Wet and Cool in the East this Memorial Day Weekend; Well Above Normal Temperatures in the Northern Plains

A wet Memorial Day weekend is in store for the East, with widespread rainfall of 1 to more than 2 inches expected from the Gulf Coast to southern New England. Well above normal temperatures are forecast to build across the northern Plains. Another round of heavy to excessive rainfall is expected to impact the western Gulf Coast this weekend with Flood Watches in effect. Read More >

Hazardous Weather Conditions

Hazardous Weather Outlook

Current conditions at

Butts Army Airfield (Fort Carson) (KFCS)

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

Fair

44°F

7°C

Humidity	66%
Wind Speed	N 7 mph
Barometer	30.14 in (1017.3 mb)
Dewpoint	34°F (1°C)
Visibility	10.00 mi
Wind Chill	40°F (4°C)
Last update	24 May 5:55 am MDT

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Extended Forecast for

4 Miles W Fort Carson CO

Today
High: 61 °F
Sunny then
Slight Chance
T-storms
Tonight
Low: 50 °F
Slight Chance
T-storms then
Partly Cloudy
Memorial Day
High: 64 °F
Mostly Cloudy
Monday Night
Low: 49 °F
Mostly Cloudy
Tuesday
High: 58 °F
Partly Sunny
then Chance
T-storms and
Breezy
Tuesday Night
Low: 47 °F
Chance
Showers then
Mostly Cloudy
Wednesday
High: 57 °F
Partly Sunny
then Chance
T-storms
Wednesday Night
Low: 46 °F
Chance
T-storms then
Partly Cloudy
Thursday
High: 69 °F
Mostly Sunny
then Slight
Chance
T-storms

Detailed Forecast

Today

A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms between 3pm and 5pm. Increasing clouds, with a high near 61. West wind around 5 mph becoming calm. Chance of precipitation is 10%.

Tonight

A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms between 7pm and 8pm. Mostly cloudy, then gradually becoming mostly clear, with a low around 50. West northwest wind 5 to 10 mph. Chance of precipitation is 10%.

Memorial Day

Sunny through mid morning, then becoming mostly cloudy, with a high near 64. Light and variable wind becoming southeast 5 to 10 mph in the afternoon.

Monday Night

Mostly cloudy, with a low around 49. South wind 5 to 10 mph becoming northwest after midnight.

Tuesday

A 50 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms after noon. Partly sunny, with a high near 58. Breezy, with a west northwest wind 5 to 10 mph becoming south southeast 15 to 20 mph in the morning. Winds could gust as high as 30 mph. New rainfall amounts of less than a tenth of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.

Tuesday Night

A 30 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms before midnight. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 47. South southeast wind 10 to 15 mph becoming light and variable after midnight. New precipitation amounts of less than a tenth of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.

Wednesday

A 50 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms after noon. Partly sunny, with a high near 57. Light and variable wind becoming southeast 5 to 10 mph in the morning.

Wednesday Night

A 40 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms before midnight. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 46. South wind 5 to 10 mph becoming light and variable after midnight.

Thursday

A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms after noon. Sunny, with a high near 69. Light south southeast wind increasing to 5 to 10 mph in the afternoon.

Thursday Night

A 10 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms before midnight. Mostly clear, with a low around 48. Southeast wind 5 to 10 mph becoming east northeast after midnight.

Friday

A chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly sunny, with a high near 73. Light south wind becoming south southeast 5 to 10 mph in the afternoon.

Friday Night

A chance of showers and thunderstorms. Partly cloudy, with a low around 47. South wind around 10 mph becoming northwest after midnight.

Saturday

A chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly sunny, with a high near 69. Southwest wind 5 to 10 mph becoming southeast in the afternoon.