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

3 Miles W Pikes Peak Summit CO

  • This Afternoon

    This Afternoon: Patchy smoke. Mostly sunny, with a high near 47. Breezy, with a south wind 15 to 20 mph, with gusts as high as 30 mph.

    High: 47 °F

    Patchy Smoke
    and Breezy

  • Tonight

    Tonight: Patchy smoke between 9pm and 2am. Partly cloudy, with a low around 28. Breezy, with a south wind 15 to 20 mph, with gusts as high as 30 mph.

    Low: 28 °F

    Patchy Smoke
    and Breezy

  • Monday

    Monday: Increasing clouds, with a high near 47. Breezy, with a west southwest wind 15 to 20 mph, with gusts as high as 30 mph.

    High: 47 °F

    Mostly Sunny
    then Becoming
    Cloudy and
    Breezy

  • Monday Night

    Monday Night: Cloudy, then gradually becoming partly cloudy, with a low around 32. Breezy, with a west wind 15 to 20 mph.

    Low: 32 °F

    Mostly Cloudy
    and Breezy
    then Partly
    Cloudy

  • Tuesday

    Tuesday: Partly sunny, with a high near 53. Breezy, with a west wind 15 to 20 mph, with gusts as high as 30 mph.

    High: 53 °F

    Mostly Sunny
    then Partly
    Sunny and
    Breezy

  • Tuesday Night

    Tuesday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 36. West wind around 15 mph.

    Low: 36 °F

    Partly Cloudy

  • Wednesday

    Wednesday: Sunny, with a high near 56. Breezy, with a west wind 15 to 20 mph, with gusts as high as 35 mph.

    High: 56 °F

    Sunny then
    Sunny and
    Breezy

  • Wednesday Night

    Wednesday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 37. West southwest wind around 15 mph.

    Low: 37 °F

    Mostly Clear

  • Thursday

    Thursday: Sunny, with a high near 53. Breezy, with a west southwest wind 15 to 20 mph, with gusts as high as 35 mph.

    High: 53 °F

    Sunny then
    Sunny and
    Breezy

Detailed Forecast

This Afternoon
Patchy smoke. Mostly sunny, with a high near 47. Breezy, with a south wind 15 to 20 mph, with gusts as high as 30 mph.
Tonight
Patchy smoke between 9pm and 2am. Partly cloudy, with a low around 28. Breezy, with a south wind 15 to 20 mph, with gusts as high as 30 mph.
Monday
Increasing clouds, with a high near 47. Breezy, with a west southwest wind 15 to 20 mph, with gusts as high as 30 mph.
Monday Night
Cloudy, then gradually becoming partly cloudy, with a low around 32. Breezy, with a west wind 15 to 20 mph.
Tuesday
Partly sunny, with a high near 53. Breezy, with a west wind 15 to 20 mph, with gusts as high as 30 mph.
Tuesday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 36. West wind around 15 mph.
Wednesday
Sunny, with a high near 56. Breezy, with a west wind 15 to 20 mph, with gusts as high as 35 mph.
Wednesday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 37. West southwest wind around 15 mph.
Thursday
Sunny, with a high near 53. Breezy, with a west southwest wind 15 to 20 mph, with gusts as high as 35 mph.
Thursday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 21. Blustery, with a north wind 15 to 20 mph becoming southeast after midnight.
Friday
Partly sunny, with a high near 31. Breezy, with a south southeast wind 10 to 20 mph, with gusts as high as 30 mph.
Friday Night
Mostly cloudy, with a low around 19. Breezy, with a south wind 10 to 20 mph.
Saturday
Partly sunny, with a high near 44. Breezy, with a west southwest wind 10 to 20 mph, with gusts as high as 30 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)
2:52 pm MDT Mar 22, 2026
3pm MDT Mar 22, 2026-6pm MDT Mar 28, 2026
 
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