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 Thursday. 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 Plains then off the mid-Atlantic by Thursday evening. Read More >

Current conditions at

Butts Army Airfield (Fort Carson) (KFCS)

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

Fair

54°F

12°C

Humidity 27%
Wind Speed W 3 mph
Barometer 29.86 in (1010.5 mb)
Dewpoint 21°F (-6°C)
Visibility 10.00 mi
Last update 25 Feb 7:55 pm MST
Extended Forecast for

4 Miles SSW Manitou Springs CO

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

    Tonight: Partly cloudy, with a low around 26. Blustery, with a west northwest wind 20 to 25 mph, with gusts as high as 40 mph.

    Low: 26 °F

    Partly Cloudy
    and Blustery

  • Thursday

    Thursday: Sunny, with a high near 45. Windy, with a west northwest wind 20 to 25 mph increasing to 25 to 30 mph in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 45 mph.

    High: 45 °F

    Sunny and
    Windy

  • Thursday Night

    Thursday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 23. Blustery, with a west northwest wind 10 to 20 mph.

    Low: 23 °F

    Mostly Clear
    and Blustery
    then Mostly
    Clear

  • Friday

    Friday: Sunny, with a high near 52. Breezy, with a west northwest wind 15 to 20 mph, with gusts as high as 30 mph.

    High: 52 °F

    Sunny then
    Sunny and
    Breezy

  • Friday Night

    Friday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 27. Blustery, with a west northwest wind 15 to 20 mph, with gusts as high as 30 mph.

    Low: 27 °F

    Mostly Clear
    and Blustery

  • Saturday

    Saturday: Partly sunny, with a high near 51. West wind 10 to 15 mph becoming south southwest in the afternoon.

    High: 51 °F

    Partly Sunny

  • Saturday Night

    Saturday Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 30. West southwest wind 10 to 15 mph.

    Low: 30 °F

    Mostly Cloudy

  • Sunday

    Sunday: Partly sunny, with a high near 52. West wind 10 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 30 mph.

    High: 52 °F

    Partly Sunny

  • Sunday Night

    Sunday Night: A 30 percent chance of snow showers.  Mostly cloudy, with a low around 24. North northeast wind 10 to 15 mph becoming south in the evening.

    Low: 24 °F

    Chance Snow
    Showers

Detailed Forecast

Tonight
Partly cloudy, with a low around 26. Blustery, with a west northwest wind 20 to 25 mph, with gusts as high as 40 mph.
Thursday
Sunny, with a high near 45. Windy, with a west northwest wind 20 to 25 mph increasing to 25 to 30 mph in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 45 mph.
Thursday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 23. Blustery, with a west northwest wind 10 to 20 mph.
Friday
Sunny, with a high near 52. Breezy, with a west northwest wind 15 to 20 mph, with gusts as high as 30 mph.
Friday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 27. Blustery, with a west northwest wind 15 to 20 mph, with gusts as high as 30 mph.
Saturday
Partly sunny, with a high near 51. West wind 10 to 15 mph becoming south southwest in the afternoon.
Saturday Night
Mostly cloudy, with a low around 30. West southwest wind 10 to 15 mph.
Sunday
Partly sunny, with a high near 52. West wind 10 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 30 mph.
Sunday Night
A 30 percent chance of snow showers. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 24. North northeast wind 10 to 15 mph becoming south in the evening.
Monday
A 30 percent chance of snow showers. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 42. South wind 10 to 15 mph.
Monday Night
A chance of snow showers. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 25. West wind 10 to 15 mph.
Tuesday
A chance of snow showers. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 42. West northwest wind around 10 mph becoming east southeast in the morning.
Tuesday Night
A chance of snow showers. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 23. East southeast wind 10 to 15 mph becoming west southwest in the evening.
Wednesday
A chance of snow showers. Mostly sunny, with a high near 43. West wind around 10 mph becoming south in the morning.
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ABOUT THIS FORECAST

 
Point Forecast:
4 Miles SSW Manitou Springs CO
 38.8°N 104.93°W (Elev. 10000 ft)
7:26 pm MST Feb 25, 2026
9pm MST Feb 25, 2026-6pm MST Mar 4, 2026
 
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