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 Thursday. 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 Plains then off the mid-Atlantic by Thursday evening. Read More >

Current conditions at

Butts Army Airfield (Fort Carson) (KFCS)

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

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Humidity NA
Wind Speed NA
Barometer NA
Dewpoint N/A
Visibility NA
Last update *** Not a current observation ***
Extended Forecast for

3 Miles NNE Independence CO

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

    Tonight: Partly cloudy, with a low around 25. Blustery, with a west northwest wind 15 to 25 mph, with gusts as high as 35 mph.

    Low: 25 °F

    Partly Cloudy
    and Blustery

  • Thursday

    Thursday: Sunny, with a high near 43. Windy, with a west northwest wind 20 to 30 mph, with gusts as high as 40 mph.

    High: 43 °F

    Sunny and
    Windy

  • Thursday Night

    Thursday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 25. West northwest wind 10 to 15 mph.

    Low: 25 °F

    Mostly Clear

  • Friday

    Friday: Sunny, with a high near 50. Breezy, with a west northwest wind 15 to 25 mph.

    High: 50 °F

    Sunny and
    Breezy

  • Friday Night

    Friday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 29. Blustery, with a west northwest wind 15 to 20 mph.

    Low: 29 °F

    Mostly Clear
    and Blustery
    then Mostly
    Clear

  • Saturday

    Saturday: Partly sunny, with a high near 50. Breezy, with a west southwest wind 15 to 20 mph, with gusts as high as 30 mph.

    High: 50 °F

    Mostly Sunny
    then Partly
    Sunny and
    Breezy

  • Saturday Night

    Saturday Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 31. West southwest wind 10 to 15 mph.

    Low: 31 °F

    Mostly Cloudy

  • Sunday

    Sunday: Partly sunny, with a high near 51. Breezy, with a west wind 10 to 20 mph, with gusts as high as 35 mph.

    High: 51 °F

    Partly Sunny
    and Breezy

  • Sunday Night

    Sunday Night: A 20 percent chance of snow showers.  Mostly cloudy, with a low around 25. West wind 10 to 15 mph becoming south in the evening.

    Low: 25 °F

    Slight Chance
    Snow Showers

Detailed Forecast

Tonight
Partly cloudy, with a low around 25. Blustery, with a west northwest wind 15 to 25 mph, with gusts as high as 35 mph.
Thursday
Sunny, with a high near 43. Windy, with a west northwest wind 20 to 30 mph, with gusts as high as 40 mph.
Thursday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 25. West northwest wind 10 to 15 mph.
Friday
Sunny, with a high near 50. Breezy, with a west northwest wind 15 to 25 mph.
Friday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 29. Blustery, with a west northwest wind 15 to 20 mph.
Saturday
Partly sunny, with a high near 50. Breezy, with a west southwest wind 15 to 20 mph, with gusts as high as 30 mph.
Saturday Night
Mostly cloudy, with a low around 31. West southwest wind 10 to 15 mph.
Sunday
Partly sunny, with a high near 51. Breezy, with a west wind 10 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 25. West wind 10 to 15 mph becoming south in the evening.
Monday
A 30 percent chance of snow showers. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 41. Breezy, with a south southwest wind 10 to 20 mph.
Monday Night
Mostly cloudy, with a low around 26. West northwest wind 10 to 15 mph.
Tuesday
Snow showers likely. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 42. Northwest wind 10 to 15 mph becoming south in the morning.
Tuesday Night
A chance of snow showers. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 25. Southeast wind around 10 mph becoming west southwest in the evening.
Wednesday
A chance of snow showers. Mostly sunny, with a high near 42. Southwest 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)
7:26 pm MST Feb 25, 2026
8pm MST Feb 25, 2026-6pm MST Mar 4, 2026
 
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