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Areas of Excessive Rainfall and Severe Thunderstorms; Fire Weather Concerns in the Northern Plains and Four Corners Region

Widespread showers and thunderstorms may bring areas of flash flooding across much of the Southern Plains into the Gulf Coast region and the upper Ohio River Valley into the Mid-Atlantic. A large Pacific storm will bring widespread rain, gusty winds, and mountain snow to California and the Great Basin. Fire weather concerns expected in the Northern Plains and the Four Corners region. Read More >

Hazardous Weather Conditions

Current conditions at

Butts Army Airfield (Fort Carson) (KFCS)

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

Overcast

57°F

14°C

Humidity 61%
Wind Speed SW 9 mph
Barometer 29.98 in (1010.1 mb)
Dewpoint 44°F (7°C)
Visibility 10.00 mi
Last update 26 May 11:55 pm MDT
Extended Forecast for

3 Miles W Fort Carson CO

  • Overnight

    Overnight: A 40 percent chance of showers, mainly after 5am. Cloudy, with a low around 52. South wind around 5 mph becoming calm. New precipitation amounts of less than a tenth of an inch possible.

    Low: 52 °F

    Chance
    Showers

  • Wednesday

    Wednesday: A chance of showers before 9am, then showers likely and possibly a thunderstorm between 9am and 4pm, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms after 4pm. Cloudy, with a high near 67. Calm wind becoming east southeast around 5 mph in the morning. Chance of precipitation is 70%. New rainfall amounts of less than a tenth of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.

    High: 67 °F

    Showers
    Likely

  • Wednesday Night

    Wednesday Night: A 50 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms before 11pm. Cloudy, with a low around 52. East southeast wind 5 to 10 mph becoming light and variable in the evening. New precipitation amounts of less than a tenth of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.

    Low: 52 °F

    Chance
    T-storms then
    Cloudy

  • Thursday

    Thursday: A 40 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms after noon. Cloudy, then gradually becoming mostly sunny, with a high near 73. Light south southeast wind increasing to 5 to 10 mph in the morning.

    High: 73 °F

    Mostly Cloudy
    then Chance
    T-storms

  • Thursday Night

    Thursday Night: A 50 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms before midnight. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 54. Southeast wind 5 to 10 mph becoming light and variable after midnight. New precipitation amounts of less than a tenth of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.

    Low: 54 °F

    Chance
    T-storms then
    Mostly Cloudy

  • Friday

    Friday: A 30 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms after noon. Partly sunny, with a high near 77. Light and variable wind becoming south southeast 10 to 15 mph in the morning.

    High: 77 °F

    Partly Sunny
    then Chance
    T-storms

  • Friday Night

    Friday Night: A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms before midnight. Partly cloudy, with a low around 53. South wind 5 to 10 mph becoming northwest after midnight.

    Low: 53 °F

    Slight Chance
    T-storms then
    Partly Cloudy

  • Saturday

    Saturday: Sunny, with a high near 79. West southwest wind 5 to 10 mph becoming south in the afternoon.

    High: 79 °F

    Sunny

  • Saturday Night

    Saturday Night: A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly clear, with a low around 53. West southwest wind around 10 mph becoming north northwest after midnight. Chance of precipitation is 20%.

    Low: 53 °F

    Slight Chance
    T-storms then
    Slight Chance
    Showers

Detailed Forecast

Overnight
A 40 percent chance of showers, mainly after 5am. Cloudy, with a low around 52. South wind around 5 mph becoming calm. New precipitation amounts of less than a tenth of an inch possible.
Wednesday
A chance of showers before 9am, then showers likely and possibly a thunderstorm between 9am and 4pm, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms after 4pm. Cloudy, with a high near 67. Calm wind becoming east southeast around 5 mph in the morning. Chance of precipitation is 70%. New rainfall amounts of less than a tenth of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.
Wednesday Night
A 50 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms before 11pm. Cloudy, with a low around 52. East southeast wind 5 to 10 mph becoming light and variable in the evening. New precipitation amounts of less than a tenth of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.
Thursday
A 40 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms after noon. Cloudy, then gradually becoming mostly sunny, with a high near 73. Light south southeast wind increasing to 5 to 10 mph in the morning.
Thursday Night
A 50 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms before midnight. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 54. Southeast wind 5 to 10 mph becoming light and variable after midnight. New precipitation amounts of less than a tenth of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.
Friday
A 30 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms after noon. Partly sunny, with a high near 77. Light and variable wind becoming south southeast 10 to 15 mph in the morning.
Friday Night
A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms before midnight. Partly cloudy, with a low around 53. South wind 5 to 10 mph becoming northwest after midnight.
Saturday
Sunny, with a high near 79. West southwest wind 5 to 10 mph becoming south in the afternoon.
Saturday Night
A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly clear, with a low around 53. West southwest wind around 10 mph becoming north northwest after midnight. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
Sunday
A 30 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms after noon. Sunny, with a high near 77. North wind 5 to 10 mph becoming south southeast in the afternoon.
Sunday Night
A chance of showers and thunderstorms. Partly cloudy, with a low around 54. South southeast wind 5 to 10 mph becoming northwest after midnight.
Monday
A chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly sunny, with a high near 76. Calm wind becoming south southeast around 5 mph in the afternoon.
Monday Night
A chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 53. North northwest wind 5 to 10 mph.
Tuesday
A chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly sunny, with a high near 74. Light east wind becoming southeast 5 to 10 mph in the afternoon.
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ABOUT THIS FORECAST

 
Point Forecast:
3 Miles W Fort Carson CO
 38.74°N 104.84°W (Elev. 6568 ft)
Last Update:
10:36 pm MDT May 26, 2026
Forecast Valid:
12am MDT May 27, 2026-6pm MDT Jun 2, 2026
 
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