Record Warmth Lingers; Fire Weather Concerns; Unsettled Pacific Northwest

More record warm temperatures are forecast this week from California, Southwest, Plains then into the Mississippi Valley and Southeast. The warmth combining with dry conditions may result in elevated to locally critical fire weather conditions. Meanwhile, another Pacific system will move across the Pacific Northwest with lower elevation rain and mountain snows. For Hawaii, conditions improving. Read More >

Hazardous Weather Conditions

Hazardous Weather Outlook

Current conditions at

Butts Army Airfield (Fort Carson) (KFCS)

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

Fair

44°F

7°C

Humidity	50%
Wind Speed	S 10 mph
Barometer	30.28 in (1024.3 mb)
Dewpoint	26°F (-3°C)
Visibility	10.00 mi
Wind Chill	39°F (4°C)
Last update	22 Mar 11:55 pm MDT

More Information:

Local Forecast Office More Local Wx 3 Day History Hourly Weather Forecast

Extended Forecast for

3 Miles NNE Independence CO

Overnight
Low: 31 °F
Patchy Smoke
Monday
High: 56 °F
Mostly Sunny
then Becoming
Cloudy and
Breezy
Monday Night
Low: 37 °F
Mostly Cloudy
then Patchy
Smoke
Tuesday
High: 62 °F
Mostly Sunny
then Partly
Sunny and
Breezy
Tuesday Night
Low: 43 °F
Partly Cloudy
Wednesday
High: 66 °F
Sunny then
Sunny and
Breezy
Wednesday Night
Low: 44 °F
Mostly Clear
Thursday
High: 62 °F
Sunny then
Sunny and
Breezy
Thursday Night
Low: 26 °F
Partly Cloudy
and Breezy
then Partly
Cloudy

Detailed Forecast

Overnight

Patchy smoke before 3am. Partly cloudy, with a low around 31. South southeast wind 10 to 15 mph becoming west northwest.

Monday

Increasing clouds, with a high near 56. Breezy, with a west wind 5 to 10 mph increasing to 15 to 20 mph in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 30 mph.

Monday Night

Patchy smoke between 4am and 5am. Cloudy during the early evening, then gradual clearing, with a low around 37. West northwest wind 10 to 15 mph.

Tuesday

Mostly sunny, with a high near 62. Breezy, with a west wind 10 to 20 mph, with gusts as high as 30 mph.

Tuesday Night

Partly cloudy, with a low around 43. West northwest wind 10 to 15 mph.

Wednesday

Sunny, with a high near 66. Breezy, with a west northwest wind 15 to 20 mph becoming southwest in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 35 mph.

Wednesday Night

Mostly clear, with a low around 44. West southwest wind around 15 mph, with gusts as high as 30 mph.

Thursday

Sunny, with a high near 62. Breezy, with a west southwest wind 15 to 25 mph, with gusts as high as 35 mph.

Thursday Night

Partly cloudy, with a low around 26. Breezy, with a southeast wind 10 to 20 mph, with gusts as high as 30 mph.

Friday

A 20 percent chance of snow showers after noon. Partly sunny, with a high near 40. Breezy, with a south southeast wind 10 to 20 mph, with gusts as high as 30 mph.

Friday Night

Mostly cloudy, with a low around 25. Breezy, with a south wind 10 to 20 mph, with gusts as high as 30 mph.

Saturday

Mostly sunny, with a high near 53. Breezy, with a southwest wind 10 to 20 mph, with gusts as high as 30 mph.

Saturday Night

Mostly cloudy, with a low around 34. West southwest wind 10 to 15 mph.

Sunday

Partly sunny, with a high near 55. Breezy, with a west wind 15 to 20 mph, with gusts as high as 30 mph.