Fire Weather Concerns for the Plains; Record Warmth Spreads

Dry and breezy conditions prevail across the High Plains where elevated to locally critical conditions continue through Thursday. Meanwhile, record warmth increases and spreads across the South, Southwest and into southern California into this last weekend of February. Meanwhile, a fast moving system moves across the Plains then off the mid-Atlantic by Thursday evening. Read More >

Current conditions at

Butts Army Airfield (Fort Carson) (KFCS)

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

Fair and Breezy

65°F

18°C

Humidity 13%
Wind Speed W 24 G 30 mph
Barometer 29.77 in (1006.8 mb)
Dewpoint 13°F (-11°C)
Visibility 10.00 mi
Last update 25 Feb 4:55 pm MST
Extended Forecast for

5 Miles WNW 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 38. Breezy, with a west northwest wind 20 to 25 mph decreasing to 10 to 15 mph in the evening. Winds could gust as high as 35 mph.

    Low: 38 °F

    Partly Cloudy
    and Breezy
    then Partly
    Cloudy

  • Thursday

    Thursday: Sunny, with a high near 53. Breezy, with a northwest wind 10 to 20 mph.

    High: 53 °F

    Sunny then
    Sunny and
    Breezy

  • Thursday Night

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

    Low: 38 °F

    Mostly Clear

  • Friday

    Friday: Sunny, with a high near 59. West wind 10 to 15 mph.

    High: 59 °F

    Sunny

  • Friday Night

    Friday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 42. West northwest wind 10 to 15 mph.

    Low: 42 °F

    Mostly Clear

  • Saturday

    Saturday: Partly sunny, with a high near 58. West northwest wind 5 to 10 mph becoming south in the afternoon.

    High: 58 °F

    Partly Sunny

  • Saturday Night

    Saturday Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 40. West southwest wind 5 to 10 mph.

    Low: 40 °F

    Mostly Cloudy

  • Sunday

    Sunday: Partly sunny, with a high near 58. Southwest wind 5 to 10 mph.

    High: 58 °F

    Partly Sunny

  • Sunday Night

    Sunday Night: A 20 percent chance of snow showers.  Mostly cloudy, with a low around 35. North northeast wind 5 to 15 mph becoming south southeast in the evening.

    Low: 35 °F

    Slight Chance
    Snow Showers

Detailed Forecast

Tonight
Partly cloudy, with a low around 38. Breezy, with a west northwest wind 20 to 25 mph decreasing to 10 to 15 mph in the evening. Winds could gust as high as 35 mph.
Thursday
Sunny, with a high near 53. Breezy, with a northwest wind 10 to 20 mph.
Thursday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 38. West northwest wind around 10 mph.
Friday
Sunny, with a high near 59. West wind 10 to 15 mph.
Friday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 42. West northwest wind 10 to 15 mph.
Saturday
Partly sunny, with a high near 58. West northwest wind 5 to 10 mph becoming south in the afternoon.
Saturday Night
Mostly cloudy, with a low around 40. West southwest wind 5 to 10 mph.
Sunday
Partly sunny, with a high near 58. Southwest wind 5 to 10 mph.
Sunday Night
A 20 percent chance of snow showers. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 35. North northeast wind 5 to 15 mph becoming south southeast in the evening.
Monday
A 30 percent chance of snow showers. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 46. South wind 5 to 10 mph.
Monday Night
A chance of snow showers. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 35. South southwest wind 5 to 10 mph becoming west northwest in the evening.
Tuesday
A chance of rain and snow showers. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 49. Northwest wind 5 to 10 mph becoming east in the morning.
Tuesday Night
A chance of rain and snow showers. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 33. East southeast wind 5 to 10 mph becoming southwest in the evening.
Wednesday
A chance of snow showers. Mostly sunny, with a high near 48. West southwest wind 5 to 10 mph becoming south in the morning.
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ABOUT THIS FORECAST

 
Point Forecast:
5 Miles WNW Fort Carson CO
 38.76°N 104.87°W (Elev. 8497 ft)
4:12 pm MST Feb 25, 2026
6pm MST Feb 25, 2026-6pm MST Mar 4, 2026
 
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