Significant Winter Storm to Bring Heavy Snow and Ice Impacts; Dangerously Cold Temperatures Expands Across the East

A significant, long-duration winter storm will bring widespread heavy snow, sleet, and freezing rain from the Southern Rockies to New England through Monday. Widespread travel disruptions, prolonged power outages, and vast tree damage is likely. Frigid temperatures, gusty winds, and dangerous wind chills will expand from the north-central US to the Southern Plains, MS Valley, and Midwest. Read More >

Hazardous Weather Conditions

Hazardous Weather Outlook

Current conditions at

Air Force Academy (KAFF)

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

Light Snow Fog/Mist

10°F

-12°C

Humidity	72%
Wind Speed	S 20 mph
Barometer	30.04 in (1025.2 mb)
Dewpoint	3°F (-16°C)
Visibility	2.00 mi
Wind Chill	-9°F (-23°C)
Last update	23 Jan 11:55 am MST

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Extended Forecast for

3 Miles W U S A F Academy CO

This Afternoon
High: 19 °F
Chance Snow
Showers
Tonight
Low: 2 °F
Snow Showers
Likely
Saturday
High: 12 °F
Snow
Saturday Night
Low: -1 °F
Chance Snow
then Slight
Chance Snow
Sunday
High: 16 °F
Slight Chance
Snow
Sunday Night
Low: 1 °F
Slight Chance
Snow and
Patchy
Blowing Snow
Monday
High: 32 °F
Patchy
Blowing Snow
and Windy
Monday Night
Low: 20 °F
Patchy
Blowing Snow
and Breezy
Tuesday
High: 35 °F
Patchy
Blowing Snow
and Breezy
then Mostly
Sunny

Detailed Forecast

This Afternoon

A 40 percent chance of snow showers. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 19. Wind chill values between -5 and 5. South wind around 15 mph.

Tonight

Snow showers likely, mainly after 10pm. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 2. Wind chill values between -5 and -10. South southwest wind 5 to 15 mph becoming north northwest after midnight. Chance of precipitation is 70%. New snow accumulation of 1 to 2 inches possible.

Saturday

Snow. High near 12. Wind chill values between -10 and zero. North northwest wind around 5 mph becoming east in the afternoon. Chance of precipitation is 90%. New snow accumulation of 1 to 3 inches possible.

Saturday Night

A 50 percent chance of snow, mainly before 11pm. Cloudy, then gradually becoming partly cloudy, with a low around -1. Wind chill values between -10 and -15. North wind 5 to 10 mph becoming west after midnight. New snow accumulation of less than one inch possible.

Sunday

A 20 percent chance of snow after 11am. Mostly sunny, with a high near 16. West wind 10 to 15 mph.

Sunday Night

A 20 percent chance of snow before 11pm. Patchy blowing snow after 10pm. Mostly clear, with a low around 1. Breezy, with a west wind 15 to 20 mph increasing to 20 to 25 mph after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 40 mph.

Monday

Patchy blowing snow before 4pm. Sunny, with a high near 32. Windy, with a west wind 25 to 30 mph decreasing to 15 to 20 mph in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 45 mph.

Monday Night

Patchy blowing snow after 11pm. Partly cloudy, with a low around 20. Breezy, with a west wind 15 to 20 mph, with gusts as high as 30 mph.

Tuesday

Patchy blowing snow before 11am. Mostly sunny, with a high near 35. Breezy, with a west wind 10 to 20 mph, with gusts as high as 30 mph.

Tuesday Night

Mostly clear, with a low around 18. West wind 10 to 15 mph.

Wednesday

Sunny, with a high near 39. West wind 10 to 15 mph.

Wednesday Night

Partly cloudy, with a low around 21. West southwest wind around 10 mph.

Thursday

Partly sunny, with a high near 36. West wind 5 to 10 mph becoming south in the morning.