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.

Fair

40°F

4°C

Humidity 56%
Wind Speed S 10 mph
Barometer 29.94 in (1008.5 mb)
Dewpoint 25°F (-4°C)
Visibility 10.00 mi
Wind Chill34°F (1°C)
Last update 26 Feb 12:55 am MST
Extended Forecast for

4 Miles SSW U S A F Academy CO

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

    Overnight: Mostly clear, with a low around 37. West northwest wind around 15 mph, with gusts as high as 30 mph.

    Low: 37 °F

    Mostly Clear

  • Thursday

    Thursday: Sunny, with a high near 57. Breezy, with a northwest wind 15 to 25 mph.

    High: 57 °F

    Sunny and
    Breezy

  • Thursday Night

    Thursday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 35. West northwest wind 10 to 15 mph.

    Low: 35 °F

    Mostly Clear

  • Friday

    Friday: Sunny, with a high near 62. West wind 10 to 15 mph.

    High: 62 °F

    Sunny

  • Friday Night

    Friday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 39. West wind around 10 mph.

    Low: 39 °F

    Mostly Clear

  • Saturday

    Saturday: Increasing clouds, with a high near 62. West wind 5 to 10 mph becoming south in the afternoon.

    High: 62 °F

    Increasing
    Clouds

  • Saturday Night

    Saturday Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 37. South wind 5 to 10 mph.

    Low: 37 °F

    Mostly Cloudy

  • Sunday

    Sunday: A 20 percent chance of showers after 11am.  Partly sunny, with a high near 58. West southwest wind around 10 mph becoming north northeast in the afternoon.

    High: 58 °F

    Slight Chance
    Showers

  • Sunday Night

    Sunday Night: A 30 percent chance of showers, mainly before 11pm.  Mostly cloudy, with a low around 32. East northeast wind around 10 mph becoming south southwest in the evening.

    Low: 32 °F

    Chance
    Showers

Detailed Forecast

Overnight
Mostly clear, with a low around 37. West northwest wind around 15 mph, with gusts as high as 30 mph.
Thursday
Sunny, with a high near 57. Breezy, with a northwest wind 15 to 25 mph.
Thursday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 35. West northwest wind 10 to 15 mph.
Friday
Sunny, with a high near 62. West wind 10 to 15 mph.
Friday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 39. West wind around 10 mph.
Saturday
Increasing clouds, with a high near 62. West wind 5 to 10 mph becoming south in the afternoon.
Saturday Night
Mostly cloudy, with a low around 37. South wind 5 to 10 mph.
Sunday
A 20 percent chance of showers after 11am. Partly sunny, with a high near 58. West southwest wind around 10 mph becoming north northeast in the afternoon.
Sunday Night
A 30 percent chance of showers, mainly before 11pm. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 32. East northeast wind around 10 mph becoming south southwest in the evening.
Monday
A 20 percent chance of showers after 11am. Partly sunny, with a high near 51. South wind around 10 mph.
Monday Night
Mostly cloudy, with a low around 33. South southeast wind 5 to 10 mph becoming west in the evening.
Tuesday
A chance of showers. Partly sunny, with a high near 52. West northwest wind 5 to 10 mph becoming east northeast in the morning.
Tuesday Night
A chance of rain and snow showers. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 31. East southeast wind 5 to 10 mph becoming west southwest in the evening.
Wednesday
A chance of showers. Mostly sunny, with a high near 52. South southwest wind 5 to 10 mph.
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Point Forecast:
4 Miles SSW U S A F Academy CO
 38.94°N 104.89°W (Elev. 7142 ft)
11:31 pm MST Feb 25, 2026
1am MST Feb 26, 2026-6pm MST Mar 4, 2026
 
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