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Hazardous Weather Conditions

Current conditions at

Butts Army Airfield (Fort Carson) (KFCS)

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

Fair

34°F

1°C

Humidity 71%
Wind Speed N 7 mph
Barometer 30.23 in (1024.0 mb)
Dewpoint 26°F (-3°C)
Visibility 10.00 mi
Wind Chill28°F (-2°C)
Last update 6 Nov 2:55 am MST
Extended Forecast for

Independence CO

  • Overnight

    Overnight: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 23. Calm wind.

    Low: 23 °F

    Mostly Cloudy

  • Friday

    Friday: Mostly cloudy, with a high near 40. Northwest wind around 5 mph becoming calm in the morning.

    High: 40 °F

    Mostly Cloudy

  • Friday Night

    Friday Night: Mostly cloudy during the early evening, then gradual clearing, with a low around 25. Calm wind becoming north northwest around 5 mph in the evening.

    Low: 25 °F

    Gradual
    Clearing

  • Saturday

    Saturday: Sunny, with a high near 43. North wind around 5 mph becoming south in the afternoon.

    High: 43 °F

    Sunny

  • Saturday Night

    Saturday Night: Clear, with a low around 25. Calm wind becoming north northwest around 5 mph in the evening.

    Low: 25 °F

    Clear

  • Sunday

    Sunday: Sunny, with a high near 48. Northwest wind around 5 mph becoming calm in the afternoon.

    High: 48 °F

    Sunny

  • Sunday Night

    Sunday Night: Clear, with a low around 30. North northwest wind 5 to 10 mph.

    Low: 30 °F

    Clear

  • Monday

    Monday: Sunny, with a high near 48. North northwest wind around 5 mph becoming south southeast in the afternoon.

    High: 48 °F

    Sunny

  • Monday Night

    Monday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 29. Calm wind becoming northwest around 5 mph after midnight.

    Low: 29 °F

    Mostly Clear

Detailed Forecast

Overnight
Mostly cloudy, with a low around 23. Calm wind.
Friday
Mostly cloudy, with a high near 40. Northwest wind around 5 mph becoming calm in the morning.
Friday Night
Mostly cloudy during the early evening, then gradual clearing, with a low around 25. Calm wind becoming north northwest around 5 mph in the evening.
Saturday
Sunny, with a high near 43. North wind around 5 mph becoming south in the afternoon.
Saturday Night
Clear, with a low around 25. Calm wind becoming north northwest around 5 mph in the evening.
Sunday
Sunny, with a high near 48. Northwest wind around 5 mph becoming calm in the afternoon.
Sunday Night
Clear, with a low around 30. North northwest wind 5 to 10 mph.
Monday
Sunny, with a high near 48. North northwest wind around 5 mph becoming south southeast in the afternoon.
Monday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 29. Calm wind becoming northwest around 5 mph after midnight.
Tuesday
Sunny, with a high near 48. West wind around 5 mph.
Tuesday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 29. North northwest wind 5 to 10 mph.
Veterans Day
Sunny, with a high near 44. West wind around 5 mph.
Wednesday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 29. Northwest wind around 5 mph.
Thursday
Sunny, with a high near 48. West wind 5 to 10 mph.
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Point Forecast:
Independence CO
 38.72°N 105.12°W (Elev. 10295 ft)
Last Update:
2:06 am MST Nov 6, 2026
Forecast Valid:
3am MST Nov 6, 2026-6pm MST Nov 12, 2026
 
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