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

61°F

16°C

Humidity 16%
Wind Speed NW 18 G 31 mph
Barometer 29.79 in (1005.5 mb)
Dewpoint 15°F (-9°C)
Visibility 10.00 mi
Last update 25 Feb 4:55 pm MST
Extended Forecast for

4 Miles E Cascade-Chipita Park CO

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

    Tonight: Partly cloudy, with a low around 32. Windy, with a west wind 20 to 30 mph, with gusts as high as 45 mph.

    Low: 32 °F

    Partly Cloudy
    and Windy

  • Thursday

    Thursday: Sunny, with a high near 48. Breezy, with a west northwest wind 20 to 25 mph, with gusts as high as 35 mph.

    High: 48 °F

    Sunny and
    Breezy

  • Thursday Night

    Thursday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 33. West wind 10 to 15 mph.

    Low: 33 °F

    Mostly Clear

  • Friday

    Friday: Sunny, with a high near 57. Breezy, with a west wind 15 to 20 mph, with gusts as high as 30 mph.

    High: 57 °F

    Sunny and
    Breezy

  • Friday Night

    Friday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 36. Breezy, with a west wind 15 to 20 mph, with gusts as high as 30 mph.

    Low: 36 °F

    Mostly Clear
    then Mostly
    Clear and
    Breezy

  • Saturday

    Saturday: Partly sunny, with a high near 56. West wind 10 to 15 mph.

    High: 56 °F

    Partly Sunny

  • Saturday Night

    Saturday Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 36. Southwest wind around 15 mph.

    Low: 36 °F

    Mostly Cloudy

  • Sunday

    Sunday: A 20 percent chance of snow showers.  Partly sunny, with a high near 56. West wind around 15 mph, with gusts as high as 30 mph.

    High: 56 °F

    Slight Chance
    Snow Showers

  • Sunday Night

    Sunday Night: A 30 percent chance of snow showers.  Mostly cloudy, with a low around 31. North northeast wind 10 to 15 mph becoming south in the evening.

    Low: 31 °F

    Chance Snow
    Showers

Detailed Forecast

Tonight
Partly cloudy, with a low around 32. Windy, with a west wind 20 to 30 mph, with gusts as high as 45 mph.
Thursday
Sunny, with a high near 48. Breezy, with a west northwest wind 20 to 25 mph, with gusts as high as 35 mph.
Thursday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 33. West wind 10 to 15 mph.
Friday
Sunny, with a high near 57. Breezy, with a west wind 15 to 20 mph, with gusts as high as 30 mph.
Friday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 36. Breezy, with a west wind 15 to 20 mph, with gusts as high as 30 mph.
Saturday
Partly sunny, with a high near 56. West wind 10 to 15 mph.
Saturday Night
Mostly cloudy, with a low around 36. Southwest wind around 15 mph.
Sunday
A 20 percent chance of snow showers. Partly sunny, with a high near 56. West wind around 15 mph, with gusts as high as 30 mph.
Sunday Night
A 30 percent chance of snow showers. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 31. North northeast wind 10 to 15 mph becoming south in the evening.
Monday
A 30 percent chance of snow showers. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 46. South wind around 15 mph.
Monday Night
A chance of snow showers. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 31. West wind 10 to 15 mph.
Tuesday
A chance of rain and snow showers. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 46. West northwest wind around 10 mph becoming east in the morning.
Tuesday Night
A chance of snow showers. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 29. Southeast wind around 10 mph becoming southwest in the evening.
Wednesday
A chance of snow showers. Mostly sunny, with a high near 47. South southwest wind around 10 mph.
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ABOUT THIS FORECAST

 
Point Forecast:
4 Miles E Cascade-Chipita Park CO
 38.96°N 104.94°W (Elev. 9199 ft)
4:12 pm MST Feb 25, 2026
7pm MST Feb 25, 2026-6pm MST Mar 4, 2026
 
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