Fire Weather Concerns for the Plains; Record Warmth Spreads

Dry and breezy conditions prevail across the High Plains where elevated to locally critical conditions continue through today. Meanwhile, record warmth increases and spreads across the South, Southwest and into southern California into this last weekend of February. Meanwhile, a fast moving system moves across the central Plains then off the mid-Atlantic by this evening. Read More >

Current conditions at

Butts Army Airfield (Fort Carson) (KFCS)

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

Fair

46°F

8°C

Humidity 47%
Wind Speed SW 3 mph
Barometer 29.98 in (1013.2 mb)
Dewpoint 27°F (-3°C)
Visibility 10.00 mi
Last update 26 Feb 6:55 am MST
Extended Forecast for

5 Miles SSE Pikes Peak Summit CO

Fire Weather Watch February 27, 11:00am until February 27, 05:00pm
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Fire Weather Watch
  • Today

    Today: Sunny, with a high near 34. Windy, with a west northwest wind 25 to 30 mph, with gusts as high as 50 mph.

    High: 34 °F

    Sunny and
    Windy

  • Tonight

    Tonight: Mostly clear, with a low around 24. Windy, with a west northwest wind 20 to 30 mph.

    Low: 24 °F

    Mostly Clear
    and Windy

  • Friday

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

    High: 41 °F

    Sunny and
    Windy

  • Friday Night

    Friday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 28. Breezy, with a west wind 20 to 25 mph.

    Low: 28 °F

    Mostly Clear
    and Breezy

  • Saturday

    Saturday: Increasing clouds, with a high near 42. Breezy, with a west wind 15 to 25 mph becoming south southwest in the afternoon.

    High: 42 °F

    Increasing
    Clouds and
    Breezy

  • Saturday Night

    Saturday Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 27. Breezy, with a southwest wind 15 to 20 mph.

    Low: 27 °F

    Mostly Cloudy
    and Breezy

  • Sunday

    Sunday: Partly sunny, with a high near 40. Breezy, with a west wind 15 to 20 mph, with gusts as high as 35 mph.

    High: 40 °F

    Partly Sunny
    and Breezy

  • Sunday Night

    Sunday Night: A 20 percent chance of snow showers.  Mostly cloudy, with a low around 22. West southwest wind 10 to 15 mph.

    Low: 22 °F

    Slight Chance
    Snow Showers

  • Monday

    Monday: A 20 percent chance of snow showers after 11am.  Partly sunny, with a high near 33. South southwest wind 10 to 15 mph.

    High: 33 °F

    Slight Chance
    Snow Showers

Detailed Forecast

Today
Sunny, with a high near 34. Windy, with a west northwest wind 25 to 30 mph, with gusts as high as 50 mph.
Tonight
Mostly clear, with a low around 24. Windy, with a west northwest wind 20 to 30 mph.
Friday
Sunny, with a high near 41. Windy, with a west northwest wind 20 to 30 mph.
Friday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 28. Breezy, with a west wind 20 to 25 mph.
Saturday
Increasing clouds, with a high near 42. Breezy, with a west wind 15 to 25 mph becoming south southwest in the afternoon.
Saturday Night
Mostly cloudy, with a low around 27. Breezy, with a southwest wind 15 to 20 mph.
Sunday
Partly sunny, with a high near 40. Breezy, with a west wind 15 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 22. West southwest wind 10 to 15 mph.
Monday
A 20 percent chance of snow showers after 11am. Partly sunny, with a high near 33. South southwest wind 10 to 15 mph.
Monday Night
A 20 percent chance of snow showers. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 23. West wind 10 to 15 mph.
Tuesday
A chance of snow showers. Partly sunny, with a high near 33. West northwest wind 10 to 15 mph becoming east southeast in the morning. Winds could gust as high as 30 mph.
Tuesday Night
A chance of snow showers. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 21. East wind 10 to 15 mph becoming west in the evening.
Wednesday
A chance of snow showers. Mostly sunny, with a high near 35. Southwest wind 10 to 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)
6:17 am MST Feb 26, 2026
7am MST Feb 26, 2026-6pm MST Mar 4, 2026
 
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