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Hazardous Weather Conditions

Current conditions at

Butts Army Airfield (Fort Carson) (KFCS)

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

Mostly Cloudy

45°F

7°C

Humidity 29%
Wind Speed S 13 mph
Barometer 29.44 in (998.2 mb)
Dewpoint 14°F (-10°C)
Visibility 10.00 mi
Wind Chill39°F (4°C)
Last update 18 Feb 4:55 pm MST
Extended Forecast for

6 Miles WSW Fort Carson CO

High Wind Warning February 18, 08:00pm until February 19, 08:00am
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High Wind Warning

  • This Afternoon

    This Afternoon: A 30 percent chance of snow showers. Patchy blowing snow. Mostly sunny, with a high near 34. Breezy, with a southwest wind around 20 mph, with gusts as high as 40 mph.

    High: 34 °F

    Chance Snow
    Showers and
    Patchy
    Blowing Snow

  • Tonight

    Tonight: A 30 percent chance of snow showers, mainly before 8pm. Mostly clear, with a low around 10. Wind chill values between -10 and zero. Windy, with a west northwest wind 25 to 30 mph increasing to 30 to 35 mph after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 60 mph.

    Low: 10 °F

    Windy. Chance
    Snow Showers
    then Mostly
    Clear

  • Thursday

    Thursday: Sunny, with a high near 27. Wind chill values between -10 and zero. Blustery, with a west northwest wind 15 to 20 mph, with gusts as high as 40 mph.

    High: 27 °F

    Sunny and
    Blustery

  • Thursday Night

    Thursday Night: A 20 percent chance of snow showers after 2am. Partly cloudy, with a low around 7. Wind chill values between zero and 5. West northwest wind 10 to 15 mph becoming south 5 to 10 mph after midnight.

    Low: 7 °F

    Mostly Clear
    then Slight
    Chance Snow
    Showers

  • Friday

    Friday: Snow showers likely, mainly after 11am. Partly sunny, with a high near 24. Light and variable wind becoming west 10 to 15 mph in the morning. Chance of precipitation is 70%. New snow accumulation of less than one inch possible.

    High: 24 °F

    Snow Showers
    Likely

  • Friday Night

    Friday Night: A 20 percent chance of snow showers before 11pm. Partly cloudy, with a low around 6. West northwest wind 10 to 15 mph.

    Low: 6 °F

    Slight Chance
    Snow Showers
    then Mostly
    Clear

  • Saturday

    Saturday: Sunny, with a high near 31. West northwest wind around 10 mph becoming south southwest in the afternoon.

    High: 31 °F

    Sunny

  • Saturday Night

    Saturday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 12. South wind around 5 mph becoming west in the evening.

    Low: 12 °F

    Mostly Clear

  • Sunday

    Sunday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 35. West northwest wind around 5 mph becoming south southeast in the morning.

    High: 35 °F

    Mostly Sunny

Detailed Forecast

This Afternoon
A 30 percent chance of snow showers. Patchy blowing snow. Mostly sunny, with a high near 34. Breezy, with a southwest wind around 20 mph, with gusts as high as 40 mph.
Tonight
A 30 percent chance of snow showers, mainly before 8pm. Mostly clear, with a low around 10. Wind chill values between -10 and zero. Windy, with a west northwest wind 25 to 30 mph increasing to 30 to 35 mph after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 60 mph.
Thursday
Sunny, with a high near 27. Wind chill values between -10 and zero. Blustery, with a west northwest wind 15 to 20 mph, with gusts as high as 40 mph.
Thursday Night
A 20 percent chance of snow showers after 2am. Partly cloudy, with a low around 7. Wind chill values between zero and 5. West northwest wind 10 to 15 mph becoming south 5 to 10 mph after midnight.
Friday
Snow showers likely, mainly after 11am. Partly sunny, with a high near 24. Light and variable wind becoming west 10 to 15 mph in the morning. Chance of precipitation is 70%. New snow accumulation of less than one inch possible.
Friday Night
A 20 percent chance of snow showers before 11pm. Partly cloudy, with a low around 6. West northwest wind 10 to 15 mph.
Saturday
Sunny, with a high near 31. West northwest wind around 10 mph becoming south southwest in the afternoon.
Saturday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 12. South wind around 5 mph becoming west in the evening.
Sunday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 35. West northwest wind around 5 mph becoming south southeast in the morning.
Sunday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 18. South wind around 5 mph becoming west northwest in the evening.
Monday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 48. West northwest wind around 5 mph becoming southwest in the morning.
Monday Night
Mostly cloudy, with a low around 27. West northwest wind around 10 mph.
Tuesday
Partly sunny, with a high near 52. West wind 10 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 35 mph.
Tuesday Night
Mostly cloudy, with a low around 27. West wind 10 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 35 mph.
Wednesday
A chance of snow showers. Partly sunny, with a high near 46. West southwest wind 10 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 35 mph.
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ABOUT THIS FORECAST

 
Point Forecast:
6 Miles WSW Fort Carson CO
 38.71°N 104.89°W (Elev. 8878 ft)
Last Update:
2:22 pm MST Feb 18, 2026
Forecast Valid:
5pm MST Feb 18, 2026-6pm MST Feb 25, 2026
 
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