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 Thursday. 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 Plains then off the mid-Atlantic by Thursday evening. Read More >

Current conditions at

Air Force Academy (KAFF)

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

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Humidity NA
Wind Speed NA
Barometer NA
Dewpoint N/A
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Extended Forecast for

4 Miles NW Pikes Peak Summit CO

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

    Tonight: Partly cloudy, with a low around 24. Breezy, with a west wind 15 to 25 mph.

    Low: 24 °F

    Partly Cloudy
    and Breezy

  • Thursday

    Thursday: Sunny, with a high near 39. Breezy, with a west northwest wind 20 to 25 mph.

    High: 39 °F

    Sunny and
    Breezy

  • Thursday Night

    Thursday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 24. West wind 10 to 15 mph.

    Low: 24 °F

    Mostly Clear

  • Friday

    Friday: Sunny, with a high near 47. Breezy, with a west northwest wind 15 to 20 mph.

    High: 47 °F

    Sunny then
    Sunny and
    Breezy

  • Friday Night

    Friday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 28. West wind around 15 mph.

    Low: 28 °F

    Mostly Clear

  • Saturday

    Saturday: Partly sunny, with a high near 47. West southwest wind 10 to 15 mph.

    High: 47 °F

    Partly Sunny

  • Saturday Night

    Saturday Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 31. West southwest wind around 10 mph.

    Low: 31 °F

    Mostly Cloudy

  • Sunday

    Sunday: A 20 percent chance of snow showers.  Partly sunny, with a high near 48. West wind 10 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 30 mph.

    High: 48 °F

    Slight Chance
    Snow Showers

  • Sunday Night

    Sunday Night: A 30 percent chance of snow showers.  Mostly cloudy, with a low around 26. West wind 5 to 10 mph becoming south southwest in the evening.

    Low: 26 °F

    Chance Snow
    Showers

Detailed Forecast

Tonight
Partly cloudy, with a low around 24. Breezy, with a west wind 15 to 25 mph.
Thursday
Sunny, with a high near 39. Breezy, with a west northwest wind 20 to 25 mph.
Thursday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 24. West wind 10 to 15 mph.
Friday
Sunny, with a high near 47. Breezy, with a west northwest wind 15 to 20 mph.
Friday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 28. West wind around 15 mph.
Saturday
Partly sunny, with a high near 47. West southwest wind 10 to 15 mph.
Saturday Night
Mostly cloudy, with a low around 31. West southwest wind around 10 mph.
Sunday
A 20 percent chance of snow showers. Partly sunny, with a high near 48. West wind 10 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 30 mph.
Sunday Night
A 30 percent chance of snow showers. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 26. West wind 5 to 10 mph becoming south southwest in the evening.
Monday
A 30 percent chance of snow showers. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 40. Southwest wind 5 to 15 mph.
Monday Night
A chance of snow showers. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 26. West wind 5 to 10 mph.
Tuesday
Snow showers likely. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 39. West northwest wind 5 to 10 mph becoming south southwest in the morning.
Tuesday Night
A chance of snow showers. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 24. South southeast wind 5 to 10 mph becoming west southwest in the evening.
Wednesday
A chance of snow showers. Mostly sunny, with a high near 39. West southwest wind 5 to 10 mph.
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ABOUT THIS FORECAST

 
Point Forecast:
4 Miles NW Pikes Peak Summit CO
 38.88°N 105.11°W (Elev. 10597 ft)
7:26 pm MST Feb 25, 2026
8pm MST Feb 25, 2026-6pm MST Mar 4, 2026
 
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