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Hazardous Weather Conditions

Current conditions at

Air Force Academy (KAFF)

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

Squalls and Breezy

72°F

22°C

Humidity 8%
Wind Speed W 22 G 41 mph
Barometer 29.64 in (995.1 mb)
Dewpoint 7°F (-14°C)
Visibility 10.00 mi
Last update 14 Mar 2:55 pm MDT
Extended Forecast for

3 Miles W U S A F Academy CO

Red Flag Warning March 14, 03:14pm until March 14, 10:00pm
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Red Flag Warning
  •  
    Red Flag Warning March 14, 03:14pm until March 14, 10:00pm

    NOW until 10:00pm Sat

    Red Flag Warning

  • This Afternoon

    High: 63 °F

    Sunny and
    Very Windy

  • Tonight

    Tonight: Snow showers likely, mainly after 3am. Patchy blowing snow after 4am. Increasing clouds, with a low around 15. Very windy, with a west wind 40 to 45 mph, with gusts as high as 65 mph. Chance of precipitation is 70%. New snow accumulation of less than a half inch possible.

    Low: 15 °F

    Snow Showers
    Likely and
    Patchy
    Blowing Snow

  • Sunday

    Sunday: A 50 percent chance of snow showers. Areas of blowing snow before 7am. Partly sunny, with a high near 25. Wind chill values between -10 and zero. Very windy, with a north northwest wind 40 to 45 mph decreasing to 30 to 35 mph in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 65 mph. New snow accumulation of less than a half inch possible.

    High: 25 °F

    Chance Snow
    Showers and
    Areas Blowing
    Snow

  • Sunday Night

    Sunday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 13. Blustery, with a north wind 20 to 25 mph becoming west northwest 10 to 15 mph after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 40 mph.

    Low: 13 °F

    Partly Cloudy
    and Blustery
    then Partly
    Cloudy

  • Monday

    Monday: Partly sunny, with a high near 43. West northwest wind 10 to 15 mph.

    High: 43 °F

    Partly Sunny

  • Monday Night

    Monday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 33. Breezy, with a west wind 15 to 20 mph increasing to 20 to 25 mph after midnight.

    Low: 33 °F

    Partly Cloudy
    and Breezy

  • Tuesday

    Tuesday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 61. Breezy, with a west wind 20 to 25 mph.

    High: 61 °F

    Mostly Sunny
    and Breezy

  • Tuesday Night

    Tuesday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 41. Breezy, with a west wind around 20 mph, with gusts as high as 30 mph.

    Low: 41 °F

    Partly Cloudy
    and Breezy

Detailed Forecast

This Afternoon
Sunny, with a high near 63. Very windy, with a west wind 30 to 40 mph, with gusts as high as 65 mph.
Tonight
Snow showers likely, mainly after 3am. Patchy blowing snow after 4am. Increasing clouds, with a low around 15. Very windy, with a west wind 40 to 45 mph, with gusts as high as 65 mph. Chance of precipitation is 70%. New snow accumulation of less than a half inch possible.
Sunday
A 50 percent chance of snow showers. Areas of blowing snow before 7am. Partly sunny, with a high near 25. Wind chill values between -10 and zero. Very windy, with a north northwest wind 40 to 45 mph decreasing to 30 to 35 mph in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 65 mph. New snow accumulation of less than a half inch possible.
Sunday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 13. Blustery, with a north wind 20 to 25 mph becoming west northwest 10 to 15 mph after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 40 mph.
Monday
Partly sunny, with a high near 43. West northwest wind 10 to 15 mph.
Monday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 33. Breezy, with a west wind 15 to 20 mph increasing to 20 to 25 mph after midnight.
Tuesday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 61. Breezy, with a west wind 20 to 25 mph.
Tuesday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 41. Breezy, with a west wind around 20 mph, with gusts as high as 30 mph.
Wednesday
Sunny, with a high near 68. Breezy, with a west wind 15 to 20 mph.
Wednesday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 44. Breezy, with a west wind 15 to 20 mph.
Thursday
Sunny, with a high near 71. Breezy, with a west wind 10 to 20 mph.
Thursday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 45. West wind around 15 mph.
Friday
Sunny, with a high near 71. West wind 10 to 15 mph.
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ABOUT THIS FORECAST

 
Point Forecast:
3 Miles W U S A F Academy CO
 39°N 104.92°W (Elev. 8776 ft)
Last Update:
12:31 pm MDT Mar 14, 2026
Forecast Valid:
3pm MDT Mar 14, 2026-6pm MDT Mar 20, 2026
 
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