Critical Fire Weather Persists in the Southern High Plains; Snow in the Great Lakes into the Northeast

Elevated to critical fire weather conditions will persist across the central and southern High Plains today as gusty winds and dry conditions continue across the region. A clipper system will bring some lake effect snow to the Great Lakes and snow into the Northeast. Well above-average temperatures are expected to expand across much of the West, into the Plains states, and Southeast. Read More >

Hazardous Weather Conditions

Current conditions at

Butts Army Airfield (Fort Carson) (KFCS)

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

Mostly Cloudy

59°F

15°C

Humidity 23%
Wind Speed E 9 mph
Barometer 29.80 in
Dewpoint 21°F (-6°C)
Visibility 10.00 mi
Last update 25 Feb 9:55 am MST
Extended Forecast for

5 Miles SSE Pikes Peak Summit CO

  • Today

    Today: Mostly sunny, with a high near 42. Very windy, with a west northwest wind around 40 mph, with gusts as high as 70 mph.

    High: 42 °F

    Mostly Sunny
    and Very
    Windy

  • Tonight

    Tonight: A slight chance of snow showers between 1am and 4am.  Partly cloudy, with a low around 23. Very windy, with a west northwest wind 30 to 40 mph decreasing to 20 to 30 mph after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 60 mph.  Chance of precipitation is 20%.

    Low: 23 °F

    Slight Chance
    Snow Showers
    and Very
    Windy

  • Thursday

    Thursday: Sunny, with a high near 37. Windy, with a west northwest wind 25 to 30 mph, with gusts as high as 50 mph.

    High: 37 °F

    Sunny and
    Windy

  • Thursday Night

    Thursday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 23. Breezy, with a west wind around 20 mph, with gusts as high as 35 mph.

    Low: 23 °F

    Mostly Clear
    and Breezy

  • Friday

    Friday: Sunny, with a high near 44. Breezy, with a west northwest wind 20 to 25 mph, with gusts as high as 40 mph.

    High: 44 °F

    Sunny and
    Breezy

  • Friday Night

    Friday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 28. Blustery, with a west wind around 20 mph, with gusts as high as 30 mph.

    Low: 28 °F

    Mostly Clear
    and Blustery

  • Saturday

    Saturday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 44. Breezy, with a west southwest wind 15 to 20 mph, with gusts as high as 35 mph.

    High: 44 °F

    Mostly Sunny
    and Breezy

  • Saturday Night

    Saturday Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 28. West wind 10 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 30 mph.

    Low: 28 °F

    Mostly Cloudy

  • Sunday

    Sunday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 45. Breezy, with a west wind 10 to 15 mph increasing to 15 to 20 mph in the morning. Winds could gust as high as 35 mph.

    High: 45 °F

    Mostly Sunny
    and Breezy

Detailed Forecast

Today
Mostly sunny, with a high near 42. Very windy, with a west northwest wind around 40 mph, with gusts as high as 70 mph.
Tonight
A slight chance of snow showers between 1am and 4am. Partly cloudy, with a low around 23. Very windy, with a west northwest wind 30 to 40 mph decreasing to 20 to 30 mph after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 60 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
Thursday
Sunny, with a high near 37. Windy, with a west northwest wind 25 to 30 mph, with gusts as high as 50 mph.
Thursday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 23. Breezy, with a west wind around 20 mph, with gusts as high as 35 mph.
Friday
Sunny, with a high near 44. Breezy, with a west northwest wind 20 to 25 mph, with gusts as high as 40 mph.
Friday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 28. Blustery, with a west wind around 20 mph, with gusts as high as 30 mph.
Saturday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 44. Breezy, with a west southwest wind 15 to 20 mph, with gusts as high as 35 mph.
Saturday Night
Mostly cloudy, with a low around 28. West wind 10 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 30 mph.
Sunday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 45. Breezy, with a west wind 10 to 15 mph increasing to 15 to 20 mph in the morning. Winds could gust as high as 35 mph.
Sunday Night
A 20 percent chance of snow showers. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 23. West wind 10 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 30 mph.
Monday
A chance of snow showers. Partly sunny, with a high near 34. Southwest wind 10 to 15 mph.
Monday Night
A chance of snow showers. Partly cloudy, with a low around 23. West wind 10 to 15 mph.
Tuesday
A chance of snow showers. Mostly sunny, with a high near 36. West northwest wind 10 to 15 mph becoming south southwest in the morning.
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Point Forecast:
5 Miles SSE Pikes Peak Summit CO
 38.77°N 105.01°W (Elev. 11198 ft)
6:26 am MST Feb 25, 2026
10am MST Feb 25, 2026-6pm MST Mar 3, 2026
 
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