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Hazardous Weather Conditions

Current conditions at

Butts Army Airfield (Fort Carson) (KFCS)

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

Fair and Windy

54°F

12°C

Humidity 30%
Wind Speed NW 31 G 43 mph
Barometer 29.60 in (996.8 mb)
Dewpoint 23°F (-5°C)
Visibility 10.00 mi
Wind Chill47°F (8°C)
Last update 15 Mar 1:55 am MDT
Extended Forecast for

3 Miles NNE Independence CO

  • Overnight

    Overnight: A 50 percent chance of snow showers. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 13. Windy, with a west northwest wind around 30 mph, with gusts as high as 55 mph. Total nighttime snow accumulation of less than a half inch possible.

    Low: 13 °F

    Chance Snow
    Showers and
    Windy

  • Sunday

    Sunday: A 50 percent chance of snow showers, mainly before noon. Partly sunny, with a high near 20. Wind chill values between -10 and zero. Windy, with a northwest wind 25 to 30 mph, with gusts as high as 55 mph. New snow accumulation of less than a half inch possible.

    High: 20 °F

    Windy. Chance
    Snow Showers
    then Slight
    Chance Snow
    Showers

  • Sunday Night

    Sunday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 9. Wind chill values between -5 and zero. Blustery, with a northwest wind 15 to 20 mph decreasing to 5 to 10 mph after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 40 mph.

    Low: 9 °F

    Mostly Clear
    and Blustery
    then Mostly
    Clear

  • Monday

    Monday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 38. West northwest wind 10 to 15 mph.

    High: 38 °F

    Mostly Sunny

  • Monday Night

    Monday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 28. Blustery, with a west northwest wind 15 to 20 mph.

    Low: 28 °F

    Partly Cloudy
    then Mostly
    Clear and
    Blustery

  • Tuesday

    Tuesday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 53. Breezy, with a west northwest wind around 20 mph, with gusts as high as 35 mph.

    High: 53 °F

    Mostly Sunny
    and Breezy

  • Tuesday Night

    Tuesday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 36. Breezy, with a west northwest wind 15 to 20 mph, with gusts as high as 30 mph.

    Low: 36 °F

    Partly Cloudy
    and Breezy
    then Partly
    Cloudy

  • Wednesday

    Wednesday: Sunny, with a high near 60. Breezy, with a west northwest wind 15 to 20 mph.

    High: 60 °F

    Mostly Sunny
    then Sunny
    and Breezy

  • Wednesday Night

    Wednesday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 38. West northwest wind around 15 mph.

    Low: 38 °F

    Mostly Clear

Detailed Forecast

Overnight
A 50 percent chance of snow showers. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 13. Windy, with a west northwest wind around 30 mph, with gusts as high as 55 mph. Total nighttime snow accumulation of less than a half inch possible.
Sunday
A 50 percent chance of snow showers, mainly before noon. Partly sunny, with a high near 20. Wind chill values between -10 and zero. Windy, with a northwest wind 25 to 30 mph, with gusts as high as 55 mph. New snow accumulation of less than a half inch possible.
Sunday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 9. Wind chill values between -5 and zero. Blustery, with a northwest wind 15 to 20 mph decreasing to 5 to 10 mph after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 40 mph.
Monday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 38. West northwest wind 10 to 15 mph.
Monday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 28. Blustery, with a west northwest wind 15 to 20 mph.
Tuesday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 53. Breezy, with a west northwest wind around 20 mph, with gusts as high as 35 mph.
Tuesday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 36. Breezy, with a west northwest wind 15 to 20 mph, with gusts as high as 30 mph.
Wednesday
Sunny, with a high near 60. Breezy, with a west northwest wind 15 to 20 mph.
Wednesday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 38. West northwest wind around 15 mph.
Thursday
Sunny, with a high near 63. West northwest wind around 15 mph.
Thursday Night
Clear, with a low around 39. Northwest wind 10 to 15 mph.
Friday
Sunny, with a high near 64. West northwest wind around 15 mph.
Friday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 38. West northwest wind 10 to 15 mph.
Saturday
Sunny, with a high near 64. West wind 10 to 15 mph.
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ABOUT THIS FORECAST

 
Point Forecast:
3 Miles NNE Independence CO
 38.77°N 105.1°W (Elev. 10197 ft)
Last Update:
12:31 am MDT Mar 15, 2026
Forecast Valid:
2am MDT Mar 15, 2026-6pm MDT Mar 21, 2026
 
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