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Hazardous Weather Conditions

Current conditions at

Air Force Academy (KAFF)

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

Fair

46°F

8°C

Humidity 19%
Wind Speed S 15 G 25 mph
Barometer 29.53 in (997.6 mb)
Dewpoint 6°F (-14°C)
Visibility 10.00 mi
Wind Chill40°F (4°C)
Last update 18 Feb 9:55 am MST
Extended Forecast for

3 Miles WSW Manitou Springs CO

High Wind Watch February 18, 08:00pm until February 19, 07:00am
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High Wind Watch

  • Today

    Today: Snow showers likely, mainly between 2pm and 4pm. Partly sunny, with a high near 36. Breezy, with a southwest wind 20 to 25 mph, with gusts as high as 50 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%. Total daytime snow accumulation of less than a half inch possible.

    High: 36 °F

    Snow Showers
    Likely and
    Breezy

  • Tonight

    Tonight: A 30 percent chance of snow showers, mainly before 8pm. Mostly cloudy, then gradually becoming clear, with a low around 13. Wind chill values between -10 and zero. Very windy, with a west northwest wind 25 to 30 mph increasing to 35 to 40 mph after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 55 mph.

    Low: 13 °F

    Chance Snow
    Showers and
    Very Windy

  • Thursday

    Thursday: Sunny, with a high near 28. Wind chill values between -10 and zero. Breezy, with a west wind 15 to 25 mph.

    High: 28 °F

    Sunny and
    Breezy

  • Thursday Night

    Thursday Night: A 20 percent chance of snow showers after 11pm. Mostly clear, with a low around 11. West wind 5 to 15 mph.

    Low: 11 °F

    Slight Chance
    Snow Showers

  • Friday

    Friday: Snow showers likely, mainly after 11am. Partly sunny, with a high near 28. South wind 5 to 10 mph increasing to 10 to 15 mph in the afternoon. Chance of precipitation is 60%. New snow accumulation of less than one inch possible.

    High: 28 °F

    Snow Showers
    Likely

  • Friday Night

    Friday Night: A 40 percent chance of snow showers, mainly before 11pm. Partly cloudy, with a low around 11. West northwest wind 10 to 15 mph.

    Low: 11 °F

    Chance Snow
    Showers

  • Saturday

    Saturday: Sunny, with a high near 32. West wind 10 to 15 mph.

    High: 32 °F

    Sunny

  • Saturday Night

    Saturday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 14. West southwest wind 5 to 10 mph.

    Low: 14 °F

    Mostly Clear

  • Sunday

    Sunday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 38. West wind around 5 mph becoming south in the morning.

    High: 38 °F

    Mostly Sunny

Detailed Forecast

Today
Snow showers likely, mainly between 2pm and 4pm. Partly sunny, with a high near 36. Breezy, with a southwest wind 20 to 25 mph, with gusts as high as 50 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%. Total daytime snow accumulation of less than a half inch possible.
Tonight
A 30 percent chance of snow showers, mainly before 8pm. Mostly cloudy, then gradually becoming clear, with a low around 13. Wind chill values between -10 and zero. Very windy, with a west northwest wind 25 to 30 mph increasing to 35 to 40 mph after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 55 mph.
Thursday
Sunny, with a high near 28. Wind chill values between -10 and zero. Breezy, with a west wind 15 to 25 mph.
Thursday Night
A 20 percent chance of snow showers after 11pm. Mostly clear, with a low around 11. West wind 5 to 15 mph.
Friday
Snow showers likely, mainly after 11am. Partly sunny, with a high near 28. South wind 5 to 10 mph increasing to 10 to 15 mph in the afternoon. Chance of precipitation is 60%. New snow accumulation of less than one inch possible.
Friday Night
A 40 percent chance of snow showers, mainly before 11pm. Partly cloudy, with a low around 11. West northwest wind 10 to 15 mph.
Saturday
Sunny, with a high near 32. West wind 10 to 15 mph.
Saturday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 14. West southwest wind 5 to 10 mph.
Sunday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 38. West wind around 5 mph becoming south in the morning.
Sunday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 22. South southwest wind around 10 mph becoming west in the evening.
Monday
Sunny, with a high near 49. West southwest wind around 10 mph.
Monday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 31. Breezy, with a west wind 15 to 20 mph, with gusts as high as 30 mph.
Tuesday
Partly sunny, with a high near 51. Breezy, with a west wind 20 to 25 mph, with gusts as high as 45 mph.
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ABOUT THIS FORECAST

 
Point Forecast:
3 Miles WSW Manitou Springs CO
 38.84°N 104.96°W (Elev. 8553 ft)
Last Update:
9:32 am MST Feb 18, 2026
Forecast Valid:
10am MST Feb 18, 2026-6pm MST Feb 24, 2026
 
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