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 >

Current conditions at

Air Force Academy (KAFF)

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

Fair and Breezy

67°F

19°C

Humidity 12%
Wind Speed W 23 G 40 mph
Barometer 29.76 in (1002.1 mb)
Dewpoint 13°F (-11°C)
Visibility 10.00 mi
Last update 25 Feb 1:55 pm MST
Extended Forecast for

3 Miles W Pikes Peak Summit CO

Fire Weather Watch February 27, 11:00am until February 27, 05:00pm
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Fire Weather Watch
  • This Afternoon

    This Afternoon: Mostly sunny, with a high near 39. Windy, with a west wind around 30 mph, with gusts as high as 45 mph.

    High: 39 °F

    Mostly Sunny
    and Windy

  • Tonight

    Tonight: Partly cloudy, with a low around 16. Wind chill values between zero and 10. Windy, with a west wind 25 to 30 mph, with gusts as high as 45 mph.

    Low: 16 °F

    Partly Cloudy
    and Windy

  • Thursday

    Thursday: Sunny, with a high near 31. Wind chill values between -5 and 5. Blustery, with a west northwest wind around 25 mph, with gusts as high as 40 mph.

    High: 31 °F

    Sunny and
    Blustery

  • Thursday Night

    Thursday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 18. Blustery, with a west wind 15 to 20 mph.

    Low: 18 °F

    Mostly Clear
    and Blustery
    then Mostly
    Clear

  • Friday

    Friday: Sunny, with a high near 39. Breezy, with a west northwest wind 15 to 25 mph.

    High: 39 °F

    Sunny and
    Breezy

  • Friday Night

    Friday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 21. Blustery, with a west northwest wind around 20 mph, with gusts as high as 30 mph.

    Low: 21 °F

    Mostly Clear
    and Blustery

  • Saturday

    Saturday: Partly sunny, with a high near 40. West wind around 15 mph, with gusts as high as 30 mph.

    High: 40 °F

    Partly Sunny

  • Saturday Night

    Saturday Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 26. West southwest wind around 15 mph.

    Low: 26 °F

    Mostly Cloudy

  • Sunday

    Sunday: A 20 percent chance of snow showers.  Partly sunny, with a high near 41. Breezy, with a west wind 15 to 20 mph, with gusts as high as 35 mph.

    High: 41 °F

    Slight Chance
    Snow Showers
    and Breezy

Detailed Forecast

This Afternoon
Mostly sunny, with a high near 39. Windy, with a west wind around 30 mph, with gusts as high as 45 mph.
Tonight
Partly cloudy, with a low around 16. Wind chill values between zero and 10. Windy, with a west wind 25 to 30 mph, with gusts as high as 45 mph.
Thursday
Sunny, with a high near 31. Wind chill values between -5 and 5. Blustery, with a west northwest wind around 25 mph, with gusts as high as 40 mph.
Thursday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 18. Blustery, with a west wind 15 to 20 mph.
Friday
Sunny, with a high near 39. Breezy, with a west northwest wind 15 to 25 mph.
Friday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 21. Blustery, with a west northwest wind around 20 mph, with gusts as high as 30 mph.
Saturday
Partly sunny, with a high near 40. West wind around 15 mph, with gusts as high as 30 mph.
Saturday Night
Mostly cloudy, with a low around 26. West southwest wind around 15 mph.
Sunday
A 20 percent chance of snow showers. Partly sunny, with a high near 41. Breezy, with a west wind 15 to 20 mph, with gusts as high as 35 mph.
Sunday Night
A 20 percent chance of snow showers. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 20. Southwest wind around 15 mph.
Monday
A chance of snow showers. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 32. Southwest wind around 15 mph.
Monday Night
A chance of snow showers. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 20. West wind around 15 mph.
Tuesday
Snow showers likely. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 32. West southwest wind around 15 mph.
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ABOUT THIS FORECAST

 
Point Forecast:
3 Miles W Pikes Peak Summit CO
 38.83°N 105.1°W (Elev. 12198 ft)
11:32 am MST Feb 25, 2026
2pm MST Feb 25, 2026-6pm MST Mar 3, 2026
 
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