Major Winter Storm to Bring Heavy Snow and Ice Impacts; Dangerously Cold in the North-Central U.S.

A large, long-duration winter storm is expected to bring widespread heavy snow, sleet, and freezing rain from the Southern Rockies/Plains into the Mid-South beginning Friday, spreading eastward to the Mid-Atlantic and New England this weekend. An Arctic front will bring frigid temperatures and gusty winds that will lead to dangerous wind chills from the Northern Plains and Upper Midwest. 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.

Fair

48°F

9°C

Humidity	11%
Wind Speed	SE 7 mph
Barometer	29.97 in (1017.9 mb)
Dewpoint	-4°F (-20°C)
Visibility	10.00 mi
Wind Chill	45°F (7°C)
Last update	22 Jan 1:55 pm MST

More Information:

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Extended Forecast for

7 Miles SSW Manitou Springs CO

This Afternoon
High: 31 °F
Mostly Sunny
Tonight
Low: 7 °F
Mostly Cloudy
Friday
High: 15 °F
Chance Snow
Friday Night
Low: -3 °F
Snow Likely
Saturday
High: 3 °F
Snow
Saturday Night
Low: -4 °F
Chance Snow
then Slight
Chance Snow
Sunday
High: 14 °F
Mostly Sunny
Sunday Night
Low: 6 °F
Mostly Clear
and Windy
Monday
High: 27 °F
Sunny and
Windy then
Sunny

Detailed Forecast

This Afternoon

Mostly sunny, with a high near 31. Southwest wind 5 to 10 mph.

Tonight

Mostly cloudy, with a low around 7. Wind chill values between -5 and 5. West southwest wind 10 to 15 mph.

Friday

A 50 percent chance of snow, mainly after 11am. Partly sunny, with a high near 15. Wind chill values between -10 and zero. South southwest wind around 15 mph. New snow accumulation of less than a half inch possible.

Friday Night

Snow likely, mainly after 11pm. Mostly cloudy, with a low around -3. Southwest wind 5 to 15 mph. Chance of precipitation is 70%. New snow accumulation of around an inch possible.

Saturday

Snow. High near 3. West southwest wind 5 to 10 mph becoming south southeast in the afternoon. Chance of precipitation is 90%. New snow accumulation of 1 to 3 inches possible.

Saturday Night

A 50 percent chance of snow, mainly before 11pm. Cloudy, then gradually becoming partly cloudy, with a low around -4. West wind 5 to 10 mph. New snow accumulation of less than one inch possible.

Sunday

Mostly sunny, with a high near 14. West wind 10 to 15 mph.

Sunday Night

Mostly clear, with a low around 6. Windy, with a west wind 15 to 20 mph increasing to 25 to 30 mph in the evening.

Monday

Sunny, with a high near 27. Windy, with a west wind 25 to 30 mph decreasing to 15 to 20 mph in the morning. Winds could gust as high as 40 mph.

Monday Night

Partly cloudy, with a low around 16. Blustery, with a west northwest wind 15 to 25 mph.

Tuesday

Mostly sunny, with a high near 28. Blustery, with a west wind 10 to 20 mph, with gusts as high as 30 mph.

Tuesday Night

Mostly clear, with a low around 14. Breezy, with a west wind 15 to 20 mph.