Heat the Southwest; Fire Weather in the Central U.S.; Kona Low Impacting Hawaii

A rare March heat wave is ongoing with much above-normal temperatures over the Southwest U.S. through this weekend. Periods of critical fire weather will persist from the central Rockies to the central and southern Plains through the weekend as gusty winds and low relative humidity continue. A Kona low will continue to bring several rounds of moderate to heavy rainfall to Hawaii through Sunday. Read More >

Hazardous Weather Conditions

Hazardous Weather Outlook

Current conditions at

Butts Army Airfield (Fort Carson) (KFCS)

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

Fair

61°F

16°C

Humidity	36%
Wind Speed	S 18 mph
Barometer	30.21 in (1017.1 mb)
Dewpoint	34°F (1°C)
Visibility	10.00 mi
Last update	22 Mar 11:55 am MDT

More Information:

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

Extended Forecast for

6 Miles WSW Fort Carson CO

This Afternoon
High: 63 °F
Patchy Smoke
Tonight
Low: 35 °F
Partly Cloudy
Monday
High: 63 °F
Partly Sunny
then Patchy
Smoke
Monday Night
Low: 44 °F
Patchy Smoke
then Partly
Cloudy
Tuesday
High: 72 °F
Partly Sunny
Tuesday Night
Low: 51 °F
Partly Cloudy
Wednesday
High: 78 °F
Sunny
Wednesday Night
Low: 52 °F
Mostly Clear
Thursday
High: 72 °F
Sunny

Detailed Forecast

This Afternoon

Patchy smoke before 1pm. Mostly sunny, with a high near 63. South southeast wind 5 to 15 mph.

Tonight

Partly cloudy, with a low around 35. South southwest wind 5 to 10 mph.

Monday

Patchy smoke after 1pm. Sunny, then becoming mostly cloudy during the afternoon, with a high near 63. Light and variable wind becoming southeast 5 to 10 mph in the afternoon.

Monday Night

Patchy smoke before 8pm. Mostly cloudy, then gradually becoming mostly clear, with a low around 44. Northeast wind around 5 mph becoming west after midnight.

Tuesday

Partly sunny, with a high near 72. Light and variable wind becoming south southwest 5 to 10 mph in the afternoon.

Tuesday Night

Partly cloudy, with a low around 51. South southeast wind around 5 mph becoming west northwest in the evening.

Wednesday

Sunny, with a high near 78. West northwest wind 5 to 10 mph becoming south in the afternoon.

Wednesday Night

Mostly clear, with a low around 52. Southwest wind 5 to 10 mph becoming west northwest after midnight.

Thursday

Sunny, with a high near 72. West northwest wind 5 to 15 mph becoming south southwest in the afternoon.

Thursday Night

A 20 percent chance of showers before midnight. Partly cloudy, with a low around 33. East wind 10 to 15 mph.