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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 and Windy

38°F

3°C

Humidity 57%
Wind Speed N 26 G 32 mph
Barometer 29.83 in (1007.4 mb)
Dewpoint 24°F (-4°C)
Visibility 10.00 mi
Wind Chill27°F (-3°C)
Last update 17 Apr 6:55 am MDT
Extended Forecast for

2 Miles SW Security-Widefield CO

Freeze Watch April 18, 11:00pm until April 19, 08:00am
Freeze Warning April 17, 10:00pm until April 18, 08:00am
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Freeze Watch
Freeze Warning

  • Today

    Today: A chance of rain showers before noon, then rain and snow showers likely between noon and 5pm, then a chance of snow showers after 5pm. Increasing clouds, with a high near 51. Breezy, with a north wind 15 to 20 mph, with gusts as high as 35 mph. Chance of precipitation is 70%. Little or no snow accumulation expected.

    High: 51 °F

    Breezy.
    Chance
    Showers then
    Rain/Snow
    Likely

  • Tonight

    Tonight: A 40 percent chance of snow showers, mainly before 8pm. Mostly cloudy, then gradually becoming mostly clear, with a low around 20. Blustery, with a north wind 15 to 20 mph decreasing to 5 to 10 mph after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 30 mph.

    Low: 20 °F

    Chance Snow
    Showers and
    Blustery then
    Mostly Clear

  • Saturday

    Saturday: Sunny, with a high near 58. North wind 5 to 10 mph becoming south southeast in the afternoon.

    High: 58 °F

    Sunny

  • Saturday Night

    Saturday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 28. Southeast wind 5 to 10 mph becoming northwest after midnight.

    Low: 28 °F

    Mostly Clear

  • Sunday

    Sunday: Sunny, with a high near 73. Northwest wind 5 to 10 mph becoming south in the afternoon.

    High: 73 °F

    Sunny

  • Sunday Night

    Sunday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 40. South wind 5 to 10 mph becoming north northwest in the evening.

    Low: 40 °F

    Partly Cloudy

  • Monday

    Monday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 78. Northwest wind 5 to 10 mph becoming south southeast in the afternoon.

    High: 78 °F

    Mostly Sunny

  • Monday Night

    Monday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 44. South wind 5 to 10 mph becoming northwest after midnight.

    Low: 44 °F

    Partly Cloudy

  • Tuesday

    Tuesday: Sunny, with a high near 81. Northwest wind 5 to 10 mph becoming south in the afternoon.

    High: 81 °F

    Sunny

Detailed Forecast

Today
A chance of rain showers before noon, then rain and snow showers likely between noon and 5pm, then a chance of snow showers after 5pm. Increasing clouds, with a high near 51. Breezy, with a north wind 15 to 20 mph, with gusts as high as 35 mph. Chance of precipitation is 70%. Little or no snow accumulation expected.
Tonight
A 40 percent chance of snow showers, mainly before 8pm. Mostly cloudy, then gradually becoming mostly clear, with a low around 20. Blustery, with a north wind 15 to 20 mph decreasing to 5 to 10 mph after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 30 mph.
Saturday
Sunny, with a high near 58. North wind 5 to 10 mph becoming south southeast in the afternoon.
Saturday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 28. Southeast wind 5 to 10 mph becoming northwest after midnight.
Sunday
Sunny, with a high near 73. Northwest wind 5 to 10 mph becoming south in the afternoon.
Sunday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 40. South wind 5 to 10 mph becoming north northwest in the evening.
Monday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 78. Northwest wind 5 to 10 mph becoming south southeast in the afternoon.
Monday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 44. South wind 5 to 10 mph becoming northwest after midnight.
Tuesday
Sunny, with a high near 81. Northwest wind 5 to 10 mph becoming south in the afternoon.
Tuesday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 46. South wind 5 to 10 mph becoming northwest after midnight.
Wednesday
Sunny, with a high near 81. South southwest wind 5 to 15 mph.
Wednesday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 44. Breezy, with a southwest wind 10 to 20 mph.
Thursday
Sunny, with a high near 73. West southwest wind 10 to 15 mph.
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ABOUT THIS FORECAST

 
Point Forecast:
2 Miles SW Security-Widefield CO
 38.72°N 104.72°W (Elev. 5689 ft)
Last Update:
6:16 am MDT Apr 17, 2026
Forecast Valid:
7am MDT Apr 17, 2026-6pm MDT Apr 23, 2026
 
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