Fire Weather Concerns for the Plains; Record Warmth Spreads

Dry and breezy conditions prevail across the High Plains where elevated to locally critical conditions continue through today. Meanwhile, record warmth increases and spreads across the South, Southwest and into southern California into this last weekend of February. Meanwhile, a fast moving system moves across the central Plains then off the mid-Atlantic by this evening. Read More >

Current conditions at

Butts Army Airfield (Fort Carson) (KFCS)

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

Partly Cloudy

62°F

17°C

Humidity 14%
Wind Speed NA
Barometer 30.00 in (1014.4 mb)
Dewpoint 12°F (-11°C)
Visibility 10.00 mi
Last update 26 Feb 10:55 am MST
Extended Forecast for

5 Miles SSW Manitou Springs CO

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

    Today: Sunny, with a high near 45. Windy, with a west northwest wind 20 to 30 mph, with gusts as high as 45 mph.

    High: 45 °F

    Sunny and
    Windy

  • Tonight

    Tonight: Mostly clear, with a low around 25. Blustery, with a west wind 15 to 20 mph.

    Low: 25 °F

    Mostly Clear
    then Mostly
    Clear and
    Blustery

  • Friday

    Friday: Sunny, with a high near 51. Breezy, with a west northwest wind 15 to 20 mph.

    High: 51 °F

    Sunny and
    Breezy then
    Sunny

  • Friday Night

    Friday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 29. West wind around 15 mph.

    Low: 29 °F

    Mostly Clear

  • Saturday

    Saturday: Increasing clouds, with a high near 52. West wind 5 to 15 mph becoming south in the afternoon.

    High: 52 °F

    Increasing
    Clouds

  • Saturday Night

    Saturday Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 29. South southwest wind 10 to 15 mph.

    Low: 29 °F

    Mostly Cloudy

  • Sunday

    Sunday: Partly sunny, with a high near 49. West southwest wind 10 to 15 mph.

    High: 49 °F

    Partly Sunny

  • Sunday Night

    Sunday Night: A 20 percent chance of snow showers.  Mostly cloudy, with a low around 24. North northeast wind 5 to 10 mph becoming south southwest in the evening.

    Low: 24 °F

    Slight Chance
    Snow Showers

  • Monday

    Monday: A 20 percent chance of snow showers after 11am.  Partly sunny, with a high near 42. South wind 5 to 10 mph.

    High: 42 °F

    Slight Chance
    Snow Showers

Detailed Forecast

Today
Sunny, with a high near 45. Windy, with a west northwest wind 20 to 30 mph, with gusts as high as 45 mph.
Tonight
Mostly clear, with a low around 25. Blustery, with a west wind 15 to 20 mph.
Friday
Sunny, with a high near 51. Breezy, with a west northwest wind 15 to 20 mph.
Friday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 29. West wind around 15 mph.
Saturday
Increasing clouds, with a high near 52. West wind 5 to 15 mph becoming south in the afternoon.
Saturday Night
Mostly cloudy, with a low around 29. South southwest wind 10 to 15 mph.
Sunday
Partly sunny, with a high near 49. West southwest wind 10 to 15 mph.
Sunday Night
A 20 percent chance of snow showers. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 24. North northeast wind 5 to 10 mph becoming south southwest in the evening.
Monday
A 20 percent chance of snow showers after 11am. Partly sunny, with a high near 42. South wind 5 to 10 mph.
Monday Night
A 20 percent chance of snow showers. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 24. South wind 5 to 10 mph becoming west in the evening.
Tuesday
A chance of snow showers. Partly sunny, with a high near 42. West northwest wind 5 to 10 mph becoming east in the morning.
Tuesday Night
A chance of snow showers. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 22. East southeast wind 5 to 10 mph becoming west in the evening.
Wednesday
A chance of snow showers. Mostly sunny, with a high near 43. South southwest wind 5 to 10 mph.
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ABOUT THIS FORECAST

 
Point Forecast:
5 Miles SSW Manitou Springs CO
 38.8°N 104.93°W (Elev. 10000 ft)
6:17 am MST Feb 26, 2026
11am MST Feb 26, 2026-6pm MST Mar 4, 2026
 
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