New Record Highs Possible this Week

Daily Record Highs and All Time Monthly High Temperatures for March are in jeopardy of being broken from Wednesday through Saturday. Read More >

Current conditions at

Butts Army Airfield (Fort Carson) (KFCS)

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

Fair

78°F

26°C

Humidity 5%
Wind Speed W 8 mph
Barometer 29.92 in (1006.6 mb)
Dewpoint 1°F (-17°C)
Visibility 10.00 mi
Heat Index76°F (24°C)
Last update 21 Mar 7:55 pm MDT
Extended Forecast for

3 Miles NNE Independence CO

Red Flag Warning March 21, 08:48pm until March 21, 11:00pm
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    Red Flag Warning March 21, 08:48pm until March 21, 11:00pm

    NOW until 11:00pm Sat

    Red Flag Warning

  • Tonight

    Low: 40 °F

    Partly Cloudy
    and Breezy
    then Partly
    Cloudy

  • Sunday

    Sunday: A slight chance of showers between noon and 1pm.  Mostly sunny, with a high near 54. North northwest wind 5 to 15 mph becoming south southeast in the afternoon.  Chance of precipitation is 20%.

    High: 54 °F

    Mostly Sunny
    then Slight
    Chance
    Showers

  • Sunday Night

    Sunday Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 29. Southeast wind 5 to 15 mph.

    Low: 29 °F

    Mostly Cloudy

  • Monday

    Monday: Partly sunny, with a high near 56. Southwest wind 5 to 10 mph increasing to 10 to 15 mph in the afternoon.

    High: 56 °F

    Partly Sunny

  • Monday Night

    Monday Night: Mostly cloudy, then gradually becoming mostly clear, with a low around 37. West northwest wind 5 to 15 mph.

    Low: 37 °F

    Decreasing
    Clouds

  • Tuesday

    Tuesday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 64. Breezy, with a west wind 10 to 15 mph increasing to 15 to 20 mph in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 35 mph.

    High: 64 °F

    Mostly Sunny
    then Partly
    Sunny and
    Breezy

  • Tuesday Night

    Tuesday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 40. West northwest wind 10 to 15 mph.

    Low: 40 °F

    Partly Cloudy

  • Wednesday

    Wednesday: Sunny, with a high near 66. Breezy, with a west southwest wind 10 to 20 mph, with gusts as high as 35 mph.

    High: 66 °F

    Sunny then
    Sunny and
    Breezy

Detailed Forecast

Tonight
Partly cloudy, with a low around 40. Breezy, with a west wind 10 to 20 mph.
Sunday
A slight chance of showers between noon and 1pm. Mostly sunny, with a high near 54. North northwest wind 5 to 15 mph becoming south southeast in the afternoon. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
Sunday Night
Mostly cloudy, with a low around 29. Southeast wind 5 to 15 mph.
Monday
Partly sunny, with a high near 56. Southwest wind 5 to 10 mph increasing to 10 to 15 mph in the afternoon.
Monday Night
Mostly cloudy, then gradually becoming mostly clear, with a low around 37. West northwest wind 5 to 15 mph.
Tuesday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 64. Breezy, with a west wind 10 to 15 mph increasing to 15 to 20 mph in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 35 mph.
Tuesday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 40. West northwest wind 10 to 15 mph.
Wednesday
Sunny, with a high near 66. Breezy, with a west southwest wind 10 to 20 mph, with gusts as high as 35 mph.
Wednesday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 40. Breezy, with a west wind 10 to 20 mph, with gusts as high as 30 mph.
Thursday
Sunny, with a high near 63. Breezy, with a southwest wind 10 to 15 mph increasing to 15 to 20 mph in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 35 mph.
Thursday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 30. Breezy, with a southwest wind 10 to 20 mph becoming northwest after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 30 mph.
Friday
Sunny, with a high near 49. Breezy, with a west southwest wind 10 to 20 mph becoming south in the afternoon.
Friday Night
Mostly cloudy, with a low around 28. South southeast wind 5 to 15 mph.
Saturday
Partly sunny, with a high near 55. Breezy, with a south southwest wind 10 to 20 mph, with gusts as high as 30 mph.
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ABOUT THIS FORECAST

 
Point Forecast:
3 Miles NNE Independence CO
 38.77°N 105.13°W (Elev. 9997 ft)
6:47 pm MDT Mar 21, 2026
8pm MDT Mar 21, 2026-6pm MDT Mar 28, 2026
 
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