Fire Weather Concerns; Record Warmth Spreads

The Plains to the mid-Mississippi Valley continue with warm and dry conditions. Any fires that initiate could spread quickly. The warm temperatures will expand across the Southern Plains into the Southwest where numerous records are expected through the weekend. Meanwhile, a cold front will move southward across the northern Plains and Great Lakes region where some snow will develop this weekend. Read More >

Current conditions at

Butts Army Airfield (Fort Carson) (KFCS)

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

A Few Clouds

39°F

4°C

Humidity	41%
Wind Speed	NE 3 mph
Barometer	30.06 in (1016.0 mb)
Dewpoint	17°F (-8°C)
Visibility	10.00 mi
Last update	1 Mar 2:55 am MST

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Extended Forecast for

5 Miles SSE Pikes Peak Summit CO

Overnight
Low: 27 °F
Partly Cloudy
Sunday
High: 40 °F
Mostly Sunny
Sunday Night
Low: 29 °F
Decreasing
Clouds
Monday
High: 43 °F
Partly Sunny
and Windy
Monday Night
Low: 28 °F
Mostly Clear
and Breezy
Tuesday
High: 33 °F
Snow Showers
Likely and
Breezy
Tuesday Night
Low: 22 °F
Chance Snow
Showers and
Blustery
Wednesday
High: 38 °F
Sunny
Wednesday Night
Low: 25 °F
Mostly Clear

Detailed Forecast

Overnight

Partly cloudy, with a low around 27. West wind 10 to 15 mph.

Sunday

Mostly sunny, with a high near 40. West northwest wind around 15 mph.

Sunday Night

Mostly cloudy, then gradually becoming mostly clear, with a low around 29. West southwest wind 10 to 15 mph.

Monday

Partly sunny, with a high near 43. Windy, with a west southwest wind 15 to 20 mph increasing to 25 to 30 mph in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 45 mph.

Monday Night

Mostly clear, with a low around 28. Breezy, with a west wind 20 to 25 mph, with gusts as high as 35 mph.

Tuesday

Snow showers likely, mainly after 11am. Increasing clouds, with a high near 33. Breezy, with a west northwest wind 20 to 25 mph, with gusts as high as 35 mph. Chance of precipitation is 70%. New snow accumulation of around an inch possible.

Tuesday Night

A 50 percent chance of snow showers, mainly before 11pm. Mostly cloudy, then gradually becoming mostly clear, with a low around 22. Blustery, with a north northwest wind 15 to 20 mph, with gusts as high as 30 mph.

Wednesday

Sunny, with a high near 38. South southwest wind around 15 mph.

Wednesday Night

Mostly clear, with a low around 25. West wind around 15 mph.

Thursday

Mostly sunny, with a high near 38. Breezy, with a west southwest wind 15 to 20 mph, with gusts as high as 40 mph.

Thursday Night

A chance of snow showers. Mostly clear, with a low around 19. Breezy, with a northwest wind 15 to 20 mph, with gusts as high as 40 mph.

Friday

Snow showers likely. Mostly sunny, with a high near 25. West wind 10 to 15 mph becoming south in the morning. Winds could gust as high as 30 mph.

Friday Night

A chance of snow showers. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 16. East southeast wind 10 to 15 mph becoming west in the evening.