Areas of Dangerous Heat and Severe Thunderstorms

Dangerous heat will persist across the Southwest U.S. through Friday with daytime highs of 110-115°F. Heat across the southern Plains will briefly ease to near-normal by late week before returning over much of the Plains into next week. Scattered strong to severe thunderstorms are possible across parts of the Northeast U.S. on Thursday. Damaging wind, hail, and a tornado or two are possible. Read More >

Hazardous Weather Conditions

Current conditions at

Air Force Academy (KAFF)

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

A Few Clouds

54°F

12°C

Humidity 85%
Wind Speed N 6 mph
Barometer 30.36 in (1019.2 mb)
Dewpoint 49°F (9°C)
Visibility 10.00 mi
Wind Chill52°F (11°C)
Last update 27 Aug 2:55 am MDT
Extended Forecast for

Manitou Springs CO

  • Overnight

    Overnight: Partly cloudy, with a low around 55. North wind around 5 mph becoming calm.

    Low: 55 °F

    Partly Cloudy

  • Thursday

    Thursday: A 50 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms, mainly after 1pm.  Increasing clouds, with a high near 82. Calm wind becoming east southeast around 5 mph in the afternoon.  New rainfall amounts of less than a tenth of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.

    High: 82 °F

    Sunny then
    Chance
    T-storms

  • Thursday Night

    Thursday Night: A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms before 8pm.  Mostly clear, with a low around 57. South southwest wind around 5 mph becoming west northwest after midnight.  New precipitation amounts of less than a tenth of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.

    Low: 57 °F

    Slight Chance
    T-storms then
    Mostly Clear

  • Friday

    Friday: A 40 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms, mainly between 3pm and 4pm.  Increasing clouds, with a high near 87. West wind around 5 mph becoming south southeast in the afternoon.  New rainfall amounts of less than a tenth of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.

    High: 87 °F

    Sunny then
    Chance
    T-storms

  • Friday Night

    Friday Night: A 10 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms before 9pm.  Partly cloudy, with a low around 61. South southwest wind 5 to 10 mph becoming west after midnight.  New precipitation amounts of less than a tenth of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.

    Low: 61 °F

    Slight Chance
    T-storms then
    Partly Cloudy

  • Saturday

    Saturday: A 30 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms after noon.  Mostly sunny, with a high near 88. West wind 5 to 10 mph becoming south in the afternoon.

    High: 88 °F

    Mostly Sunny
    then Chance
    T-storms

  • Saturday Night

    Saturday Night: A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms before 9pm, then a slight chance of showers between 9pm and midnight.  Mostly cloudy, with a low around 61. West wind 5 to 10 mph.  Chance of precipitation is 20%.

    Low: 61 °F

    Slight Chance
    T-storms then
    Mostly Cloudy

  • Sunday

    Sunday: A 30 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms after noon.  Partly sunny, with a high near 84. Southwest wind 5 to 10 mph.

    High: 84 °F

    Partly Sunny
    then Chance
    T-storms

  • Sunday Night

    Sunday Night: A 30 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms before midnight.  Mostly cloudy, with a low around 58. West wind around 5 mph.

    Low: 58 °F

    Chance
    T-storms then
    Mostly Cloudy

Detailed Forecast

Overnight
Partly cloudy, with a low around 55. North wind around 5 mph becoming calm.
Thursday
A 50 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms, mainly after 1pm. Increasing clouds, with a high near 82. Calm wind becoming east southeast around 5 mph in the afternoon. New rainfall amounts of less than a tenth of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.
Thursday Night
A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms before 8pm. Mostly clear, with a low around 57. South southwest wind around 5 mph becoming west northwest after midnight. New precipitation amounts of less than a tenth of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.
Friday
A 40 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms, mainly between 3pm and 4pm. Increasing clouds, with a high near 87. West wind around 5 mph becoming south southeast in the afternoon. New rainfall amounts of less than a tenth of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.
Friday Night
A 10 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms before 9pm. Partly cloudy, with a low around 61. South southwest wind 5 to 10 mph becoming west after midnight. New precipitation amounts of less than a tenth of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.
Saturday
A 30 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms after noon. Mostly sunny, with a high near 88. West wind 5 to 10 mph becoming south in the afternoon.
Saturday Night
A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms before 9pm, then a slight chance of showers between 9pm and midnight. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 61. West wind 5 to 10 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
Sunday
A 30 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms after noon. Partly sunny, with a high near 84. Southwest wind 5 to 10 mph.
Sunday Night
A 30 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms before midnight. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 58. West wind around 5 mph.
Monday
A 50 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms after noon. Partly sunny, with a high near 80. West northwest wind around 5 mph becoming south in the afternoon.
Monday Night
A chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 55. Southwest wind around 5 mph.
Tuesday
A chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly sunny, with a high near 82. West wind around 5 mph becoming south in the afternoon.
Tuesday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 57. South southwest wind around 5 mph becoming west after midnight.
Wednesday
Sunny, with a high near 84. West wind around 5 mph becoming south southeast in the afternoon.
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Point Forecast:
Manitou Springs CO
 38.87°N 104.91°W (Elev. 6660 ft)
2:51 am MDT Aug 27, 2026
3am MDT Aug 27, 2026-6pm MDT Sep 2, 2026
 
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