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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

Air Force Academy (KAFF)

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

Fair

62°F

17°C

Humidity 31%
Wind Speed S 10 G 18 mph
Barometer 30.19 in (1016.7 mb)
Dewpoint 31°F (-1°C)
Visibility 10.00 mi
Last update 22 Mar 2:55 pm MDT
Extended Forecast for

7 Miles NNW Cripple Creek CO

  • This Afternoon

    This Afternoon: Widespread smoke, mainly between 4pm and 5pm. Partly sunny, with a high near 61. South southeast wind 10 to 15 mph.

    High: 61 °F

    Smoke

  • Tonight

    Tonight: Patchy smoke before 2am. Partly cloudy, with a low around 31. South southeast wind 5 to 15 mph.

    Low: 31 °F

    Patchy Smoke

  • Monday

    Monday: Increasing clouds, with a high near 65. South wind 5 to 10 mph becoming west 10 to 15 mph in the afternoon.

    High: 65 °F

    Increasing
    Clouds

  • Monday Night

    Monday Night: Patchy smoke after 4am. Cloudy during the early evening, then gradual clearing, with a low around 37. West wind 5 to 15 mph.

    Low: 37 °F

    Mostly Cloudy
    then Patchy
    Smoke

  • Tuesday

    Tuesday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 71. West wind 5 to 15 mph.

    High: 71 °F

    Mostly Sunny

  • Tuesday Night

    Tuesday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 41. West wind 5 to 10 mph.

    Low: 41 °F

    Partly Cloudy

  • Wednesday

    Wednesday: Sunny, with a high near 74. West wind 5 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 30 mph.

    High: 74 °F

    Sunny

  • Wednesday Night

    Wednesday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 43. West southwest wind 5 to 15 mph.

    Low: 43 °F

    Mostly Clear

  • Thursday

    Thursday: Sunny, with a high near 70. West southwest wind 5 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 30 mph.

    High: 70 °F

    Sunny

Detailed Forecast

This Afternoon
Widespread smoke, mainly between 4pm and 5pm. Partly sunny, with a high near 61. South southeast wind 10 to 15 mph.
Tonight
Patchy smoke before 2am. Partly cloudy, with a low around 31. South southeast wind 5 to 15 mph.
Monday
Increasing clouds, with a high near 65. South wind 5 to 10 mph becoming west 10 to 15 mph in the afternoon.
Monday Night
Patchy smoke after 4am. Cloudy during the early evening, then gradual clearing, with a low around 37. West wind 5 to 15 mph.
Tuesday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 71. West wind 5 to 15 mph.
Tuesday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 41. West wind 5 to 10 mph.
Wednesday
Sunny, with a high near 74. West wind 5 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 30 mph.
Wednesday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 43. West southwest wind 5 to 15 mph.
Thursday
Sunny, with a high near 70. West southwest wind 5 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 30 mph.
Thursday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 28. South southwest wind 5 to 15 mph becoming southeast after midnight.
Friday
Partly sunny, with a high near 49. South southeast wind 5 to 15 mph.
Friday Night
Mostly cloudy, with a low around 26. South southeast wind 5 to 15 mph.
Saturday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 62. West southwest wind 5 to 15 mph.
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ABOUT THIS FORECAST

 
Point Forecast:
7 Miles NNW Cripple Creek CO
 38.83°N 105.22°W (Elev. 8976 ft)
Last Update:
2:52 pm MDT Mar 22, 2026
Forecast Valid:
3pm MDT Mar 22, 2026-6pm MDT Mar 28, 2026
 
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