Critical Fire Weather Persists in the Southern High Plains; Snow in the Great Lakes into the Northeast

Elevated to critical fire weather conditions will persist across the central and southern High Plains today as gusty winds and dry conditions continue across the region. A clipper system will bring some lake effect snow to the Great Lakes and snow into the Northeast. Well above-average temperatures are expected to expand across much of the West, into the Plains states, and Southeast. Read More >

Hazardous Weather Conditions

Current conditions at

Air Force Academy (KAFF)

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

Fair

48°F

9°C

Humidity 31%
Wind Speed E 3 mph
Barometer 29.79 in (1003.2 mb)
Dewpoint 19°F (-7°C)
Visibility 10.00 mi
Last update 25 Feb 7:55 am MST
Extended Forecast for

Pikes Peak Summit CO

  • Today

    Today: Mostly sunny, with a high near 31. Very windy, with a west wind 45 to 50 mph, with gusts as high as 70 mph.

    High: 31 °F

    Mostly Sunny
    and Very
    Windy

  • Tonight

    Tonight: A slight chance of snow showers between 11pm and 4am.  Partly cloudy, with a low around 16. Wind chill values between -5 and 5. Very windy, with a west wind 45 to 50 mph decreasing to 35 to 40 mph after midnight.  Chance of precipitation is 20%.

    Low: 16 °F

    Slight Chance
    Snow Showers
    and Very
    Windy

  • Thursday

    Thursday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 25. Wind chill values between -5 and 5. Very windy, with a west northwest wind 35 to 40 mph, with gusts as high as 50 mph.

    High: 25 °F

    Mostly Sunny
    and Very
    Windy

  • Thursday Night

    Thursday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 17. Wind chill values between -5 and 5. Windy, with a west wind 30 to 35 mph.

    Low: 17 °F

    Mostly Clear
    and Windy

  • Friday

    Friday: Sunny, with a high near 32. Windy, with a west northwest wind 30 to 35 mph.

    High: 32 °F

    Sunny and
    Windy

  • Friday Night

    Friday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 22. Windy, with a west wind around 30 mph.

    Low: 22 °F

    Mostly Clear
    and Windy

  • Saturday

    Saturday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 33. Windy, with a west wind 25 to 30 mph.

    High: 33 °F

    Mostly Sunny
    and Windy

  • Saturday Night

    Saturday Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 23. West southwest wind around 15 mph, with gusts as high as 30 mph.

    Low: 23 °F

    Mostly Cloudy

  • Sunday

    Sunday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 34. Breezy, with a west wind 15 to 20 mph, with gusts as high as 40 mph.

    High: 34 °F

    Mostly Sunny
    and Breezy

Detailed Forecast

Today
Mostly sunny, with a high near 31. Very windy, with a west wind 45 to 50 mph, with gusts as high as 70 mph.
Tonight
A slight chance of snow showers between 11pm and 4am. Partly cloudy, with a low around 16. Wind chill values between -5 and 5. Very windy, with a west wind 45 to 50 mph decreasing to 35 to 40 mph after midnight. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
Thursday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 25. Wind chill values between -5 and 5. Very windy, with a west northwest wind 35 to 40 mph, with gusts as high as 50 mph.
Thursday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 17. Wind chill values between -5 and 5. Windy, with a west wind 30 to 35 mph.
Friday
Sunny, with a high near 32. Windy, with a west northwest wind 30 to 35 mph.
Friday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 22. Windy, with a west wind around 30 mph.
Saturday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 33. Windy, with a west wind 25 to 30 mph.
Saturday Night
Mostly cloudy, with a low around 23. West southwest wind around 15 mph, with gusts as high as 30 mph.
Sunday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 34. Breezy, with a west wind 15 to 20 mph, with gusts as high as 40 mph.
Sunday Night
A 30 percent chance of snow showers, mainly after 11pm. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 19. Breezy, with a west southwest wind 15 to 20 mph, with gusts as high as 30 mph.
Monday
A chance of snow showers. Partly sunny, with a high near 24. Southwest wind around 15 mph, with gusts as high as 30 mph.
Monday Night
A chance of snow showers. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 18. West wind around 15 mph.
Tuesday
Snow showers likely. Mostly sunny, with a high near 24. West wind around 15 mph becoming south southwest in the morning. Winds could gust as high as 30 mph.
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ABOUT THIS FORECAST

 
Point Forecast:
Pikes Peak Summit CO
 38.84°N 105.05°W (Elev. 13750 ft)
6:26 am MST Feb 25, 2026
8am MST Feb 25, 2026-6pm MST Mar 3, 2026
 
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