Current conditions at

Air Force Academy (KAFF)

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

A Few Clouds and Breezy

39°F

4°C

Humidity 56%
Wind Speed N 24 G 32 mph
Barometer 29.79 in (1002.6 mb)
Dewpoint 25°F (-4°C)
Visibility 10.00 mi
Wind Chill28°F (-2°C)
Last update 17 Apr 3:55 am MDT
Extended Forecast for

3 Miles NW Colorado Springs CO

Freeze Watch April 18, 11:00pm until April 19, 08:00am
Freeze Warning April 17, 10:00pm until April 18, 08:00am
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Freeze Watch
Freeze Warning
  • Today

    Today: A chance of rain and snow showers between 10am and noon, then snow showers likely. Some thunder is also possible.  Increasing clouds, with a high near 45. Breezy, with a north wind 15 to 20 mph, with gusts as high as 35 mph.  Chance of precipitation is 70%. Total daytime snow accumulation of less than one inch possible.

    High: 45 °F

    Chance
    Rain/Snow
    then Snow
    Showers
    Likely and
    Breezy

  • Tonight

    Tonight: A 40 percent chance of snow showers, mainly before 8pm.  Partly cloudy, with a low around 21. North northwest wind 10 to 15 mph decreasing to 5 to 10 mph after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 30 mph.

    Low: 21 °F

    Chance Snow
    Showers then
    Mostly Clear

  • Saturday

    Saturday: Sunny, with a high near 54. North northwest wind around 5 mph becoming south in the afternoon.

    High: 54 °F

    Sunny

  • Saturday Night

    Saturday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 29. South southeast wind around 5 mph becoming west after midnight.

    Low: 29 °F

    Mostly Clear

  • Sunday

    Sunday: Sunny, with a high near 68. Light and variable wind becoming south southeast 5 to 10 mph in the afternoon.

    High: 68 °F

    Sunny

  • Sunday Night

    Sunday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 41. South southeast wind 5 to 10 mph becoming west northwest in the evening.

    Low: 41 °F

    Partly Cloudy

  • Monday

    Monday: Partly sunny, with a high near 73. West northwest wind 5 to 10 mph becoming south southeast in the afternoon.

    High: 73 °F

    Partly Sunny

  • Monday Night

    Monday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 45. South southwest wind around 5 mph becoming west northwest after midnight.

    Low: 45 °F

    Partly Cloudy

  • Tuesday

    Tuesday: Sunny, with a high near 76. West northwest wind 5 to 10 mph becoming south southeast in the afternoon.

    High: 76 °F

    Sunny

Detailed Forecast

Today
A chance of rain and snow showers between 10am and noon, then snow showers likely. Some thunder is also possible. Increasing clouds, with a high near 45. Breezy, with a north wind 15 to 20 mph, with gusts as high as 35 mph. Chance of precipitation is 70%. Total daytime snow accumulation of less than one inch possible.
Tonight
A 40 percent chance of snow showers, mainly before 8pm. Partly cloudy, with a low around 21. North northwest wind 10 to 15 mph decreasing to 5 to 10 mph after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 30 mph.
Saturday
Sunny, with a high near 54. North northwest wind around 5 mph becoming south in the afternoon.
Saturday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 29. South southeast wind around 5 mph becoming west after midnight.
Sunday
Sunny, with a high near 68. Light and variable wind becoming south southeast 5 to 10 mph in the afternoon.
Sunday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 41. South southeast wind 5 to 10 mph becoming west northwest in the evening.
Monday
Partly sunny, with a high near 73. West northwest wind 5 to 10 mph becoming south southeast in the afternoon.
Monday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 45. South southwest wind around 5 mph becoming west northwest after midnight.
Tuesday
Sunny, with a high near 76. West northwest wind 5 to 10 mph becoming south southeast in the afternoon.
Tuesday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 47. South wind 5 to 10 mph becoming west southwest after midnight.
Wednesday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 76. South southwest wind 5 to 15 mph.
Wednesday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 44. Southwest wind 10 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 30 mph.
Thursday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 67. West southwest wind 10 to 15 mph.
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Point Forecast:
3 Miles NW Colorado Springs CO
 38.9°N 104.8°W (Elev. 6598 ft)
2:47 am MDT Apr 17, 2026
4am MDT Apr 17, 2026-6pm MDT Apr 23, 2026
 
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