Record Warmth Lingers; Fire Weather Concerns; Unsettled Pacific Northwest

More record warm temperatures are forecast this week from California, Southwest, Plains then into the Mississippi Valley and Southeast. The warmth combining with dry conditions may result in elevated to locally critical fire weather conditions. Meanwhile, another Pacific system will move across the Pacific Northwest with lower elevation rain and mountain snows. For Hawaii, conditions improving. Read More >

Hazardous Weather Conditions

Current conditions at

Butts Army Airfield (Fort Carson) (KFCS)

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

Fair

48°F

9°C

Humidity 42%
Wind Speed S 5 mph
Barometer 30.27 in (1024.4 mb)
Dewpoint 26°F (-3°C)
Visibility 10.00 mi
Wind Chill46°F (8°C)
Last update 22 Mar 9:55 pm MDT
Extended Forecast for

5 Miles WNW Stratmoor CO

  • Tonight

    Tonight: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 36. South wind 5 to 10 mph.

    Low: 36 °F

    Mostly Cloudy

  • Monday

    Monday: Patchy smoke before 4pm, then patchy smoke after 5pm. Partly sunny, with a high near 64. Light and variable wind becoming southeast 5 to 10 mph in the morning.

    High: 64 °F

    Partly Sunny
    then Patchy
    Smoke

  • Monday Night

    Monday Night: Patchy smoke before 8pm. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 43. East northeast wind 5 to 10 mph becoming light and variable  in the evening.

    Low: 43 °F

    Patchy Smoke
    then Partly
    Cloudy

  • Tuesday

    Tuesday: Partly sunny, with a high near 72. Light and variable wind becoming southwest 5 to 10 mph in the afternoon.

    High: 72 °F

    Partly Sunny

  • Tuesday Night

    Tuesday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 50. South wind 5 to 10 mph becoming west northwest after midnight.

    Low: 50 °F

    Partly Cloudy

  • Wednesday

    Wednesday: Sunny, with a high near 77. West northwest wind 5 to 10 mph becoming south in the afternoon.

    High: 77 °F

    Sunny

  • Wednesday Night

    Wednesday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 51. Southwest wind 5 to 10 mph becoming west northwest after midnight.

    Low: 51 °F

    Mostly Clear

  • Thursday

    Thursday: Sunny, with a high near 72. West northwest wind 5 to 15 mph becoming south southwest in the afternoon.

    High: 72 °F

    Sunny

  • Thursday Night

    Thursday Night: A 20 percent chance of showers before midnight.  Partly cloudy, with a low around 32. East wind 10 to 15 mph.

    Low: 32 °F

    Slight Chance
    Showers then
    Partly Cloudy

Detailed Forecast

Tonight
Mostly cloudy, with a low around 36. South wind 5 to 10 mph.
Monday
Patchy smoke before 4pm, then patchy smoke after 5pm. Partly sunny, with a high near 64. Light and variable wind becoming southeast 5 to 10 mph in the morning.
Monday Night
Patchy smoke before 8pm. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 43. East northeast wind 5 to 10 mph becoming light and variable in the evening.
Tuesday
Partly sunny, with a high near 72. Light and variable wind becoming southwest 5 to 10 mph in the afternoon.
Tuesday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 50. South wind 5 to 10 mph becoming west northwest after midnight.
Wednesday
Sunny, with a high near 77. West northwest wind 5 to 10 mph becoming south in the afternoon.
Wednesday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 51. Southwest wind 5 to 10 mph becoming west northwest after midnight.
Thursday
Sunny, with a high near 72. West northwest wind 5 to 15 mph becoming south southwest in the afternoon.
Thursday Night
A 20 percent chance of showers before midnight. Partly cloudy, with a low around 32. East wind 10 to 15 mph.
Friday
A slight chance of rain and snow showers after noon. Partly sunny, with a high near 47. Southeast wind 5 to 10 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
Friday Night
Mostly cloudy, with a low around 32. South southeast wind 5 to 15 mph.
Saturday
Partly sunny, with a high near 63. South wind 5 to 10 mph.
Saturday Night
Mostly cloudy, with a low around 41. South southwest wind 5 to 10 mph becoming west northwest after midnight.
Sunday
Mostly cloudy, with a high near 67. Southwest wind 5 to 10 mph.
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ABOUT THIS FORECAST

 
Point Forecast:
5 Miles WNW Stratmoor CO
 38.78°N 104.87°W (Elev. 7044 ft)
9:26 pm MDT Mar 22, 2026
10pm MDT Mar 22, 2026-6pm MDT Mar 29, 2026
 
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