Fire Weather Concerns; Record Warmth Spreads

The Plains to the mid-Mississippi Valley continue with warm and dry conditions. Any fires that initiate could spread quickly. The warm temperatures will expand across the Southern Plains into the Southwest where numerous records are expected through the weekend. Meanwhile, a cold front will move southward across the northern Plains and Great Lakes region where some snow will develop this weekend. Read More >

Current conditions at

Air Force Academy (KAFF)

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

Fair

50°F

10°C

Humidity	19%
Wind Speed	W 16 G 37 mph
Barometer	30.04 in (1010.8 mb)
Dewpoint	10°F (-12°C)
Visibility	10.00 mi
Wind Chill	44°F (7°C)
Last update	28 Feb 12:55 am MST

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Extended Forecast for

7 Miles NNW Cripple Creek CO

Overnight
Low: 29 °F
Mostly Clear
Saturday
High: 58 °F
Mostly Sunny
Saturday Night
Low: 31 °F
Decreasing
Clouds
Sunday
High: 57 °F
Partly Sunny
Sunday Night
Low: 29 °F
Mostly Cloudy
Monday
High: 59 °F
Mostly Sunny
then Mostly
Sunny and
Breezy
Monday Night
Low: 28 °F
Slight Chance
Snow Showers
Tuesday
High: 46 °F
Snow Showers
Likely
Tuesday Night
Low: 24 °F
Chance Snow
Showers

Detailed Forecast

Overnight

Mostly clear, with a low around 29. East wind around 5 mph.

Saturday

Mostly sunny, with a high near 58. East wind 5 to 10 mph becoming west northwest in the afternoon.

Saturday Night

Cloudy, then gradually becoming partly cloudy, with a low around 31. South wind around 5 mph becoming east in the evening.

Sunday

Partly sunny, with a high near 57. West wind 5 to 15 mph.

Sunday Night

Mostly cloudy, with a low around 29. South southwest wind around 5 mph.

Monday

Mostly sunny, with a high near 59. Breezy, with a west southwest wind 5 to 10 mph increasing to 15 to 20 mph in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 35 mph.

Monday Night

A 20 percent chance of snow showers after 11pm. Partly cloudy, with a low around 28. West southwest wind 5 to 10 mph.

Tuesday

Snow showers likely, mainly after 11am. Partly sunny, with a high near 46. North wind 5 to 15 mph. Chance of precipitation is 70%.

Tuesday Night

A 30 percent chance of snow showers, mainly before 11pm. Partly cloudy, with a low around 24. North northeast wind around 5 mph becoming west northwest in the evening.

Wednesday

Sunny, with a high near 52. West southwest wind 5 to 10 mph.

Wednesday Night

Mostly clear, with a low around 25. West southwest wind 5 to 10 mph.

Thursday

Sunny, with a high near 51. West southwest wind 5 to 15 mph.

Thursday Night

A chance of snow showers. Partly cloudy, with a low around 21. West wind 5 to 10 mph becoming north in the evening.

Friday

Snow showers likely. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 41. East wind 5 to 10 mph becoming south southeast in the morning.