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

70°F

21°C

Humidity 12%
Wind Speed NW 16 G 29 mph
Barometer 29.76 in (1004.9 mb)
Dewpoint 15°F (-9°C)
Visibility 10.00 mi
Last update 25 Feb 3:55 pm 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
  • Tonight

    Tonight: Partly cloudy, with a low around 34. Breezy, with a west northwest wind 20 to 25 mph decreasing to 15 to 20 mph in the evening. Winds could gust as high as 40 mph.

    Low: 34 °F

    Partly Cloudy
    and Breezy
    then Partly
    Cloudy

  • 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 33. West northwest wind 10 to 15 mph.

    Low: 33 °F

    Mostly Clear

  • Friday

    Friday: Sunny, with a high near 54. West northwest wind 10 to 15 mph.

    High: 54 °F

    Sunny

  • Friday Night

    Friday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 38. West northwest wind 10 to 15 mph.

    Low: 38 °F

    Mostly Clear

  • Saturday

    Saturday: Partly sunny, with a high near 52. West northwest wind around 10 mph becoming south in the afternoon.

    High: 52 °F

    Partly Sunny

  • Saturday Night

    Saturday Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 36. West southwest wind 10 to 15 mph.

    Low: 36 °F

    Mostly Cloudy

  • Sunday

    Sunday: Partly sunny, with a high near 53. Southwest wind 5 to 10 mph.

    High: 53 °F

    Partly Sunny

  • Sunday Night

    Sunday Night: A 20 percent chance of snow showers.  Mostly cloudy, with a low around 30. North northeast wind 10 to 15 mph becoming south southeast in the evening.

    Low: 30 °F

    Slight Chance
    Snow Showers

Detailed Forecast

Tonight
Partly cloudy, with a low around 34. Breezy, with a west northwest wind 20 to 25 mph decreasing to 15 to 20 mph in the evening. Winds could gust as high as 40 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 33. West northwest wind 10 to 15 mph.
Friday
Sunny, with a high near 54. West northwest wind 10 to 15 mph.
Friday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 38. West northwest wind 10 to 15 mph.
Saturday
Partly sunny, with a high near 52. West northwest wind around 10 mph becoming south in the afternoon.
Saturday Night
Mostly cloudy, with a low around 36. West southwest wind 10 to 15 mph.
Sunday
Partly sunny, with a high near 53. Southwest wind 5 to 10 mph.
Sunday Night
A 20 percent chance of snow showers. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 30. North northeast wind 10 to 15 mph becoming south southeast in the evening.
Monday
A 30 percent chance of snow showers. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 41. South wind 5 to 10 mph.
Monday Night
Mostly cloudy, with a low around 31. South southwest wind 5 to 15 mph becoming northwest in the evening.
Tuesday
A chance of snow showers. Mostly cloudy, 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 29. East southeast wind around 10 mph becoming south in the evening.
Wednesday
A chance of snow showers. Mostly sunny, with a high near 43. West southwest wind 5 to 10 mph becoming south in the morning.
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ABOUT THIS FORECAST

 
Point Forecast:
4 Miles W Fort Carson CO
 38.74°N 104.87°W (Elev. 9065 ft)
4:12 pm MST Feb 25, 2026
4pm MST Feb 25, 2026-6pm MST Mar 4, 2026
 
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