Current conditions at

Air Force Academy (KAFF)

Lat: 38.97°NLon: 104.82°WElev: 6572ft.

Fair

53°F

12°C

Humidity 25%
Wind Speed S 8 mph
Barometer 29.63 in (1000.5 mb)
Dewpoint 18°F (-8°C)
Visibility 10.00 mi
Wind Chill50°F (10°C)
Last update 5 Mar 5:55 pm MST
Extended Forecast for

3 Miles NW Cripple Creek CO

Winter Weather Advisory March 6, 06:00am until March 7, 12:00am
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Winter Weather Advisory
  • Tonight

    Tonight: Snow showers likely, mainly after 5am.  Partly cloudy, with a low around 24. South southwest wind 5 to 15 mph becoming southeast after midnight.  Chance of precipitation is 60%. Total nighttime snow accumulation of less than a half inch possible.

    Low: 24 °F

    Slight Chance
    Snow Showers
    then Snow
    Showers
    Likely

  • Friday

    Friday: Snow showers.  Patchy blowing snow after 2pm. High near 35. North northeast wind 5 to 10 mph increasing to 10 to 15 mph in the afternoon.  Chance of precipitation is 80%. New snow accumulation of 2 to 4 inches possible.

    High: 35 °F

    Snow Showers
    and Patchy
    Blowing Snow

  • Friday Night

    Friday Night: A 50 percent chance of snow showers.  Cloudy, then gradually becoming partly cloudy, with a low around 12. North northeast wind 5 to 10 mph becoming light north northwest  after midnight.  New snow accumulation of less than one inch possible.

    Low: 12 °F

    Chance Snow
    Showers

  • Saturday

    Saturday: Sunny, with a high near 40. Light west wind becoming west southwest 5 to 10 mph in the morning.

    High: 40 °F

    Sunny

  • Saturday Night

    Saturday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 19. West northwest wind around 10 mph.

    Low: 19 °F

    Mostly Clear

  • Sunday

    Sunday: Sunny, with a high near 51. West wind 10 to 15 mph.

    High: 51 °F

    Sunny

  • Sunday Night

    Sunday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 27. West northwest wind around 15 mph.

    Low: 27 °F

    Mostly Clear

  • Monday

    Monday: Sunny, with a high near 56. West southwest wind 10 to 15 mph.

    High: 56 °F

    Sunny

  • Monday Night

    Monday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 30. West wind 10 to 15 mph.

    Low: 30 °F

    Mostly Clear

Detailed Forecast

Tonight
Snow showers likely, mainly after 5am. Partly cloudy, with a low around 24. South southwest wind 5 to 15 mph becoming southeast after midnight. Chance of precipitation is 60%. Total nighttime snow accumulation of less than a half inch possible.
Friday
Snow showers. Patchy blowing snow after 2pm. High near 35. North northeast wind 5 to 10 mph increasing to 10 to 15 mph in the afternoon. Chance of precipitation is 80%. New snow accumulation of 2 to 4 inches possible.
Friday Night
A 50 percent chance of snow showers. Cloudy, then gradually becoming partly cloudy, with a low around 12. North northeast wind 5 to 10 mph becoming light north northwest after midnight. New snow accumulation of less than one inch possible.
Saturday
Sunny, with a high near 40. Light west wind becoming west southwest 5 to 10 mph in the morning.
Saturday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 19. West northwest wind around 10 mph.
Sunday
Sunny, with a high near 51. West wind 10 to 15 mph.
Sunday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 27. West northwest wind around 15 mph.
Monday
Sunny, with a high near 56. West southwest wind 10 to 15 mph.
Monday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 30. West wind 10 to 15 mph.
Tuesday
A 20 percent chance of showers after 11am. Sunny, with a high near 57. Breezy, with a west wind 15 to 20 mph, with gusts as high as 35 mph.
Tuesday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 27. West northwest wind 10 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 30 mph.
Wednesday
Sunny, with a high near 51. West southwest wind 10 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 30 mph.
Wednesday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 27. West southwest wind 10 to 15 mph.
Thursday
Sunny, with a high near 58. Breezy, with a west southwest wind 15 to 25 mph, with gusts as high as 40 mph.
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ABOUT THIS FORECAST

 
Point Forecast:
3 Miles NW Cripple Creek CO
 38.78°N 105.21°W (Elev. 9075 ft)
5:57 pm MST Mar 5, 2026
6pm MST Mar 5, 2026-6pm MDT Mar 12, 2026
 
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