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New Record Highs Possible this Week

Daily Record Highs and All Time Monthly High Temperatures for March are in jeopardy of being broken from Wednesday through Saturday. Read More >

Hazardous Weather Conditions

Current conditions at

Butts Army Airfield (Fort Carson) (KFCS)

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

Fair

67°F

19°C

Humidity 12%
Wind Speed NW 3 mph
Barometer 30.18 in (1017.6 mb)
Dewpoint 13°F (-11°C)
Visibility 10.00 mi
Last update 20 Mar 7:55 pm MDT
Extended Forecast for

7 Miles SSW Manitou Springs CO

Red Flag Warning March 21, 11:00am until March 21, 11:00pm
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Red Flag Warning

  • Tonight

    Tonight: Patchy smoke between 3am and 4am. Mostly clear, with a low around 42. South southwest wind 5 to 10 mph becoming west northwest after midnight.

    Low: 42 °F

    Mostly Clear
    then Patchy
    Smoke

  • Saturday

    Saturday: Sunny, with a high near 64. Breezy, with a west northwest wind 10 to 15 mph increasing to 15 to 20 mph in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 35 mph.

    High: 64 °F

    Sunny then
    Sunny and
    Breezy

  • Saturday Night

    Saturday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 43. Breezy, with a west wind 15 to 25 mph.

    Low: 43 °F

    Partly Cloudy
    and Breezy
    then Partly
    Cloudy

  • Sunday

    Sunday: Partly sunny, with a high near 50. Breezy, with a northwest wind 10 to 20 mph becoming southeast in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 35 mph.

    High: 50 °F

    Mostly Sunny
    then Mostly
    Cloudy and
    Breezy

  • Sunday Night

    Sunday Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 32. Breezy, with a southeast wind 15 to 20 mph becoming southwest 10 to 15 mph after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 35 mph.

    Low: 32 °F

    Mostly Cloudy
    and Breezy
    then Partly
    Cloudy

  • Monday

    Monday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 53. Southwest wind 5 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 30 mph.

    High: 53 °F

    Mostly Sunny

  • Monday Night

    Monday Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 40. Southwest wind around 15 mph, with gusts as high as 30 mph.

    Low: 40 °F

    Mostly Cloudy

  • Tuesday

    Tuesday: Partly sunny, with a high near 57. Southwest wind 10 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 30 mph.

    High: 57 °F

    Partly Sunny

  • Tuesday Night

    Tuesday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 42. Southwest wind 10 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 30 mph.

    Low: 42 °F

    Partly Cloudy

Detailed Forecast

Tonight
Patchy smoke between 3am and 4am. Mostly clear, with a low around 42. South southwest wind 5 to 10 mph becoming west northwest after midnight.
Saturday
Sunny, with a high near 64. Breezy, with a west northwest wind 10 to 15 mph increasing to 15 to 20 mph in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 35 mph.
Saturday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 43. Breezy, with a west wind 15 to 25 mph.
Sunday
Partly sunny, with a high near 50. Breezy, with a northwest wind 10 to 20 mph becoming southeast in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 35 mph.
Sunday Night
Mostly cloudy, with a low around 32. Breezy, with a southeast wind 15 to 20 mph becoming southwest 10 to 15 mph after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 35 mph.
Monday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 53. Southwest wind 5 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 30 mph.
Monday Night
Mostly cloudy, with a low around 40. Southwest wind around 15 mph, with gusts as high as 30 mph.
Tuesday
Partly sunny, with a high near 57. Southwest wind 10 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 30 mph.
Tuesday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 42. Southwest wind 10 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 30 mph.
Wednesday
Sunny, with a high near 63. West southwest wind 10 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 35 mph.
Wednesday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 42. West wind around 15 mph, with gusts as high as 35 mph.
Thursday
Sunny, with a high near 58. Breezy, with a southwest wind 15 to 20 mph, with gusts as high as 40 mph.
Thursday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 27. Breezy, with a south southeast wind 15 to 20 mph, with gusts as high as 40 mph.
Friday
Partly sunny, with a high near 43. South southeast wind 10 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 30 mph.
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ABOUT THIS FORECAST

 
Point Forecast:
7 Miles SSW Manitou Springs CO
 38.75°N 104.95°W (Elev. 10896 ft)
Last Update:
5:47 pm MDT Mar 20, 2026
Forecast Valid:
8pm MDT Mar 20, 2026-6pm MDT Mar 27, 2026
 
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