High-Impact and Far-Reaching Winter Storm Continues; Cold Expands and Persists

A major winter storm will shift its impacts into the Northeast U.S. with heavy snow through tonight while over the Mid-Atlantic, sleet and freezing rain will diminish. Extremely cold air behind the storm will prolong dangerous travel and infrastructure impacts. Sub-zero low temperatures are expected nearly every morning from the Northern Plains through the Ohio Valley and into the Northeast. Read More >

Hazardous Weather Conditions

Current conditions at

Butts Army Airfield (Fort Carson) (KFCS)

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

Overcast

9°F

-13°C

Humidity 56%
Wind Speed NE 20 mph
Barometer NA
Dewpoint -4°F (-20°C)
Visibility 10.00 mi
Wind Chill-10°F (-23°C)
Last update 25 Jan 8:55 pm MST
Extended Forecast for

3 Miles NNE Independence CO

  • Tonight

    Tonight: A 30 percent chance of snow before 10pm.  Mostly clear, with a low around -5. Wind chill values between -20 and -25. Blustery, with a north northwest wind 10 to 20 mph, with gusts as high as 35 mph.

    Low: -5 °F

    Blustery.
    Chance Snow
    then Mostly
    Clear

  • Monday

    Monday: Sunny, with a high near 25. Wind chill values between -10 and -20. Blustery, with a west northwest wind around 20 mph, with gusts as high as 30 mph.

    High: 25 °F

    Sunny and
    Blustery

  • Monday Night

    Monday Night: Increasing clouds, with a low around 12. Wind chill values between -5 and zero. Blustery, with a northwest wind 15 to 20 mph, with gusts as high as 35 mph.

    Low: 12 °F

    Increasing
    Clouds and
    Blustery

  • Tuesday

    Tuesday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 28. West northwest wind 10 to 15 mph.

    High: 28 °F

    Mostly Sunny

  • Tuesday Night

    Tuesday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 14. West northwest wind 10 to 15 mph.

    Low: 14 °F

    Mostly Clear

  • Wednesday

    Wednesday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 36. West wind 10 to 15 mph.

    High: 36 °F

    Mostly Sunny

  • Wednesday Night

    Wednesday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 17. West northwest wind 5 to 10 mph.

    Low: 17 °F

    Partly Cloudy

  • Thursday

    Thursday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 34. West northwest wind 10 to 15 mph.

    High: 34 °F

    Mostly Sunny

  • Thursday Night

    Thursday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 15. West northwest wind 5 to 10 mph.

    Low: 15 °F

    Partly Cloudy

Detailed Forecast

Tonight
A 30 percent chance of snow before 10pm. Mostly clear, with a low around -5. Wind chill values between -20 and -25. Blustery, with a north northwest wind 10 to 20 mph, with gusts as high as 35 mph.
Monday
Sunny, with a high near 25. Wind chill values between -10 and -20. Blustery, with a west northwest wind around 20 mph, with gusts as high as 30 mph.
Monday Night
Increasing clouds, with a low around 12. Wind chill values between -5 and zero. Blustery, with a northwest wind 15 to 20 mph, with gusts as high as 35 mph.
Tuesday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 28. West northwest wind 10 to 15 mph.
Tuesday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 14. West northwest wind 10 to 15 mph.
Wednesday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 36. West wind 10 to 15 mph.
Wednesday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 17. West northwest wind 5 to 10 mph.
Thursday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 34. West northwest wind 10 to 15 mph.
Thursday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 15. West northwest wind 5 to 10 mph.
Friday
Sunny, with a high near 32. West northwest wind around 10 mph.
Friday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 17. West wind 5 to 10 mph.
Saturday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 38. West northwest wind around 10 mph.
Saturday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 20. Northwest wind 5 to 10 mph.
Sunday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 38. West wind around 10 mph.
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ABOUT THIS FORECAST

 
Point Forecast:
3 Miles NNE Independence CO
 38.77°N 105.1°W (Elev. 10197 ft)
8:57 pm MST Jan 25, 2026
9pm MST Jan 25, 2026-6pm MST Feb 1, 2026
 
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