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 today. 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 central Plains then off the mid-Atlantic by this evening. Read More >

Hazardous Weather Conditions

Current conditions at

Air Force Academy (KAFF)

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

Fair

58°F

14°C

Humidity	12%
Wind Speed	W 15 mph
Barometer	30.01 in (1011.5 mb)
Dewpoint	6°F (-14°C)
Visibility	10.00 mi
Last update	26 Feb 4:55 pm MST

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Extended Forecast for

Pikes Peak Summit CO

Red Flag Warning February 27, 11:00am until February 27, 06:00pm

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Red Flag Warning

Tonight
Low: 17 °F
Mostly Clear
and Blustery
Friday
High: 30 °F
Sunny and
Windy
Friday Night
Low: 19 °F
Mostly Clear
and Blustery
Saturday
High: 30 °F
Sunny and
Blustery then
Partly Sunny
Saturday Night
Low: 21 °F
Mostly Cloudy
and Breezy
Sunday
High: 30 °F
Slight Chance
Snow Showers
and Breezy
Sunday Night
Low: 17 °F
Slight Chance
Snow Showers
Monday
High: 27 °F
Slight Chance
Snow Showers
Monday Night
Low: 20 °F
Slight Chance
Snow Showers

Detailed Forecast

Tonight

Mostly clear, with a low around 17. Wind chill values between zero and 5. Blustery, with a west northwest wind 15 to 25 mph, with gusts as high as 35 mph.

Friday

Sunny, with a high near 30. Wind chill values between zero and 10. Windy, with a west northwest wind 25 to 30 mph, with gusts as high as 45 mph.

Friday Night

Mostly clear, with a low around 19. Blustery, with a west northwest wind 20 to 25 mph.

Saturday

Increasing clouds, with a high near 30. Blustery, with a west southwest wind 15 to 20 mph, with gusts as high as 30 mph.

Saturday Night

Mostly cloudy, with a low around 21. Breezy, with a west southwest wind 15 to 20 mph, with gusts as high as 30 mph.

Sunday

A 20 percent chance of snow showers after 11am. Partly sunny, with a high near 30. Breezy, with a west wind around 20 mph, with gusts as high as 35 mph.

Sunday Night

A 20 percent chance of snow showers. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 17. Southwest wind around 15 mph.

Monday

A 20 percent chance of snow showers after 11am. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 27. Southwest wind around 15 mph, with gusts as high as 30 mph.

Monday Night

A 20 percent chance of snow showers. Partly cloudy, with a low around 20. West wind around 15 mph.

Tuesday

Snow showers likely, mainly after 11am. Mostly sunny, with a high near 26. West wind around 15 mph, with gusts as high as 30 mph. Chance of precipitation is 70%.

Tuesday Night

Snow showers likely. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 17. Northwest wind around 15 mph, with gusts as high as 30 mph.

Wednesday

A chance of snow showers. Mostly sunny, with a high near 26. Southwest wind around 15 mph, with gusts as high as 30 mph.

Wednesday Night

Mostly clear, with a low around 18. West southwest wind around 15 mph, with gusts as high as 30 mph.

Thursday

A chance of snow showers. Sunny, with a high near 27. Breezy, with a southwest wind 15 to 20 mph, with gusts as high as 35 mph.