Tracking Areas of Fire Weather, Winter Weather, and Severe Weather Thursday

Continuation of gusty winds and low relative humidity will bring additional periods of critical fire weather to the southern Plains Thursday and Friday. Another Pacific storm will continue gusty winds and heavy snow over the western mountains into Thursday. Severe thunderstorms are possible across parts of the middle Mississippi into lower Ohio Valleys Thursday afternoon into early evening. Read More >

Current conditions at

Butts Army Airfield (Fort Carson) (KFCS)

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

Fair and Windy

34°F

1°C

Humidity 20%
Wind Speed NW 28 G 35 mph
Barometer 29.38 in (995.1 mb)
Dewpoint -3°F (-19°C)
Visibility 10.00 mi
Wind Chill21°F (-6°C)
Last update 19 Feb 12:55 am MST
Extended Forecast for

8 Miles W Fort Carson CO

High Wind Warning until February 19, 08:00am
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High Wind Warning
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    High Wind Warning until February 19, 08:00am

    NOW until 8:00am Thu

    High Wind Warning

  • Overnight

    Low: 8 °F

    Mostly Clear
    and Very
    Windy

  • Thursday

    Thursday: Sunny, with a high near 26. Wind chill values between -5 and -15. Blustery, with a west wind 15 to 25 mph, with gusts as high as 50 mph.

    High: 26 °F

    Sunny and
    Blustery

  • Thursday Night

    Thursday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 5. Wind chill values between -5 and zero. Breezy, with a southwest wind 15 to 20 mph decreasing to 5 to 10 mph after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 30 mph.

    Low: 5 °F

    Mostly Clear
    and Breezy
    then Partly
    Cloudy

  • Friday

    Friday: Snow showers, mainly after 11am.  High near 25. Wind chill values between zero and 10. South southwest wind 5 to 10 mph becoming west northwest 10 to 15 mph in the afternoon.  Chance of precipitation is 80%. New snow accumulation of around an inch possible.

    High: 25 °F

    Snow Showers

  • Friday Night

    Friday Night: A 20 percent chance of snow showers before 11pm.  Mostly clear, with a low around 4. West wind 10 to 15 mph.

    Low: 4 °F

    Slight Chance
    Snow Showers
    then Mostly
    Clear

  • Saturday

    Saturday: Sunny, with a high near 32. West northwest wind 5 to 10 mph.

    High: 32 °F

    Sunny

  • Saturday Night

    Saturday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 9. West wind around 5 mph.

    Low: 9 °F

    Mostly Clear

  • Sunday

    Sunday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 35. West wind 5 to 10 mph becoming south in the afternoon.

    High: 35 °F

    Mostly Sunny

Detailed Forecast

Overnight
Mostly clear, with a low around 8. Wind chill values between -10 and -15. Very windy, with a west wind 35 to 40 mph, with gusts as high as 70 mph.
Thursday
Sunny, with a high near 26. Wind chill values between -5 and -15. Blustery, with a west wind 15 to 25 mph, with gusts as high as 50 mph.
Thursday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 5. Wind chill values between -5 and zero. Breezy, with a southwest wind 15 to 20 mph decreasing to 5 to 10 mph after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 30 mph.
Friday
Snow showers, mainly after 11am. High near 25. Wind chill values between zero and 10. South southwest wind 5 to 10 mph becoming west northwest 10 to 15 mph in the afternoon. Chance of precipitation is 80%. New snow accumulation of around an inch possible.
Friday Night
A 20 percent chance of snow showers before 11pm. Mostly clear, with a low around 4. West wind 10 to 15 mph.
Saturday
Sunny, with a high near 32. West northwest wind 5 to 10 mph.
Saturday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 9. West wind around 5 mph.
Sunday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 35. West wind 5 to 10 mph becoming south in the afternoon.
Sunday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 16. South southwest wind around 5 mph becoming west in the evening.
Monday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 47. West northwest wind around 5 mph becoming south southwest in the morning.
Monday Night
Mostly cloudy, with a low around 25. West northwest wind around 10 mph.
Tuesday
Partly sunny, with a high near 52. West wind around 15 mph, with gusts as high as 35 mph.
Tuesday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 27. West wind around 15 mph, with gusts as high as 35 mph.
Wednesday
A chance of snow showers. Mostly sunny, with a high near 49. Breezy, with a west wind 15 to 20 mph, with gusts as high as 45 mph.
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ABOUT THIS FORECAST

 
Point Forecast:
8 Miles W Fort Carson CO
 38.73°N 104.92°W (Elev. 9357 ft)
11:31 pm MST Feb 18, 2026
12am MST Feb 19, 2026-6pm MST Feb 25, 2026
 
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