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Dangerous Heat in the East; Critical Fire Weather in the Southwest

Dangerous, record-breaking heat will intensify across most of the central and eastern U.S this week. Heat indices will likely exceed 100 degrees. Heat is likely to continue across the eastern U.S. through the Independence Day holiday weekend. Critical fire weather conditions will continue today and likely Tuesday across portions of the Four Corners and northern High Plains. Read More >

Hazardous Weather Conditions

Current conditions at

Butts Army Airfield (Fort Carson) (KFCS)

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

Fair

90°F

32°C

Humidity 3%
Wind Speed S 18 G 24 mph
Barometer 29.82 in (1000.4 mb)
Dewpoint -1°F (-18°C)
Visibility 10.00 mi
Heat Index86°F (30°C)
Last update 29 Jun 5:55 pm MDT
Extended Forecast for

4 Miles W Fort Carson CO

Fire Weather Watch July 1, 10:00am until July 1, 10:00pm
Red Flag Warning June 30, 10:00am until June 30, 10:00pm
Red Flag Warning June 29, 06:28pm until June 29, 10:00pm
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Fire Weather Watch
Red Flag Warning
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    Red Flag Warning June 29, 06:28pm until June 29, 10:00pm

    NOW until 10:00pm Mon

    Red Flag Warning

  • Tonight

    Low: 52 °F

    Patchy Smoke

  • Tuesday

    Tuesday: Sunny, with a high near 73. Breezy, with a southwest wind 5 to 10 mph becoming south 15 to 20 mph in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 30 mph.

    High: 73 °F

    Sunny then
    Sunny and
    Breezy

  • Tuesday Night

    Tuesday Night: Patchy smoke after 1am. Mostly clear, with a low around 51. South wind 10 to 15 mph becoming west northwest after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 30 mph.

    Low: 51 °F

    Partly Cloudy
    then Patchy
    Smoke

  • Wednesday

    Wednesday: Patchy smoke before 7am. Sunny, with a high near 71. West wind 10 to 15 mph becoming south in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 30 mph.

    High: 71 °F

    Patchy Smoke
    then Sunny

  • Wednesday Night

    Wednesday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 51. South wind 10 to 15 mph becoming west northwest after midnight.

    Low: 51 °F

    Mostly Clear

  • Thursday

    Thursday: Sunny, with a high near 72. West northwest wind 5 to 15 mph becoming south in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 30 mph.

    High: 72 °F

    Sunny

  • Thursday Night

    Thursday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 54. Southwest wind around 15 mph becoming west northwest after midnight.

    Low: 54 °F

    Mostly Clear

  • Friday

    Friday: Sunny, with a high near 76. West northwest wind 5 to 15 mph becoming south southwest in the afternoon.

    High: 76 °F

    Sunny

Detailed Forecast

Tonight
Patchy smoke. Mostly clear, with a low around 52. Southwest wind 10 to 15 mph becoming north northwest 5 to 10 mph after midnight.
Tuesday
Sunny, with a high near 73. Breezy, with a southwest wind 5 to 10 mph becoming south 15 to 20 mph in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 30 mph.
Tuesday Night
Patchy smoke after 1am. Mostly clear, with a low around 51. South wind 10 to 15 mph becoming west northwest after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 30 mph.
Wednesday
Patchy smoke before 7am. Sunny, with a high near 71. West wind 10 to 15 mph becoming south in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 30 mph.
Wednesday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 51. South wind 10 to 15 mph becoming west northwest after midnight.
Thursday
Sunny, with a high near 72. West northwest wind 5 to 15 mph becoming south in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 30 mph.
Thursday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 54. Southwest wind around 15 mph becoming west northwest after midnight.
Friday
Sunny, with a high near 76. West northwest wind 5 to 15 mph becoming south southwest in the afternoon.
Friday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 58. Southwest wind around 15 mph becoming west northwest after midnight.
Independence Day
Mostly sunny, with a high near 73. Northwest wind around 10 mph becoming east northeast in the afternoon.
Saturday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 54. Northeast wind 5 to 10 mph becoming north northwest after midnight.
Sunday
A chance of showers and thunderstorms. Sunny, with a high near 68. North northeast wind 5 to 10 mph becoming southeast in the afternoon.
Sunday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 53. South wind 5 to 10 mph becoming west after midnight.
Monday
Sunny, with a high near 71. South southwest wind 5 to 10 mph becoming southeast in the afternoon.
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ABOUT THIS FORECAST

 
Point Forecast:
4 Miles W Fort Carson CO
 38.74°N 104.87°W (Elev. 9065 ft)
Last Update:
3:52 pm MDT Jun 29, 2026
Forecast Valid:
6pm MDT Jun 29, 2026-6pm MDT Jul 6, 2026
 
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