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

4 Miles NW Colorado Springs CO

  • This Afternoon

    This Afternoon: Sunny, with a high near 65. South southeast wind 10 to 15 mph.

    High: 65 °F

    Sunny

  • Tonight

    Tonight: Increasing clouds, with a low around 38. South southeast wind 10 to 15 mph.

    Low: 38 °F

    Increasing
    Clouds

  • Monday

    Monday: Patchy smoke after 2pm. Partly sunny, with a high near 68. South southeast wind around 10 mph.

    High: 68 °F

    Partly Sunny
    then Patchy
    Smoke

  • Monday Night

    Monday Night: Patchy smoke before 7pm. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 44. South wind 5 to 10 mph becoming north in the evening.

    Low: 44 °F

    Patchy Smoke
    then Partly
    Cloudy

  • Tuesday

    Tuesday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 79. Northwest wind 5 to 10 mph becoming south southwest in the afternoon.

    High: 79 °F

    Mostly Sunny

  • Tuesday Night

    Tuesday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 51. South southwest wind 5 to 10 mph becoming west northwest after midnight.

    Low: 51 °F

    Partly Cloudy

  • Wednesday

    Wednesday: Sunny, with a high near 84. West northwest wind 5 to 15 mph becoming south in the afternoon.

    High: 84 °F

    Sunny

  • Wednesday Night

    Wednesday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 52. Southwest wind 5 to 10 mph.

    Low: 52 °F

    Mostly Clear

  • Thursday

    Thursday: Sunny, with a high near 77. West northwest wind 5 to 15 mph becoming east northeast in the afternoon.

    High: 77 °F

    Sunny

Detailed Forecast

This Afternoon
Sunny, with a high near 65. South southeast wind 10 to 15 mph.
Tonight
Increasing clouds, with a low around 38. South southeast wind 10 to 15 mph.
Monday
Patchy smoke after 2pm. Partly sunny, with a high near 68. South southeast wind around 10 mph.
Monday Night
Patchy smoke before 7pm. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 44. South wind 5 to 10 mph becoming north in the evening.
Tuesday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 79. Northwest wind 5 to 10 mph becoming south southwest in the afternoon.
Tuesday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 51. South southwest wind 5 to 10 mph becoming west northwest after midnight.
Wednesday
Sunny, with a high near 84. West northwest wind 5 to 15 mph becoming south in the afternoon.
Wednesday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 52. Southwest wind 5 to 10 mph.
Thursday
Sunny, with a high near 77. West northwest wind 5 to 15 mph becoming east northeast in the afternoon.
Thursday Night
A 20 percent chance of showers before midnight. Partly cloudy, with a low around 33. East northeast wind 10 to 15 mph.
Friday
Partly sunny, with a high near 53. Southeast wind 10 to 15 mph.
Friday Night
Mostly cloudy, with a low around 32. South southeast wind 10 to 15 mph.
Saturday
Partly sunny, with a high near 69. South wind 5 to 10 mph.
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ABOUT THIS FORECAST

 
Point Forecast:
4 Miles NW Colorado Springs CO
 38.92°N 104.8°W (Elev. 6401 ft)
2:52 pm MDT Mar 22, 2026
3pm MDT Mar 22, 2026-6pm MDT Mar 28, 2026
 
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