph.
Saturday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 51. West northwest wind around 5 mph becoming south 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)
5:42 am MST Jan 25, 2026
5am MST Jan 25, 2026-6pm MST Jan 31, 2026
 
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