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Hazardous Weather Conditions

Current conditions at

Air Force Academy (KAFF)

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

Fair and Windy

49°F

9°C

Humidity 15%
Wind Speed SW 26 G 35 mph
Barometer 29.38 in (992.9 mb)
Dewpoint 3°F (-16°C)
Visibility 10.00 mi
Wind Chill41°F (5°C)
Last update 18 Feb 1:55 pm MST
Extended Forecast for

4 Miles E Cascade-Chipita Park CO

High Wind Warning February 18, 08:00pm until February 19, 08:00am
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High Wind Warning

  • This Afternoon

    This Afternoon: Snow showers likely, mainly before 4pm. Patchy blowing snow after 5pm. Partly sunny, with a high near 37. Breezy, with a southwest wind 20 to 25 mph, with gusts as high as 45 mph. Chance of precipitation is 70%. Total daytime snow accumulation of less than a half inch possible.

    High: 37 °F

    Snow Showers
    Likely and
    Patchy
    Blowing Snow

  • Tonight

    Tonight: A 50 percent chance of snow showers, mainly before 10pm. Patchy blowing snow before 9pm. Mostly cloudy, then gradually becoming clear, with a low around 13. Wind chill values between -5 and 5. Very windy, with a west wind 30 to 35 mph increasing to 35 to 40 mph in the evening. Winds could gust as high as 65 mph. New snow accumulation of less than a half inch possible.

    Low: 13 °F

    Chance Snow
    Showers and
    Patchy
    Blowing Snow

  • Thursday

    Thursday: Sunny, with a high near 27. Wind chill values between -10 and zero. Breezy, with a west wind 20 to 25 mph, with gusts as high as 45 mph.

    High: 27 °F

    Sunny and
    Breezy

  • Thursday Night

    Thursday Night: A 30 percent chance of snow showers after 2am. Partly cloudy, with a low around 12. Wind chill values between zero and 5. West wind 10 to 15 mph becoming south after midnight.

    Low: 12 °F

    Mostly Clear
    then Chance
    Snow Showers

  • Friday

    Friday: Snow showers likely, mainly after 11am. Patchy blowing snow after 5pm. Partly sunny, with a high near 26. South wind 10 to 15 mph becoming west northwest in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 30 mph. Chance of precipitation is 70%. New snow accumulation of less than one inch possible.

    High: 26 °F

    Snow Showers
    Likely and
    Patchy
    Blowing Snow

  • Friday Night

    Friday Night: A 30 percent chance of snow showers, mainly before 11pm. Patchy blowing snow before 9pm. Partly cloudy, with a low around 12. West wind around 15 mph.

    Low: 12 °F

    Chance Snow
    Showers and
    Patchy
    Blowing Snow

  • Saturday

    Saturday: Sunny, with a high near 32. West wind 10 to 15 mph.

    High: 32 °F

    Sunny

  • Saturday Night

    Saturday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 16. West southwest wind around 10 mph.

    Low: 16 °F

    Mostly Clear

  • Sunday

    Sunday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 39. West southwest wind around 10 mph becoming south southeast in the morning.

    High: 39 °F

    Mostly Sunny

Detailed Forecast

This Afternoon
Snow showers likely, mainly before 4pm. Patchy blowing snow after 5pm. Partly sunny, with a high near 37. Breezy, with a southwest wind 20 to 25 mph, with gusts as high as 45 mph. Chance of precipitation is 70%. Total daytime snow accumulation of less than a half inch possible.
Tonight
A 50 percent chance of snow showers, mainly before 10pm. Patchy blowing snow before 9pm. Mostly cloudy, then gradually becoming clear, with a low around 13. Wind chill values between -5 and 5. Very windy, with a west wind 30 to 35 mph increasing to 35 to 40 mph in the evening. Winds could gust as high as 65 mph. New snow accumulation of less than a half inch possible.
Thursday
Sunny, with a high near 27. Wind chill values between -10 and zero. Breezy, with a west wind 20 to 25 mph, with gusts as high as 45 mph.
Thursday Night
A 30 percent chance of snow showers after 2am. Partly cloudy, with a low around 12. Wind chill values between zero and 5. West wind 10 to 15 mph becoming south after midnight.
Friday
Snow showers likely, mainly after 11am. Patchy blowing snow after 5pm. Partly sunny, with a high near 26. South wind 10 to 15 mph becoming west northwest in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 30 mph. Chance of precipitation is 70%. New snow accumulation of less than one inch possible.
Friday Night
A 30 percent chance of snow showers, mainly before 11pm. Patchy blowing snow before 9pm. Partly cloudy, with a low around 12. West wind around 15 mph.
Saturday
Sunny, with a high near 32. West wind 10 to 15 mph.
Saturday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 16. West southwest wind around 10 mph.
Sunday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 39. West southwest wind around 10 mph becoming south southeast in the morning.
Sunday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 23. West wind around 10 mph.
Monday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 50. West southwest wind 10 to 15 mph.
Monday Night
Mostly cloudy, with a low around 31. Breezy, with a west wind 15 to 20 mph, with gusts as high as 30 mph.
Tuesday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 51. Breezy, with a west wind around 20 mph, with gusts as high as 40 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)
Last Update:
2:22 pm MST Feb 18, 2026
Forecast Valid:
2pm MST Feb 18, 2026-6pm MST Feb 24, 2026
 
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