Excessive Rainfall Potential for the Southeast; Heat Expands for Center of the Nation; Critical Fire Weather for Pacific Northwest

Flash flooding threatens areas from the Tennessee Valley to the Carolinas as storms repeat along a stalled front. Monsoonal storms may trigger flooding in the Southwest. Dangerous heat expands across the Desert Southwest, Plains, mid-Mississippi Valley and Southern Tier. Critical fire weather for interior Pacific Northwest. Cooler, drier air brings brief relief to the Great Lakes and Northeast. 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.

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Extended Forecast for

Cripple Creek CO

This Afternoon
High: 72 °F
Chance
T-storms
Tonight
Low: 52 °F
Chance
T-storms then
Partly Cloudy
Saturday
High: 75 °F
Sunny then
Slight Chance
T-storms
Saturday Night
Low: 54 °F
Slight Chance
T-storms then
Mostly Cloudy
Sunday
High: 77 °F
Sunny then
T-storms
Likely
Sunday Night
Low: 53 °F
Chance
T-storms then
Mostly Cloudy
Monday
High: 75 °F
Mostly Sunny
then T-storms
Likely
Monday Night
Low: 52 °F
Chance
T-storms then
Chance
Showers
Tuesday
High: 73 °F
Mostly Sunny
then T-storms

Detailed Forecast

This Afternoon

A 30 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms, mainly after 5pm. Partly sunny, with a high near 72. Southeast wind 5 to 10 mph. New rainfall amounts of less than a tenth of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.

Tonight

A 30 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms, mainly before 9pm. Mostly cloudy, then gradually becoming mostly clear, with a low around 52. North northeast wind 5 to 10 mph becoming southeast after midnight. New precipitation amounts of less than a tenth of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.

Saturday

A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms after 1pm. Increasing clouds, with a high near 75. North northeast wind 5 to 15 mph becoming south in the morning.

Saturday Night

A 10 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms before 8pm. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 54. South southeast wind 5 to 10 mph becoming north northwest after midnight.

Sunday

Showers likely and possibly a thunderstorm between noon and 3pm, then showers and thunderstorms likely after 3pm. Increasing clouds, with a high near 77. North wind 5 to 10 mph becoming east northeast in the afternoon. Chance of precipitation is 60%. New rainfall amounts of less than a tenth of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.

Sunday Night

A 40 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms before midnight. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 53. East northeast wind around 10 mph becoming north northwest in the evening. New precipitation amounts of less than a tenth of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.

Monday

Showers and thunderstorms likely after noon. Partly sunny, with a high near 75. North northwest wind 5 to 10 mph becoming east southeast in the afternoon. Chance of precipitation is 70%.

Monday Night

A chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 52. North wind 5 to 10 mph. Chance of precipitation is 40%.

Tuesday

Showers and thunderstorms after noon. High near 73. West northwest wind 5 to 10 mph becoming southeast in the afternoon. Chance of precipitation is 80%.

Tuesday Night

Showers likely and possibly a thunderstorm before midnight, then a slight chance of showers. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 50. Northwest wind 5 to 10 mph. Chance of precipitation is 70%.

Wednesday

Showers and thunderstorms. Mostly sunny, with a high near 73. West northwest wind 5 to 10 mph becoming south in the afternoon.

Wednesday Night

A chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 50. Northwest wind 5 to 10 mph.

Thursday

Showers and thunderstorms likely. Mostly sunny, with a high near 72. North northwest wind 5 to 10 mph becoming northeast in the afternoon.