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Hazardous Weather Conditions

Current conditions at

Butts Army Airfield (Fort Carson) (KFCS)

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

Mostly Cloudy and Windy

77°F

25°C

Humidity 7%
Wind Speed NW 28 G 39 mph
Barometer 29.61 in (997.6 mb)
Dewpoint 8°F (-13°C)
Visibility 10.00 mi
Heat Index76°F (24°C)
Last update 14 Mar 2:55 pm MDT
Extended Forecast for

5 Miles SSE Pikes Peak Summit CO

Red Flag Warning March 14, 03:35pm until March 14, 10:00pm
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Red Flag Warning
  •  
    Red Flag Warning March 14, 03:35pm until March 14, 10:00pm

    NOW until 10:00pm Sat

    Red Flag Warning

  • This Afternoon

    High: 43 °F

    Sunny and
    Very Windy

  • Tonight

    Tonight: A 50 percent chance of snow showers after 1am. Areas of blowing snow after 3am. Increasing clouds, with a low around 6. Wind chill values between -10 and zero. Very windy, with a west wind 45 to 55 mph, with gusts as high as 80 mph. New snow accumulation of less than a half inch possible.

    Low: 6 °F

    Chance Snow
    Showers and
    Areas Blowing
    Snow

  • Sunday

    Sunday: A 30 percent chance of snow showers. Mostly sunny, with a high near 12. Wind chill values between -10 and -20. Very windy, with a north northwest wind 40 to 50 mph decreasing to 30 to 40 mph in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 75 mph.

    High: 12 °F

    Chance Snow
    Showers and
    Very Windy

  • Sunday Night

    Sunday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 5. Wind chill values between -10 and -15. Windy, with a north northwest wind 25 to 30 mph becoming west 15 to 20 mph in the evening. Winds could gust as high as 45 mph.

    Low: 5 °F

    Mostly Clear
    and Windy
    then Partly
    Cloudy

  • Monday

    Monday: Partly sunny, with a high near 28. Southwest wind around 15 mph, with gusts as high as 30 mph.

    High: 28 °F

    Partly Sunny

  • Monday Night

    Monday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 24. Windy, with a west wind 20 to 25 mph increasing to 30 to 35 mph after midnight.

    Low: 24 °F

    Partly Cloudy
    and Windy

  • Tuesday

    Tuesday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 46. Windy, with a west wind 25 to 35 mph.

    High: 46 °F

    Mostly Sunny
    and Windy

  • Tuesday Night

    Tuesday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 33. Breezy, with a west northwest wind around 20 mph, with gusts as high as 40 mph.

    Low: 33 °F

    Partly Cloudy
    and Breezy

Detailed Forecast

This Afternoon
Sunny, with a high near 43. Very windy, with a west wind 45 to 50 mph, with gusts as high as 75 mph.
Tonight
A 50 percent chance of snow showers after 1am. Areas of blowing snow after 3am. Increasing clouds, with a low around 6. Wind chill values between -10 and zero. Very windy, with a west wind 45 to 55 mph, with gusts as high as 80 mph. New snow accumulation of less than a half inch possible.
Sunday
A 30 percent chance of snow showers. Mostly sunny, with a high near 12. Wind chill values between -10 and -20. Very windy, with a north northwest wind 40 to 50 mph decreasing to 30 to 40 mph in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 75 mph.
Sunday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 5. Wind chill values between -10 and -15. Windy, with a north northwest wind 25 to 30 mph becoming west 15 to 20 mph in the evening. Winds could gust as high as 45 mph.
Monday
Partly sunny, with a high near 28. Southwest wind around 15 mph, with gusts as high as 30 mph.
Monday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 24. Windy, with a west wind 20 to 25 mph increasing to 30 to 35 mph after midnight.
Tuesday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 46. Windy, with a west wind 25 to 35 mph.
Tuesday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 33. Breezy, with a west northwest wind around 20 mph, with gusts as high as 40 mph.
Wednesday
Sunny, with a high near 52. Breezy, with a west northwest wind 15 to 20 mph, with gusts as high as 35 mph.
Wednesday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 35. West northwest wind around 15 mph, with gusts as high as 30 mph.
Thursday
Sunny, with a high near 55. West northwest wind around 15 mph.
Thursday Night
Clear, with a low around 37. West northwest wind around 15 mph.
Friday
Sunny, with a high near 56. West northwest wind around 15 mph.
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ABOUT THIS FORECAST

 
Point Forecast:
5 Miles SSE Pikes Peak Summit CO
 38.78°N 104.98°W (Elev. 11808 ft)
Last Update:
12:31 pm MDT Mar 14, 2026
Forecast Valid:
3pm MDT Mar 14, 2026-6pm MDT Mar 20, 2026
 
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