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 SSW U S A F Academy CO

  • This Afternoon

    This Afternoon: Sunny, with a high near 61. South southeast wind 5 to 15 mph.

    High: 61 °F

    Sunny

  • Tonight

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

    Low: 38 °F

    Increasing
    Clouds

  • Monday

    Monday: Patchy smoke after 2pm. Partly sunny, with a high near 65. South wind 10 to 15 mph.

    High: 65 °F

    Partly Sunny
    then Patchy
    Smoke

  • Monday Night

    Monday Night: Patchy smoke before 7pm. Mostly cloudy, then gradually becoming mostly clear, with a low around 46. North northeast wind 5 to 10 mph becoming southwest in the evening.

    Low: 46 °F

    Patchy Smoke
    then Partly
    Cloudy

  • Tuesday

    Tuesday: Partly sunny, with a high near 74. West wind 5 to 10 mph.

    High: 74 °F

    Partly Sunny

  • Tuesday Night

    Tuesday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 53. West wind 5 to 10 mph.

    Low: 53 °F

    Partly Cloudy

  • Wednesday

    Wednesday: Sunny, with a high near 79. West wind 10 to 15 mph becoming south southwest in the afternoon.

    High: 79 °F

    Sunny

  • Wednesday Night

    Wednesday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 53. Southwest wind 10 to 15 mph.

    Low: 53 °F

    Mostly Clear

  • Thursday

    Thursday: Sunny, with a high near 72. West northwest wind 10 to 15 mph becoming southwest in the afternoon.

    High: 72 °F

    Sunny

Detailed Forecast

This Afternoon
Sunny, with a high near 61. South southeast wind 5 to 15 mph.
Tonight
Increasing clouds, with a low around 38. South wind around 15 mph.
Monday
Patchy smoke after 2pm. Partly sunny, with a high near 65. South wind 10 to 15 mph.
Monday Night
Patchy smoke before 7pm. Mostly cloudy, then gradually becoming mostly clear, with a low around 46. North northeast wind 5 to 10 mph becoming southwest in the evening.
Tuesday
Partly sunny, with a high near 74. West wind 5 to 10 mph.
Tuesday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 53. West wind 5 to 10 mph.
Wednesday
Sunny, with a high near 79. West wind 10 to 15 mph becoming south southwest in the afternoon.
Wednesday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 53. Southwest wind 10 to 15 mph.
Thursday
Sunny, with a high near 72. West northwest wind 10 to 15 mph becoming southwest in the afternoon.
Thursday Night
A 20 percent chance of showers before midnight. Partly cloudy, with a low around 35. East wind around 15 mph.
Friday
Partly sunny, with a high near 49. Southeast wind around 15 mph.
Friday Night
Mostly cloudy, with a low around 34. Breezy, with a south southeast wind 10 to 20 mph, with gusts as high as 30 mph.
Saturday
Partly sunny, with a high near 65. South wind 10 to 15 mph.
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ABOUT THIS FORECAST

 
Point Forecast:
4 Miles SSW U S A F Academy CO
 38.94°N 104.89°W (Elev. 7142 ft)
2:52 pm MDT Mar 22, 2026
3pm MDT Mar 22, 2026-6pm MDT Mar 28, 2026
 
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