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Current conditions at

Butts Army Airfield (Fort Carson) (KFCS)

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

Overcast

51°F

11°C

Humidity 58%
Wind Speed NW 14 G 24 mph
Barometer 29.64 in (1004.2 mb)
Dewpoint 37°F (3°C)
Visibility 10.00 mi
Wind Chill46°F (8°C)
Last update 1 Apr 5:55 pm MDT
Extended Forecast for

8 Miles W Fort Carson CO

  • Tonight

    Tonight: A 30 percent chance of snow showers, mainly before 8pm. Mostly cloudy, then gradually becoming mostly clear, with a low around 27. Breezy, with a west northwest wind around 20 mph, with gusts as high as 40 mph.

    Low: 27 °F

    Chance Snow
    Showers and
    Breezy

  • Thursday

    Thursday: Sunny, with a high near 54. Breezy, with a west wind 15 to 20 mph, with gusts as high as 40 mph.

    High: 54 °F

    Sunny then
    Sunny and
    Breezy

  • Thursday Night

    Thursday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 25. Breezy, with a west southwest wind 20 to 25 mph decreasing to 10 to 15 mph after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 40 mph.

    Low: 25 °F

    Mostly Clear
    and Breezy

  • Friday

    Friday: A 20 percent chance of snow showers after noon. Mostly sunny, with a high near 41. Breezy, with a west northwest wind 15 to 20 mph, with gusts as high as 45 mph.

    High: 41 °F

    Breezy.
    Mostly Sunny
    then Slight
    Chance Snow
    Showers

  • Friday Night

    Friday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 18. Blustery, with a west northwest wind 15 to 20 mph decreasing to 5 to 10 mph after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 35 mph.

    Low: 18 °F

    Mostly Clear
    and Blustery
    then Mostly
    Clear

  • Saturday

    Saturday: Sunny, with a high near 47. West northwest wind 5 to 10 mph becoming southeast in the morning.

    High: 47 °F

    Sunny

  • Saturday Night

    Saturday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 23. Southeast wind 5 to 10 mph becoming west after midnight.

    Low: 23 °F

    Mostly Clear

  • Sunday

    Sunday: Sunny, with a high near 50. Light and variable wind becoming south southeast 5 to 10 mph in the afternoon.

    High: 50 °F

    Sunny

  • Sunday Night

    Sunday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 27. South southeast wind 5 to 10 mph becoming northwest after midnight.

    Low: 27 °F

    Mostly Clear

Detailed Forecast

Tonight
A 30 percent chance of snow showers, mainly before 8pm. Mostly cloudy, then gradually becoming mostly clear, with a low around 27. Breezy, with a west northwest wind around 20 mph, with gusts as high as 40 mph.
Thursday
Sunny, with a high near 54. Breezy, with a west wind 15 to 20 mph, with gusts as high as 40 mph.
Thursday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 25. Breezy, with a west southwest wind 20 to 25 mph decreasing to 10 to 15 mph after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 40 mph.
Friday
A 20 percent chance of snow showers after noon. Mostly sunny, with a high near 41. Breezy, with a west northwest wind 15 to 20 mph, with gusts as high as 45 mph.
Friday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 18. Blustery, with a west northwest wind 15 to 20 mph decreasing to 5 to 10 mph after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 35 mph.
Saturday
Sunny, with a high near 47. West northwest wind 5 to 10 mph becoming southeast in the morning.
Saturday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 23. Southeast wind 5 to 10 mph becoming west after midnight.
Sunday
Sunny, with a high near 50. Light and variable wind becoming south southeast 5 to 10 mph in the afternoon.
Sunday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 27. South southeast wind 5 to 10 mph becoming northwest after midnight.
Monday
Sunny, with a high near 52. West northwest wind 5 to 10 mph becoming south southeast in the afternoon.
Monday Night
Mostly cloudy, with a low around 27. Southeast wind 5 to 10 mph becoming north northwest after midnight.
Tuesday
A chance of rain and snow showers. Partly sunny, with a high near 51. West southwest wind 5 to 10 mph becoming south in the afternoon.
Tuesday Night
Mostly cloudy, with a low around 30. South southwest wind around 10 mph becoming west northwest after midnight.
Wednesday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 57. Southwest wind 10 to 15 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)
Last Update:
3:42 pm MDT Apr 1, 2026
Forecast Valid:
6pm MDT Apr 1, 2026-6pm MDT Apr 8, 2026
 
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