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.

Fair

67°F

19°C

Humidity 19%
Wind Speed W 15 G 26 mph
Barometer 29.79 in (1005.0 mb)
Dewpoint 24°F (-4°C)
Visibility 10.00 mi
Last update 25 Feb 10:55 am MST
Extended Forecast for

5 Miles SSE Pikes Peak Summit CO

  • Today

    Today: Mostly sunny, with a high near 39. Very windy, with a west northwest wind around 45 mph, with gusts as high as 70 mph.

    High: 39 °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 wind 40 to 45 mph decreasing to 30 to 35 mph after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 65 mph.  Chance of precipitation is 20%.

    Low: 23 °F

    Slight Chance
    Snow Showers
    and Very
    Windy

  • Thursday

    Thursday: Sunny, with a high near 34. Windy, with a west northwest wind around 30 mph, with gusts as high as 50 mph.

    High: 34 °F

    Sunny and
    Windy

  • Thursday Night

    Thursday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 23. Windy, with a west wind 25 to 30 mph.

    Low: 23 °F

    Mostly Clear
    and Windy

  • Friday

    Friday: Sunny, with a high near 41. Windy, with a west northwest wind 20 to 30 mph, with gusts as high as 40 mph.

    High: 41 °F

    Sunny and
    Windy

  • Friday Night

    Friday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 28. Windy, with a west northwest wind 25 to 30 mph.

    Low: 28 °F

    Mostly Clear
    and Windy

  • Saturday

    Saturday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 41. Breezy, with a west southwest wind 20 to 25 mph, with gusts as high as 35 mph.

    High: 41 °F

    Mostly Sunny
    and Breezy

  • Saturday Night

    Saturday Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 28. West southwest 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 43. Breezy, with a west wind 10 to 20 mph, with gusts as high as 35 mph.

    High: 43 °F

    Mostly Sunny
    and Breezy

Detailed Forecast

Today
Mostly sunny, with a high near 39. Very windy, with a west northwest wind around 45 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 wind 40 to 45 mph decreasing to 30 to 35 mph after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 65 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
Thursday
Sunny, with a high near 34. Windy, with a west northwest wind around 30 mph, with gusts as high as 50 mph.
Thursday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 23. Windy, with a west wind 25 to 30 mph.
Friday
Sunny, with a high near 41. Windy, with a west northwest wind 20 to 30 mph, with gusts as high as 40 mph.
Friday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 28. Windy, with a west northwest wind 25 to 30 mph.
Saturday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 41. Breezy, with a west southwest wind 20 to 25 mph, with gusts as high as 35 mph.
Saturday Night
Mostly cloudy, with a low around 28. West southwest wind 10 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 30 mph.
Sunday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 43. Breezy, with a west wind 10 to 20 mph, with gusts 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 35 mph.
Monday
A chance of snow showers. Partly sunny, with a high near 31. South southwest wind 10 to 15 mph.
Monday Night
A chance of snow showers. Partly cloudy, with a low around 22. West wind 10 to 15 mph.
Tuesday
A chance of snow showers. Mostly sunny, with a high near 33. West northwest wind 10 to 15 mph becoming south southeast in the morning.
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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)
6:26 am MST Feb 25, 2026
11am MST Feb 25, 2026-6pm MST Mar 3, 2026
 
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