Critical Fire Weather in the Plains; Unseasonably Warm in the Southwest and Southern U.S.

Unseasonably warm temperatures continue through the weekend across the Southwest and southern U.S., with more than 100 record or near record maximum temperatures forecast through the rest of the week and over the weekend. Elevated to critical fire weather conditions will persist across the Plains and Southeast U.S. this weekend. Read More >

Hazardous Weather Conditions

Current conditions at

Butts Army Airfield (Fort Carson) (KFCS)

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

Fair

26°F

-3°C

Humidity	67%
Wind Speed	NW 5 mph
Barometer	30.32 in (1030.8 mb)
Dewpoint	17°F (-8°C)
Visibility	10.00 mi
Wind Chill	20°F (-7°C)
Last update	28 Mar 3:55 am MDT

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Extended Forecast for

5 Miles SSE Pikes Peak Summit CO

Red Flag Warning March 28, 12:00pm until March 28, 07:00pm

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Red Flag Warning

Today
High: 50 °F
Partly Sunny
and Breezy
Tonight
Low: 35 °F
Partly Cloudy
and Breezy
Sunday
High: 50 °F
Mostly Sunny
and Breezy
then Mostly
Sunny
Sunday Night
Low: 36 °F
Mostly Cloudy
and Windy
Monday
High: 50 °F
Mostly Sunny
and Windy
Monday Night
Low: 32 °F
Slight Chance
Snow Showers
and Windy
Tuesday
High: 36 °F
Breezy.
Slight Chance
Snow Showers
then Snow
Showers
Likely
Tuesday Night
Low: 20 °F
Snow Showers
Likely and
Breezy then
Chance Snow
Showers
Wednesday
High: 31 °F
Chance Snow
Showers then
Snow Showers
Likely and
Breezy

Detailed Forecast

Today

Partly sunny, with a high near 50. Breezy, with a west wind 15 to 25 mph.

Tonight

Partly cloudy, with a low around 35. Breezy, with a west wind around 25 mph.

Sunday

Mostly sunny, with a high near 50. Breezy, with a west northwest wind 15 to 20 mph, with gusts as high as 30 mph.

Sunday Night

Mostly cloudy, with a low around 36. Windy, with a west wind 20 to 30 mph.

Monday

Mostly sunny, with a high near 50. Windy, with a west wind 30 to 35 mph, with gusts as high as 50 mph.

Monday Night

A 20 percent chance of snow showers. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 32. Windy, with a west wind 30 to 35 mph decreasing to 20 to 25 mph after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 45 mph.

Tuesday

Snow showers likely, mainly after noon. Some thunder is also possible. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 36. Breezy, with a west northwest wind 20 to 25 mph becoming south southeast in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 40 mph. Chance of precipitation is 70%.

Tuesday Night

Snow showers likely, mainly before midnight. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 20. Breezy, with a south southeast wind 15 to 20 mph, with gusts as high as 35 mph. Chance of precipitation is 70%.

Wednesday

Snow showers likely, mainly after noon. Some thunder is also possible. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 31. Breezy, with a south wind 15 to 20 mph, with gusts as high as 35 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%.

Wednesday Night

A 40 percent chance of snow showers before midnight. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 25. South southwest wind around 15 mph, with gusts as high as 35 mph.

Thursday

Sunny, with a high near 42. Breezy, with a southwest wind 20 to 25 mph, with gusts as high as 45 mph.

Thursday Night

Mostly clear, with a low around 26. Windy, with a southwest wind 20 to 30 mph, with gusts as high as 50 mph.

Friday

A chance of snow showers. Mostly sunny, with a high near 36. Windy, with a south southwest wind 20 to 30 mph, with gusts as high as 50 mph.