Current conditions at

Butts Army Airfield (Fort Carson) (KFCS)

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

Fair

44°F

7°C

Humidity 44%
Wind Speed N 15 G 21 mph
Barometer 29.87 in (1008.8 mb)
Dewpoint 24°F (-4°C)
Visibility 10.00 mi
Wind Chill37°F (3°C)
Last update 17 Apr 9:55 am MDT
Extended Forecast for

5 Miles SSE Manitou Springs CO

Freeze Watch April 18, 11:00pm until April 19, 08:00am
Freeze Warning April 17, 10:00pm until April 18, 08:00am
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Freeze Watch
Freeze Warning
  • Today

    Today: Snow showers likely, mainly between 11am and 5pm. The snow could be heavy at times. Some thunder is also possible.  Mostly cloudy, with a high near 44. North northwest wind 5 to 15 mph becoming northeast in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 35 mph.  Chance of precipitation is 70%. Total daytime snow accumulation of 2 to 4 inches possible.

    High: 44 °F

    Chance Snow
    Showers then
    Heavy Snow

  • Tonight

    Tonight: A 40 percent chance of snow showers, mainly before 8pm.  Mostly cloudy, then gradually becoming mostly clear, with a low around 18. North wind 10 to 15 mph becoming light and variable  after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 30 mph.

    Low: 18 °F

    Chance Snow
    Showers then
    Mostly Clear

  • Saturday

    Saturday: Sunny, with a high near 48. Calm wind becoming north around 5 mph in the afternoon.

    High: 48 °F

    Sunny

  • Saturday Night

    Saturday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 28. Southeast wind around 5 mph becoming calm  in the evening.

    Low: 28 °F

    Mostly Clear

  • Sunday

    Sunday: Sunny, with a high near 62. Light and variable wind becoming south 5 to 10 mph in the morning.

    High: 62 °F

    Sunny

  • Sunday Night

    Sunday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 39. South wind around 5 mph becoming west northwest in the evening.

    Low: 39 °F

    Partly Cloudy

  • Monday

    Monday: Partly sunny, with a high near 67. Light and variable wind becoming south southwest 5 to 10 mph in the afternoon.

    High: 67 °F

    Partly Sunny

  • Monday Night

    Monday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 43. South southwest wind around 5 mph becoming west northwest after midnight.

    Low: 43 °F

    Partly Cloudy

  • Tuesday

    Tuesday: Sunny, with a high near 70. West northwest wind 5 to 10 mph becoming south in the afternoon.

    High: 70 °F

    Sunny

Detailed Forecast

Today
Snow showers likely, mainly between 11am and 5pm. The snow could be heavy at times. Some thunder is also possible. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 44. North northwest wind 5 to 15 mph becoming northeast in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 35 mph. Chance of precipitation is 70%. Total daytime snow accumulation of 2 to 4 inches possible.
Tonight
A 40 percent chance of snow showers, mainly before 8pm. Mostly cloudy, then gradually becoming mostly clear, with a low around 18. North wind 10 to 15 mph becoming light and variable after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 30 mph.
Saturday
Sunny, with a high near 48. Calm wind becoming north around 5 mph in the afternoon.
Saturday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 28. Southeast wind around 5 mph becoming calm in the evening.
Sunday
Sunny, with a high near 62. Light and variable wind becoming south 5 to 10 mph in the morning.
Sunday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 39. South wind around 5 mph becoming west northwest in the evening.
Monday
Partly sunny, with a high near 67. Light and variable wind becoming south southwest 5 to 10 mph in the afternoon.
Monday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 43. South southwest wind around 5 mph becoming west northwest after midnight.
Tuesday
Sunny, with a high near 70. West northwest wind 5 to 10 mph becoming south in the afternoon.
Tuesday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 44. South wind 5 to 10 mph becoming west after midnight.
Wednesday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 70. South southwest wind 5 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 30 mph.
Wednesday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 41. Breezy, with a west southwest wind 10 to 20 mph, with gusts as high as 40 mph.
Thursday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 62. West southwest wind 10 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 30 mph.
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Point Forecast:
5 Miles SSE Manitou Springs CO
 38.78°N 104.9°W (Elev. 7402 ft)
8:11 am MDT Apr 17, 2026
10am MDT Apr 17, 2026-6pm MDT Apr 23, 2026
 
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