Fire Weather Concerns for the Plains; Record Warmth Spreads

Dry and breezy conditions prevail across the High Plains where elevated to locally critical conditions continue through Thursday. Meanwhile, record warmth increases and spreads across the South, Southwest and into southern California into this last weekend of February. Meanwhile, a fast moving system moves across the Plains then off the mid-Atlantic by Thursday evening. Read More >

Current conditions at

Butts Army Airfield (Fort Carson) (KFCS)

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

Fair

41°F

5°C

Humidity 58%
Wind Speed SW 7 mph
Barometer 29.94 in (1011.8 mb)
Dewpoint 28°F (-2°C)
Visibility 10.00 mi
Wind Chill36°F (2°C)
Last update 25 Feb 10:55 pm MST
Extended Forecast for

9 Miles W Fort Carson CO

Fire Weather Watch February 27, 11:00am until February 27, 05:00pm
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Fire Weather Watch
  • Tonight

    Tonight: Mostly clear, with a low around 28. Blustery, with a west northwest wind 15 to 20 mph, with gusts as high as 40 mph.

    Low: 28 °F

    Mostly Clear
    and Blustery

  • Thursday

    Thursday: Sunny, with a high near 45. Breezy, with a west northwest wind 20 to 25 mph, with gusts as high as 35 mph.

    High: 45 °F

    Sunny and
    Breezy

  • Thursday Night

    Thursday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 30. West northwest wind around 15 mph, with gusts as high as 30 mph.

    Low: 30 °F

    Mostly Clear

  • Friday

    Friday: Sunny, with a high near 51. West northwest wind around 15 mph, with gusts as high as 30 mph.

    High: 51 °F

    Sunny

  • Friday Night

    Friday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 34. West northwest wind 10 to 15 mph.

    Low: 34 °F

    Mostly Clear

  • Saturday

    Saturday: Increasing clouds, with a high near 51. West northwest wind around 10 mph becoming south in the afternoon.

    High: 51 °F

    Increasing
    Clouds

  • Saturday Night

    Saturday Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 32. South southwest wind 5 to 10 mph.

    Low: 32 °F

    Mostly Cloudy

  • Sunday

    Sunday: Partly sunny, with a high near 49. West wind 5 to 15 mph becoming south in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 30 mph.

    High: 49 °F

    Partly Sunny

  • Sunday Night

    Sunday Night: A 20 percent chance of snow showers before 11pm.  Mostly cloudy, with a low around 27. South southeast wind 5 to 10 mph becoming southwest in the evening.

    Low: 27 °F

    Slight Chance
    Snow Showers
    then Partly
    Cloudy

Detailed Forecast

Tonight
Mostly clear, with a low around 28. Blustery, with a west northwest wind 15 to 20 mph, with gusts as high as 40 mph.
Thursday
Sunny, with a high near 45. Breezy, with a west northwest wind 20 to 25 mph, with gusts as high as 35 mph.
Thursday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 30. West northwest wind around 15 mph, with gusts as high as 30 mph.
Friday
Sunny, with a high near 51. West northwest wind around 15 mph, with gusts as high as 30 mph.
Friday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 34. West northwest wind 10 to 15 mph.
Saturday
Increasing clouds, with a high near 51. West northwest wind around 10 mph becoming south in the afternoon.
Saturday Night
Mostly cloudy, with a low around 32. South southwest wind 5 to 10 mph.
Sunday
Partly sunny, with a high near 49. West wind 5 to 15 mph becoming south in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 30 mph.
Sunday Night
A 20 percent chance of snow showers before 11pm. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 27. South southeast wind 5 to 10 mph becoming southwest in the evening.
Monday
A 20 percent chance of snow showers after 11am. Partly sunny, with a high near 41. South wind 5 to 10 mph.
Monday Night
Mostly cloudy, with a low around 28. South southwest wind 5 to 10 mph becoming west in the evening.
Tuesday
A chance of snow showers. Partly sunny, with a high near 42. Northwest wind 5 to 15 mph becoming east in the morning.
Tuesday Night
A chance of snow showers. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 26. East wind 5 to 15 mph becoming west northwest in the evening.
Wednesday
A chance of snow showers. Mostly sunny, with a high near 43. South southwest wind 5 to 10 mph.
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ABOUT THIS FORECAST

 
Point Forecast:
9 Miles W Fort Carson CO
 38.73°N 104.95°W (Elev. 9797 ft)
11:31 pm MST Feb 25, 2026
11pm MST Feb 25, 2026-6pm MST Mar 4, 2026
 
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