Dangerous Heat in the Central and Eastern U.S.; Severe Thunderstorms in the Central U.S. and Northeast; Critical Fire Weather in the Four Corners

Dangerous, record-breaking heat will intensify across most of the central and eastern U.S this week. Heat indices will likely exceed 100 degrees. Severe thunderstorms are forecast from parts of the central High Plains into the Upper Midwest, and across parts of the Northeast. Critical fire weather conditions will continue across portions of the Four Corners and Great Basin. Read More >

Hazardous Weather Conditions

Current conditions at

Butts Army Airfield (Fort Carson) (KFCS)

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

Fair

73°F

23°C

Humidity	27%
Wind Speed	W 7 mph
Barometer	29.92 in (1005.4 mb)
Dewpoint	37°F (3°C)
Visibility	10.00 mi
Last update	30 Jun 9:55 pm MDT

More Information:

Local Forecast Office More Local Wx 3 Day History Hourly Weather Forecast

Extended Forecast for

3 Miles WSW Fort Carson CO

Fire Weather Watch July 2, 10:00am until July 2, 10:00pm

Red Flag Warning July 1, 10:00am until July 1, 10:00pm

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Fire Weather Watch

Red Flag Warning

Tonight
Low: 58 °F
Patchy Smoke
Wednesday
High: 89 °F
Patchy Smoke
Wednesday Night
Low: 59 °F
Mostly Clear
then Patchy
Smoke
Thursday
High: 93 °F
Patchy Smoke
then Sunny
Thursday Night
Low: 62 °F
Mostly Clear
Friday
High: 94 °F
Sunny
Friday Night
Low: 64 °F
Partly Cloudy
Independence Day
High: 92 °F
Mostly Sunny
Saturday Night
Low: 62 °F
Partly Cloudy

Detailed Forecast

Tonight

Patchy smoke before 2am, then patchy smoke after 3am. Mostly clear, with a low around 58. West wind 5 to 10 mph.

Wednesday

Patchy smoke before 2pm. Sunny, with a high near 89. West northwest wind 5 to 15 mph becoming south in the morning. Winds could gust as high as 30 mph.

Wednesday Night

Patchy smoke after midnight. Mostly clear, with a low around 59. South wind 5 to 15 mph becoming west northwest after midnight.

Thursday

Patchy smoke before 10am. Sunny, with a high near 93. West wind 5 to 10 mph becoming south southwest 10 to 15 mph in the afternoon.

Thursday Night

Mostly clear, with a low around 62. South southwest wind 10 to 15 mph becoming northwest after midnight.

Friday

Sunny, with a high near 94. West wind 5 to 10 mph becoming south southwest 10 to 15 mph in the afternoon.

Friday Night

Partly cloudy, with a low around 64. Southwest wind 10 to 15 mph becoming northwest after midnight.

Independence Day

Mostly sunny, with a high near 92. Northwest wind around 10 mph becoming east in the afternoon.

Saturday Night

Partly cloudy, with a low around 62. North northeast wind 5 to 10 mph.

Sunday

A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms after noon. Mostly sunny, with a high near 88. North northwest wind 5 to 10 mph becoming southeast in the afternoon.

Sunday Night

Partly cloudy, with a low around 61. South southeast wind 5 to 10 mph becoming west northwest after midnight.

Monday

Mostly sunny, with a high near 90. Light south southeast wind becoming southeast 5 to 10 mph in the afternoon.

Monday Night

Partly cloudy, with a low around 62. East wind 5 to 10 mph becoming northwest after midnight.

Tuesday

A chance of showers and thunderstorms. Sunny, with a high near 92. Southeast wind 5 to 10 mph.