Pacific Storm System Impacting the Western U.S.; Critical to Extremely Critical Fire Weather in the Central U.S.

A Pacific storm will move through the western U.S. today and Tuesday with areas of heavy mountain snow, gusty to high winds, and lower elevation rain. Ahead of this storm, gusty winds and dry conditions over the central and southern Plains will contribute to widespread critical to extremely critical fire weather through Tuesday. Read More >

Hazardous Weather Conditions

Current conditions at

Air Force Academy (KAFF)

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

A Few Clouds and Windy

56°F

13°C

Humidity	9%
Wind Speed	W 36 G 48 mph
Barometer	29.90 in (1007.6 mb)
Dewpoint	-2°F (-19°C)
Visibility	10.00 mi
Last update	17 Mar 9:55 am MDT

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Extended Forecast for

U S A F Academy CO

Red Flag Warning March 17, 11:00am until March 18, 12:00am

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Red Flag Warning

Today
High: 68 °F
Patchy
Blowing Dust
and Windy
Tonight
Low: 39 °F
Patchy
Blowing Dust
and Breezy
Tuesday
High: 56 °F
Breezy. Sunny
then Chance
Rain/Snow
Tuesday Night
Low: 20 °F
Snow Showers
Likely and
Patchy
Blowing Snow
Wednesday
High: 39 °F
Partly Sunny
and Breezy
Wednesday Night
Low: 19 °F
Mostly Clear
Thursday
High: 53 °F
Partly Sunny
then Partly
Sunny and
Breezy
Thursday Night
Low: 27 °F
Partly Cloudy
then Slight
Chance Snow
Showers
Friday
High: 45 °F
Slight Chance
Snow Showers
then Mostly
Sunny and
Breezy

Detailed Forecast

Today

Patchy blowing dust before 4pm. Mostly sunny, with a high near 68. Windy, with a west southwest wind 20 to 30 mph, with gusts as high as 45 mph.

Tonight

Patchy blowing dust between 10pm and 2am. Mostly clear, with a low around 39. Breezy, with a west southwest wind 10 to 20 mph, with gusts as high as 40 mph.

Tuesday

A chance of rain showers between noon and 1pm, then a chance of snow showers after 1pm. Patchy blowing dust after noon. Increasing clouds, with a high near 56. Breezy, with a southwest wind 10 to 15 mph becoming northwest 20 to 25 mph in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 35 mph. Chance of precipitation is 40%.

Tuesday Night

Snow showers likely, mainly before midnight. Patchy blowing snow between 9pm and midnight. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 20. Blustery, with a north northwest wind 20 to 25 mph, with gusts as high as 45 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%. New snow accumulation of 1 to 3 inches possible.

Wednesday

Partly sunny, with a high near 39. Breezy, with a north northwest wind 15 to 20 mph, with gusts as high as 35 mph.

Wednesday Night

Mostly clear, with a low around 19. North northwest wind 5 to 10 mph becoming west southwest after midnight.

Thursday

Partly sunny, with a high near 53. Breezy, with a south southwest wind 5 to 10 mph increasing to 15 to 20 mph in the afternoon.

Thursday Night

A 20 percent chance of snow showers after midnight. Partly cloudy, with a low around 27. West southwest wind 10 to 15 mph.

Friday

A 20 percent chance of snow showers before noon. Mostly sunny, with a high near 45. Breezy, with a northwest wind 15 to 20 mph, with gusts as high as 30 mph.

Friday Night

Partly cloudy, with a low around 24. Northwest wind 5 to 10 mph becoming southwest after midnight.

Saturday

Mostly sunny, with a high near 55. West southwest wind 5 to 15 mph.

Saturday Night

Partly cloudy, with a low around 26. West northwest wind 10 to 15 mph.

Sunday

Mostly sunny, with a high near 49. West northwest wind 10 to 15 mph.