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Hazardous Weather Conditions

Current conditions at

Air Force Academy (KAFF)

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

Mostly Cloudy and Breezy

72°F

22°C

Humidity 9%
Wind Speed SW 24 G 29 mph
Barometer 29.72 in (997.9 mb)
Dewpoint 10°F (-12°C)
Visibility 10.00 mi
Last update 16 Apr 3:55 pm MDT
Extended Forecast for

3 Miles NE Manitou Springs CO

Freeze Watch April 18, 12:00am until April 18, 08:00am
Red Flag Warning April 16, 04:25pm until April 16, 11:00pm
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Freeze Watch
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    Red Flag Warning April 16, 04:25pm until April 16, 11:00pm

    NOW until 11:00pm Thu

    Red Flag Warning

  • Tonight

    Low: 37 °F

    Mostly Cloudy
    and Breezy
    then Partly
    Cloudy

  • Friday

    Friday: A chance of rain and snow showers before noon, then snow showers likely. Some thunder is also possible. Mostly sunny through mid morning, then becoming cloudy, with a high near 42. Breezy, with a north wind 10 to 20 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%. New snow accumulation of around an inch possible.

    High: 42 °F

    Chance
    Rain/Snow
    then Snow
    Showers
    Likely and
    Breezy

  • Friday Night

    Friday Night: A 40 percent chance of snow showers, mainly before midnight. Partly cloudy, with a low around 22. Blustery, with a north wind 15 to 20 mph becoming west northwest 5 to 10 mph after midnight.

    Low: 22 °F

    Chance Snow
    Showers and
    Blustery

  • Saturday

    Saturday: Sunny, with a high near 51. West northwest wind 5 to 10 mph becoming north in the afternoon.

    High: 51 °F

    Sunny

  • Saturday Night

    Saturday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 30. North northeast wind 5 to 10 mph becoming west southwest in the evening.

    Low: 30 °F

    Mostly Clear

  • Sunday

    Sunday: Sunny, with a high near 67. West wind 5 to 10 mph becoming south in the morning.

    High: 67 °F

    Sunny

  • Sunday Night

    Sunday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 42. West southwest wind around 5 mph.

    Low: 42 °F

    Partly Cloudy

  • Monday

    Monday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 70. West wind around 5 mph becoming south southwest in the afternoon.

    High: 70 °F

    Mostly Sunny

Detailed Forecast

Tonight
Partly cloudy, with a low around 37. Breezy, with a south southwest wind 15 to 20 mph becoming southeast 5 to 10 mph after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 35 mph.
Friday
A chance of rain and snow showers before noon, then snow showers likely. Some thunder is also possible. Mostly sunny through mid morning, then becoming cloudy, with a high near 42. Breezy, with a north wind 10 to 20 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%. New snow accumulation of around an inch possible.
Friday Night
A 40 percent chance of snow showers, mainly before midnight. Partly cloudy, with a low around 22. Blustery, with a north wind 15 to 20 mph becoming west northwest 5 to 10 mph after midnight.
Saturday
Sunny, with a high near 51. West northwest wind 5 to 10 mph becoming north in the afternoon.
Saturday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 30. North northeast wind 5 to 10 mph becoming west southwest in the evening.
Sunday
Sunny, with a high near 67. West wind 5 to 10 mph becoming south in the morning.
Sunday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 42. West southwest wind around 5 mph.
Monday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 70. West wind around 5 mph becoming south southwest in the afternoon.
Monday Night
Mostly cloudy, with a low around 45. Southwest wind around 5 mph becoming west northwest after midnight.
Tuesday
Sunny, with a high near 72. West northwest wind 5 to 10 mph becoming south southeast in the afternoon.
Tuesday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 46. South wind 5 to 10 mph becoming west southwest after midnight.
Wednesday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 73. South southwest wind 10 to 15 mph.
Wednesday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 45. Southwest wind around 15 mph, with gusts as high as 30 mph.
Thursday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 67. South southwest wind around 15 mph.
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ABOUT THIS FORECAST

 
Point Forecast:
3 Miles NE Manitou Springs CO
 38.89°N 104.88°W (Elev. 6650 ft)
Last Update:
2:42 pm MDT Apr 16, 2026
Forecast Valid:
4pm MDT Apr 16, 2026-6pm MDT Apr 23, 2026
 
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