Fire Weather Concerns for the Plains; Record Warmth Spreads

Dry and breezy conditions prevail across the High Plains where elevated to locally critical conditions continue through Thursday. Meanwhile, record warmth increases and spreads across the South, Southwest and into southern California into this last weekend of February. Meanwhile, a fast moving system moves across the Plains then off the mid-Atlantic by Thursday evening. Read More >

Current conditions at

Butts Army Airfield (Fort Carson) (KFCS)

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

Fair

34°F

1°C

Humidity 78%
Wind Speed E 5 mph
Barometer 29.97 in (1013.9 mb)
Dewpoint 28°F (-2°C)
Visibility 10.00 mi
Wind Chill29°F (-2°C)
Last update 26 Feb 12:55 am MST
Extended Forecast for

4 Miles W Fort Carson CO

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

    Overnight: Mostly clear, with a low around 34. West wind around 15 mph.

    Low: 34 °F

    Mostly Clear

  • Thursday

    Thursday: Sunny, with a high near 48. Breezy, with a northwest wind 10 to 20 mph, with gusts as high as 30 mph.

    High: 48 °F

    Sunny then
    Sunny and
    Breezy

  • Thursday Night

    Thursday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 32. Northwest wind 10 to 15 mph becoming west southwest in the evening.

    Low: 32 °F

    Mostly Clear

  • Friday

    Friday: Sunny, with a high near 52. Southwest wind 10 to 15 mph.

    High: 52 °F

    Sunny

  • Friday Night

    Friday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 36. West northwest wind 10 to 15 mph.

    Low: 36 °F

    Mostly Clear

  • Saturday

    Saturday: Increasing clouds, with a high near 52. West northwest wind 5 to 15 mph becoming south in the afternoon.

    High: 52 °F

    Increasing
    Clouds

  • Saturday Night

    Saturday Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 34. South wind 5 to 10 mph.

    Low: 34 °F

    Mostly Cloudy

  • Sunday

    Sunday: Mostly cloudy, with a high near 49. West southwest wind 5 to 15 mph becoming east in the afternoon.

    High: 49 °F

    Mostly Cloudy

  • Sunday Night

    Sunday Night: A 20 percent chance of snow showers before 11pm.  Mostly cloudy, with a low around 30. East wind 5 to 10 mph becoming south in the evening.

    Low: 30 °F

    Slight Chance
    Snow Showers
    then Mostly
    Cloudy

Detailed Forecast

Overnight
Mostly clear, with a low around 34. West wind around 15 mph.
Thursday
Sunny, with a high near 48. Breezy, with a northwest wind 10 to 20 mph, with gusts as high as 30 mph.
Thursday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 32. Northwest wind 10 to 15 mph becoming west southwest in the evening.
Friday
Sunny, with a high near 52. Southwest wind 10 to 15 mph.
Friday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 36. West northwest wind 10 to 15 mph.
Saturday
Increasing clouds, with a high near 52. West northwest wind 5 to 15 mph becoming south in the afternoon.
Saturday Night
Mostly cloudy, with a low around 34. South wind 5 to 10 mph.
Sunday
Mostly cloudy, with a high near 49. West southwest wind 5 to 15 mph becoming east in the afternoon.
Sunday Night
A 20 percent chance of snow showers before 11pm. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 30. East wind 5 to 10 mph becoming south in the evening.
Monday
A slight chance of rain and snow showers after 11am. Partly sunny, with a high near 41. South wind 5 to 10 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
Monday Night
Mostly cloudy, with a low around 31. South southeast wind 5 to 10 mph becoming west in the evening.
Tuesday
A chance of snow showers. Partly sunny, with a high near 43. Northwest wind 5 to 10 mph becoming east in the morning.
Tuesday Night
A chance of snow showers. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 28. East wind 5 to 10 mph becoming northwest in the evening.
Wednesday
A chance of snow showers. Partly sunny, with a high near 44. South wind 5 to 10 mph.
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ABOUT THIS FORECAST

 
Point Forecast:
4 Miles W Fort Carson CO
 38.74°N 104.87°W (Elev. 9065 ft)
11:31 pm MST Feb 25, 2026
1am MST Feb 26, 2026-6pm MST Mar 4, 2026
 
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