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Current conditions at

Butts Army Airfield (Fort Carson) (KFCS)

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

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Humidity	NA
Wind Speed	NA
Barometer	NA
Dewpoint	N/A
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Extended Forecast for

8 Miles E Independence CO

Fire Weather Watch March 30, 11:00am until March 30, 08:00pm

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Fire Weather Watch

This Afternoon
High: 58 °F
Increasing
Clouds
Tonight
Low: 40 °F
Partly Cloudy
Monday
High: 58 °F
Partly Sunny
and Breezy
Monday Night
Low: 39 °F
Partly Cloudy
and Breezy
then Mostly
Cloudy
Tuesday
High: 45 °F
Mostly Cloudy
then Snow
Showers
Likely and
Breezy
Tuesday Night
Low: 27 °F
Snow Showers
Likely and
Breezy
Wednesday
High: 38 °F
Chance Snow
Showers then
Snow Showers
Likely
Wednesday Night
Low: 29 °F
Snow Showers
Likely then
Slight Chance
Snow Showers
Thursday
High: 51 °F
Sunny then
Slight Chance
Snow Showers
and Breezy

Detailed Forecast

This Afternoon

Increasing clouds, with a high near 58. West wind 10 to 15 mph.

Tonight

Partly cloudy, with a low around 40. West northwest wind 10 to 15 mph.

Monday

Partly sunny, with a high near 58. Breezy, with a west wind 15 to 25 mph, with gusts as high as 45 mph.

Monday Night

Mostly cloudy, with a low around 39. Breezy, with a west wind 20 to 25 mph decreasing to 10 to 15 mph after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 35 mph.

Tuesday

Snow showers likely after noon. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 45. Breezy, with a west northwest wind 10 to 15 mph becoming south 15 to 20 mph in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 40 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%. Little or no snow accumulation expected.

Tuesday Night

Snow showers likely, mainly before midnight. Cloudy, with a low around 27. Breezy, with a south southeast wind 10 to 20 mph, with gusts as high as 35 mph. Chance of precipitation is 70%. New snow accumulation of 1 to 2 inches possible.

Wednesday

Snow showers likely, mainly after noon. Some thunder is also possible. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 38. South wind 10 to 15 mph. Chance of precipitation is 70%.

Wednesday Night

Snow showers likely, mainly before midnight. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 29. South southwest wind 10 to 15 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%.

Thursday

A 20 percent chance of snow showers after noon. Sunny, with a high near 51. Breezy, with a southwest wind 15 to 25 mph, with gusts as high as 45 mph.

Thursday Night

Mostly clear, with a low around 33. Breezy, with a southwest wind 20 to 25 mph, with gusts as high as 45 mph.

Friday

A chance of snow showers. Mostly sunny, with a high near 43. Breezy, with a southwest wind 15 to 25 mph, with gusts as high as 45 mph.

Friday Night

A chance of snow showers. Partly cloudy, with a low around 21. Blustery, with a northwest wind 15 to 25 mph, with gusts as high as 40 mph.

Saturday

A chance of snow showers. Mostly sunny, with a high near 37. Breezy, with a northwest wind 15 to 20 mph becoming south in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 35 mph.