Critical Fire Weather Persists in the Southern High Plains; Snow in the Great Lakes into the Northeast

Elevated to critical fire weather conditions will persist across the central and southern High Plains today as gusty winds and dry conditions continue across the region. A clipper system will bring some lake effect snow to the Great Lakes and snow into the Northeast. Well above-average temperatures are expected to expand across much of the West, into the Plains states, and Southeast. Read More >

Current conditions at

Butts Army Airfield (Fort Carson) (KFCS)

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

Fair

70°F

21°C

Humidity 15%
Wind Speed W 15 G 29 mph
Barometer 29.76 in (1004.4 mb)
Dewpoint 20°F (-7°C)
Visibility 10.00 mi
Last update 25 Feb 2:55 pm MST
Extended Forecast for

5 Miles SSE Manitou Springs CO

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

    This Afternoon: Mostly sunny, with a high near 60. Windy, with a west northwest wind around 30 mph, with gusts as high as 45 mph.

    High: 60 °F

    Mostly Sunny
    and Windy

  • Tonight

    Tonight: Partly cloudy, with a low around 37. Breezy, with a west northwest wind 15 to 20 mph, with gusts as high as 35 mph.

    Low: 37 °F

    Partly Cloudy
    and Breezy
    then Partly
    Cloudy

  • Thursday

    Thursday: Sunny, with a high near 56. Breezy, with a northwest wind 15 to 20 mph.

    High: 56 °F

    Sunny and
    Breezy

  • Thursday Night

    Thursday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 32. West northwest wind 5 to 10 mph.

    Low: 32 °F

    Mostly Clear

  • Friday

    Friday: Sunny, with a high near 62. West northwest wind 10 to 15 mph.

    High: 62 °F

    Sunny

  • Friday Night

    Friday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 38. West northwest wind 10 to 15 mph.

    Low: 38 °F

    Mostly Clear

  • Saturday

    Saturday: Partly sunny, with a high near 60. West northwest wind 5 to 10 mph becoming south in the afternoon.

    High: 60 °F

    Partly Sunny

  • Saturday Night

    Saturday Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 37. West southwest wind around 5 mph.

    Low: 37 °F

    Mostly Cloudy

  • Sunday

    Sunday: Partly sunny, with a high near 60. West southwest wind 5 to 10 mph.

    High: 60 °F

    Partly Sunny

Detailed Forecast

This Afternoon
Mostly sunny, with a high near 60. Windy, with a west northwest wind around 30 mph, with gusts as high as 45 mph.
Tonight
Partly cloudy, with a low around 37. Breezy, with a west northwest wind 15 to 20 mph, with gusts as high as 35 mph.
Thursday
Sunny, with a high near 56. Breezy, with a northwest wind 15 to 20 mph.
Thursday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 32. West northwest wind 5 to 10 mph.
Friday
Sunny, with a high near 62. West northwest wind 10 to 15 mph.
Friday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 38. West northwest wind 10 to 15 mph.
Saturday
Partly sunny, with a high near 60. West northwest wind 5 to 10 mph becoming south in the afternoon.
Saturday Night
Mostly cloudy, with a low around 37. West southwest wind around 5 mph.
Sunday
Partly sunny, with a high near 60. West southwest wind 5 to 10 mph.
Sunday Night
A slight chance of rain showers before 11pm, then a slight chance of snow showers. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 31. North northeast wind 5 to 10 mph becoming southeast in the evening. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
Monday
A chance of snow showers. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 49. South wind 5 to 10 mph.
Monday Night
A chance of rain and snow showers. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 32. South southwest wind around 5 mph becoming west northwest in the evening.
Tuesday
A chance of rain and snow showers. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 50. Northwest wind around 5 mph becoming east in the morning.
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ABOUT THIS FORECAST

 
Point Forecast:
5 Miles SSE Manitou Springs CO
 38.78°N 104.9°W (Elev. 7402 ft)
11:32 am MST Feb 25, 2026
3pm MST Feb 25, 2026-6pm MST Mar 3, 2026
 
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