Critical Fire Weather Persists in the Southern High Plains; Snow in the Great Lakes into the Northeast

Elevated to critical fire weather conditions will persist across the central and southern High Plains today as gusty winds and dry conditions continue across the region. A clipper system will bring some lake effect snow to the Great Lakes and snow into the Northeast. Well above-average temperatures are expected to expand across much of the West, into the Plains states, and Southeast. Read More >

Hazardous Weather Conditions

Current conditions at

Butts Army Airfield (Fort Carson) (KFCS)

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

Fair

67°F

19°C

Humidity 19%
Wind Speed W 15 G 26 mph
Barometer 29.79 in (1005.0 mb)
Dewpoint 24°F (-4°C)
Visibility 10.00 mi
Last update 25 Feb 10:55 am MST
Extended Forecast for

6 Miles W Fort Carson CO

  • Today

    Today: Mostly sunny, with a high near 57. Breezy, with a west northwest wind 20 to 25 mph, with gusts as high as 55 mph.

    High: 57 °F

    Mostly Sunny
    and Breezy

  • Tonight

    Tonight: A slight chance of snow showers between 1am and 4am.  Partly cloudy, with a low around 28. Blustery, with a west northwest wind 15 to 20 mph decreasing to 10 to 15 mph after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 50 mph.  Chance of precipitation is 20%.

    Low: 28 °F

    Mostly Clear
    and Blustery
    then Slight
    Chance Snow
    Showers

  • Thursday

    Thursday: Sunny, with a high near 51. Northwest wind 5 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 35 mph.

    High: 51 °F

    Sunny

  • Thursday Night

    Thursday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 26. West northwest wind around 10 mph.

    Low: 26 °F

    Mostly Clear

  • Friday

    Friday: Sunny, with a high near 57. West northwest wind around 10 mph, with gusts as high as 30 mph.

    High: 57 °F

    Sunny

  • Friday Night

    Friday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 31. West northwest wind around 10 mph.

    Low: 31 °F

    Mostly Clear

  • Saturday

    Saturday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 56. West wind 5 to 10 mph becoming south southwest in the afternoon.

    High: 56 °F

    Mostly Sunny

  • Saturday Night

    Saturday Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 30. West southwest wind 5 to 10 mph.

    Low: 30 °F

    Mostly Cloudy

  • Sunday

    Sunday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 57. West southwest wind 5 to 10 mph.

    High: 57 °F

    Mostly Sunny

Detailed Forecast

Today
Mostly sunny, with a high near 57. Breezy, with a west northwest wind 20 to 25 mph, with gusts as high as 55 mph.
Tonight
A slight chance of snow showers between 1am and 4am. Partly cloudy, with a low around 28. Blustery, with a west northwest wind 15 to 20 mph decreasing to 10 to 15 mph after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 50 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
Thursday
Sunny, with a high near 51. Northwest wind 5 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 35 mph.
Thursday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 26. West northwest wind around 10 mph.
Friday
Sunny, with a high near 57. West northwest wind around 10 mph, with gusts as high as 30 mph.
Friday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 31. West northwest wind around 10 mph.
Saturday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 56. West wind 5 to 10 mph becoming south southwest in the afternoon.
Saturday Night
Mostly cloudy, with a low around 30. West southwest wind 5 to 10 mph.
Sunday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 57. West southwest wind 5 to 10 mph.
Sunday Night
A slight chance of rain and snow showers before 11pm, then a slight chance of snow showers. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 25. West northwest wind 5 to 10 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
Monday
A chance of snow showers. Partly sunny, with a high near 45. South wind 5 to 10 mph.
Monday Night
A chance of snow showers. Partly cloudy, with a low around 24. South wind 5 to 10 mph becoming west in the evening.
Tuesday
A chance of snow showers. Mostly sunny, with a high near 48. Northwest wind 5 to 10 mph becoming east southeast in the morning.
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ABOUT THIS FORECAST

 
Point Forecast:
6 Miles W Fort Carson CO
 38.74°N 104.9°W (Elev. 8314 ft)
6:26 am MST Feb 25, 2026
11am MST Feb 25, 2026-6pm MST Mar 3, 2026
 
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