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 >

Current conditions at

Butts Army Airfield (Fort Carson) (KFCS)

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

Fair

66°F

19°C

Humidity 13%
Wind Speed W 14 G 30 mph
Barometer 29.75 in (1004.1 mb)
Dewpoint 14°F (-10°C)
Visibility 10.00 mi
Last update 25 Feb 12:55 pm MST
Extended Forecast for

8 Miles W Fort Carson CO

Fire Weather Watch February 27, 11:00am until February 27, 05:00pm
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Fire Weather Watch
  • This Afternoon

    This Afternoon: Mostly sunny, with a high near 50. Windy, with a west northwest wind around 30 mph, with gusts as high as 45 mph.

    High: 50 °F

    Mostly Sunny
    and Windy

  • Tonight

    Tonight: Partly cloudy, with a low around 27. Windy, with a west northwest wind 25 to 30 mph decreasing to 15 to 20 mph in the evening. Winds could gust as high as 40 mph.

    Low: 27 °F

    Mostly Clear
    and Windy
    then Partly
    Cloudy

  • Thursday

    Thursday: Sunny, with a high near 49. Breezy, with a west northwest wind 15 to 25 mph.

    High: 49 °F

    Sunny and
    Breezy

  • Thursday Night

    Thursday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 25. West northwest wind 10 to 15 mph.

    Low: 25 °F

    Mostly Clear

  • Friday

    Friday: Sunny, with a high near 55. Breezy, with a west northwest wind 15 to 20 mph.

    High: 55 °F

    Sunny then
    Sunny and
    Breezy

  • Friday Night

    Friday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 28. Blustery, with a west northwest wind 15 to 20 mph.

    Low: 28 °F

    Mostly Clear
    then Mostly
    Clear and
    Blustery

  • Saturday

    Saturday: Partly sunny, with a high near 54. West northwest wind 10 to 15 mph becoming south southwest in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 30 mph.

    High: 54 °F

    Partly Sunny

  • Saturday Night

    Saturday Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 29. West wind 10 to 15 mph.

    Low: 29 °F

    Mostly Cloudy

  • Sunday

    Sunday: Partly sunny, with a high near 53. West southwest wind 5 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 30 mph.

    High: 53 °F

    Partly Sunny

Detailed Forecast

This Afternoon
Mostly sunny, with a high near 50. Windy, with a west northwest wind around 30 mph, with gusts as high as 45 mph.
Tonight
Partly cloudy, with a low around 27. Windy, with a west northwest wind 25 to 30 mph decreasing to 15 to 20 mph in the evening. Winds could gust as high as 40 mph.
Thursday
Sunny, with a high near 49. Breezy, with a west northwest wind 15 to 25 mph.
Thursday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 25. West northwest wind 10 to 15 mph.
Friday
Sunny, with a high near 55. Breezy, with a west northwest wind 15 to 20 mph.
Friday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 28. Blustery, with a west northwest wind 15 to 20 mph.
Saturday
Partly sunny, with a high near 54. West northwest wind 10 to 15 mph becoming south southwest in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 30 mph.
Saturday Night
Mostly cloudy, with a low around 29. West wind 10 to 15 mph.
Sunday
Partly sunny, with a high near 53. West southwest wind 5 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 30 mph.
Sunday Night
A 20 percent chance of snow showers. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 23. North northeast wind 5 to 15 mph becoming south in the evening.
Monday
A chance of snow showers. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 42. South wind 5 to 10 mph.
Monday Night
Mostly cloudy, with a low around 25. Southwest wind 5 to 10 mph becoming west northwest in the evening.
Tuesday
A chance of snow showers. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 45. Northwest wind 5 to 10 mph becoming east in the morning.
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ABOUT THIS FORECAST

 
Point Forecast:
8 Miles W Fort Carson CO
 38.73°N 104.92°W (Elev. 9357 ft)
11:32 am MST Feb 25, 2026
1pm MST Feb 25, 2026-6pm MST Mar 3, 2026
 
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