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

Air Force Academy (KAFF)

Lat: 38.97°NLon: 104.82°WElev: 6572ft.

Fair

35°F

2°C

Humidity 75%
Wind Speed SE 10 mph
Barometer 29.94 in (1009.0 mb)
Dewpoint 28°F (-2°C)
Visibility 10.00 mi
Wind Chill27°F (-3°C)
Last update 26 Feb 1:55 am MST
Extended Forecast for

3 Miles SW Manitou Springs CO

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

    Overnight: Mostly clear, with a low around 30. Breezy, with a west wind around 20 mph, with gusts as high as 45 mph.

    Low: 30 °F

    Mostly Clear
    and Breezy

  • Thursday

    Thursday: Sunny, with a high near 46. Breezy, with a west northwest wind 20 to 25 mph, with gusts as high as 35 mph.

    High: 46 °F

    Sunny and
    Breezy

  • Thursday Night

    Thursday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 30. West northwest wind 10 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 35 mph.

    Low: 30 °F

    Mostly Clear

  • Friday

    Friday: Sunny, with a high near 52. West northwest wind around 15 mph, with gusts as high as 35 mph.

    High: 52 °F

    Sunny

  • Friday Night

    Friday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 35. West wind 10 to 15 mph.

    Low: 35 °F

    Mostly Clear

  • Saturday

    Saturday: Increasing clouds, with a high near 52. West wind 5 to 10 mph becoming south in the afternoon.

    High: 52 °F

    Increasing
    Clouds

  • Saturday Night

    Saturday Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 33. South southwest wind 5 to 10 mph.

    Low: 33 °F

    Mostly Cloudy

  • Sunday

    Sunday: Partly sunny, with a high near 50. West southwest wind 5 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 35 mph.

    High: 50 °F

    Partly Sunny

  • Sunday Night

    Sunday Night: A 20 percent chance of snow showers.  Mostly cloudy, with a low around 28. Southwest wind 5 to 10 mph.

    Low: 28 °F

    Slight Chance
    Snow Showers

Detailed Forecast

Overnight
Mostly clear, with a low around 30. Breezy, with a west wind around 20 mph, with gusts as high as 45 mph.
Thursday
Sunny, with a high near 46. Breezy, with a west northwest wind 20 to 25 mph, with gusts as high as 35 mph.
Thursday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 30. West northwest wind 10 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 35 mph.
Friday
Sunny, with a high near 52. West northwest wind around 15 mph, with gusts as high as 35 mph.
Friday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 35. West wind 10 to 15 mph.
Saturday
Increasing clouds, with a high near 52. West wind 5 to 10 mph becoming south in the afternoon.
Saturday Night
Mostly cloudy, with a low around 33. South southwest wind 5 to 10 mph.
Sunday
Partly sunny, with a high near 50. West southwest wind 5 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 35 mph.
Sunday Night
A 20 percent chance of snow showers. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 28. Southwest wind 5 to 10 mph.
Monday
A 20 percent chance of snow showers after 11am. Partly sunny, with a high near 44. South wind 5 to 10 mph.
Monday Night
Mostly cloudy, with a low around 28. 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 26. East southeast wind 5 to 10 mph becoming west in the evening.
Wednesday
A chance of snow showers. Mostly sunny, with a high near 44. Southwest wind 5 to 10 mph.
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Point Forecast:
3 Miles SW Manitou Springs CO
 38.82°N 104.96°W (Elev. 9738 ft)
11:31 pm MST Feb 25, 2026
2am MST Feb 26, 2026-6pm MST Mar 4, 2026
 
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