Fire Weather Concerns; Record Warmth Spreads

The Plains to the mid-Mississippi Valley continue with warm and dry conditions. Any fires that initiate could spread quickly. The warm temperatures will expand across the Southern Plains into the Southwest where numerous records are expected through the weekend. Meanwhile, a cold front will move southward across the northern Plains and Great Lakes region where some snow will develop this weekend. Read More >

Current conditions at

Butts Army Airfield (Fort Carson) (KFCS)

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

Fair

41°F

5°C

Humidity	23%
Wind Speed	N 9 mph
Barometer	30.03 in (1017.0 mb)
Dewpoint	6°F (-14°C)
Visibility	10.00 mi
Wind Chill	35°F (2°C)
Last update	28 Feb 6:55 am MST

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Extended Forecast for

8 Miles SSE Pikes Peak Summit CO

Today
High: 49 °F
Sunny
Tonight
Low: 32 °F
Mostly Cloudy
Sunday
High: 48 °F
Partly Sunny
Sunday Night
Low: 30 °F
Mostly Cloudy
Monday
High: 51 °F
Mostly Sunny
then Mostly
Sunny and
Breezy
Monday Night
Low: 31 °F
Slight Chance
Snow Showers
Tuesday
High: 39 °F
Snow Showers
Likely
Tuesday Night
Low: 25 °F
Chance Snow
Showers
Wednesday
High: 45 °F
Sunny

Detailed Forecast

Today

Sunny, with a high near 49. West northwest wind around 10 mph becoming southwest in the afternoon.

Tonight

Mostly cloudy, with a low around 32. South southwest wind 5 to 10 mph becoming west northwest in the evening.

Sunday

Partly sunny, with a high near 48. West wind 5 to 15 mph becoming south in the afternoon.

Sunday Night

Mostly cloudy, with a low around 30. South wind 5 to 10 mph becoming west after midnight.

Monday

Mostly sunny, with a high near 51. Breezy, with a west southwest wind 5 to 15 mph increasing to 15 to 25 mph in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 45 mph.

Monday Night

A 20 percent chance of snow showers after 11pm. Partly cloudy, with a low around 31. West wind 10 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 40 mph.

Tuesday

Snow showers likely, mainly after 11am. Partly sunny, with a high near 39. North wind 10 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 30 mph. Chance of precipitation is 70%.

Tuesday Night

A 40 percent chance of snow showers, mainly before 11pm. Partly cloudy, with a low around 25. West northwest wind 5 to 10 mph.

Wednesday

Sunny, with a high near 45. Southwest wind 5 to 15 mph.

Wednesday Night

Mostly clear, with a low around 28. West wind around 10 mph.

Thursday

Sunny, with a high near 45. West southwest wind 10 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 35 mph.

Thursday Night

A chance of snow showers. Partly cloudy, with a low around 23. North northwest wind around 15 mph, with gusts as high as 35 mph.

Friday

Snow showers likely. Partly sunny, with a high near 33. West wind 10 to 15 mph becoming southeast in the morning.