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 today. 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 central Plains then off the mid-Atlantic by this evening. Read More >

Current conditions at

Butts Army Airfield (Fort Carson) (KFCS)

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

Fair

32°F

0°C

Humidity 87%
Wind Speed N 5 mph
Barometer 29.94 in (1013.3 mb)
Dewpoint 28°F (-2°C)
Visibility 10.00 mi
Wind Chill27°F (-3°C)
Last update 26 Feb 4:55 am MST
Extended Forecast for

8 Miles E Independence CO

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

    Today: Sunny, with a high near 44. Breezy, with a west northwest wind 20 to 25 mph, with gusts as high as 40 mph.

    High: 44 °F

    Sunny and
    Breezy

  • Tonight

    Tonight: Mostly clear, with a low around 28. Northwest wind around 15 mph, with gusts as high as 30 mph.

    Low: 28 °F

    Mostly Clear

  • Friday

    Friday: Sunny, with a high near 49. Breezy, with a west northwest wind 15 to 20 mph, with gusts as high as 30 mph.

    High: 49 °F

    Sunny then
    Sunny and
    Breezy

  • Friday Night

    Friday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 32. West northwest wind around 15 mph.

    Low: 32 °F

    Mostly Clear

  • Saturday

    Saturday: Increasing clouds, with a high near 50. West northwest wind 10 to 15 mph becoming south southwest in the afternoon.

    High: 50 °F

    Increasing
    Clouds

  • Saturday Night

    Saturday Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 31. South southwest wind 5 to 10 mph.

    Low: 31 °F

    Mostly Cloudy

  • Sunday

    Sunday: Partly sunny, with a high near 48. West wind 5 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 35 mph.

    High: 48 °F

    Partly Sunny

  • Sunday Night

    Sunday Night: A 20 percent chance of snow showers before 11pm.  Mostly cloudy, with a low around 26. Southwest wind 5 to 10 mph.

    Low: 26 °F

    Slight Chance
    Snow Showers
    then Partly
    Cloudy

  • Monday

    Monday: A 20 percent chance of snow showers after 11am.  Partly sunny, with a high near 40. South southwest wind 5 to 10 mph.

    High: 40 °F

    Slight Chance
    Snow Showers

Detailed Forecast

Today
Sunny, with a high near 44. Breezy, with a west northwest wind 20 to 25 mph, with gusts as high as 40 mph.
Tonight
Mostly clear, with a low around 28. Northwest wind around 15 mph, with gusts as high as 30 mph.
Friday
Sunny, with a high near 49. Breezy, with a west northwest wind 15 to 20 mph, with gusts as high as 30 mph.
Friday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 32. West northwest wind around 15 mph.
Saturday
Increasing clouds, with a high near 50. West northwest wind 10 to 15 mph becoming south southwest in the afternoon.
Saturday Night
Mostly cloudy, with a low around 31. South southwest wind 5 to 10 mph.
Sunday
Partly sunny, with a high near 48. West wind 5 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 35 mph.
Sunday Night
A 20 percent chance of snow showers before 11pm. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 26. Southwest wind 5 to 10 mph.
Monday
A 20 percent chance of snow showers after 11am. Partly sunny, with a high near 40. South southwest wind 5 to 10 mph.
Monday Night
A 20 percent chance of snow showers. 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 41. Northwest wind 5 to 15 mph becoming east southeast in the morning.
Tuesday Night
A chance of snow showers. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 25. East wind 5 to 10 mph becoming west in the evening.
Wednesday
A chance of snow showers. Mostly sunny, with a high near 42. Southwest wind 5 to 10 mph.
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ABOUT THIS FORECAST

 
Point Forecast:
8 Miles E Independence CO
 38.73°N 104.98°W (Elev. 9997 ft)
3:02 am MST Feb 26, 2026
5am MST Feb 26, 2026-6pm MST Mar 4, 2026
 
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