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Hazardous Weather Conditions

Current conditions at

Air Force Academy (KAFF)

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

Light Snow Freezing Fog

28°F

-2°C

Humidity 85%
Wind Speed N 16 mph
Barometer 29.99 in (1013.8 mb)
Dewpoint 24°F (-4°C)
Visibility 0.50 mi
Wind Chill16°F (-9°C)
Last update 17 Apr 1:55 pm MDT
Extended Forecast for

4 Miles WSW Black Forest CO

Freeze Watch April 18, 11:00pm until April 19, 08:00am
Freeze Warning April 17, 10:00pm until April 18, 08:00am
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Freeze Watch
Freeze Warning

  • This Afternoon

    This Afternoon: Snow showers likely, mainly before 4pm. Patchy blowing snow between 4pm and 5pm. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 38. Breezy, with a north wind around 20 mph, with gusts as high as 35 mph. Chance of precipitation is 70%. Total daytime snow accumulation of 1 to 3 inches possible.

    High: 38 °F

    Snow Showers
    Likely and
    Patchy
    Blowing Snow

  • Tonight

    Tonight: A 30 percent chance of snow showers, mainly before 7pm. Mostly cloudy, then gradually becoming clear, with a low around 18. Blustery, with a northwest wind 15 to 20 mph decreasing to 5 to 10 mph after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 30 mph.

    Low: 18 °F

    Chance Snow
    Showers and
    Blustery then
    Mostly Clear

  • Saturday

    Saturday: Sunny, with a high near 49. Northwest wind 5 to 10 mph becoming southwest in the afternoon.

    High: 49 °F

    Sunny

  • Saturday Night

    Saturday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 27. South wind around 5 mph.

    Low: 27 °F

    Partly Cloudy

  • Sunday

    Sunday: Sunny, with a high near 65. West wind 5 to 10 mph becoming southeast in the afternoon.

    High: 65 °F

    Sunny

  • Sunday Night

    Sunday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 38. East southeast wind 5 to 10 mph becoming west after midnight.

    Low: 38 °F

    Mostly Clear

  • Monday

    Monday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 70. West wind 5 to 10 mph becoming east northeast in the afternoon.

    High: 70 °F

    Mostly Sunny

  • Monday Night

    Monday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 43. North northeast wind 5 to 10 mph becoming west northwest after midnight.

    Low: 43 °F

    Partly Cloudy

  • Tuesday

    Tuesday: Sunny, with a high near 73. West northwest wind 5 to 10 mph becoming south southeast in the afternoon.

    High: 73 °F

    Sunny

Detailed Forecast

This Afternoon
Snow showers likely, mainly before 4pm. Patchy blowing snow between 4pm and 5pm. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 38. Breezy, with a north wind around 20 mph, with gusts as high as 35 mph. Chance of precipitation is 70%. Total daytime snow accumulation of 1 to 3 inches possible.
Tonight
A 30 percent chance of snow showers, mainly before 7pm. Mostly cloudy, then gradually becoming clear, with a low around 18. Blustery, with a northwest wind 15 to 20 mph decreasing to 5 to 10 mph after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 30 mph.
Saturday
Sunny, with a high near 49. Northwest wind 5 to 10 mph becoming southwest in the afternoon.
Saturday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 27. South wind around 5 mph.
Sunday
Sunny, with a high near 65. West wind 5 to 10 mph becoming southeast in the afternoon.
Sunday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 38. East southeast wind 5 to 10 mph becoming west after midnight.
Monday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 70. West wind 5 to 10 mph becoming east northeast in the afternoon.
Monday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 43. North northeast wind 5 to 10 mph becoming west northwest after midnight.
Tuesday
Sunny, with a high near 73. West northwest wind 5 to 10 mph becoming south southeast in the afternoon.
Tuesday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 45. South wind 5 to 10 mph.
Wednesday
Sunny, with a high near 73. Breezy, with a south southwest wind 10 to 15 mph increasing to 15 to 20 mph in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 30 mph.
Wednesday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 42. Breezy, with a southwest wind 15 to 20 mph, with gusts as high as 30 mph.
Thursday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 66. Southwest wind around 15 mph.
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ABOUT THIS FORECAST

 
Point Forecast:
4 Miles WSW Black Forest CO
 39.01°N 104.75°W (Elev. 7178 ft)
Last Update:
2:27 pm MDT Apr 17, 2026
Forecast Valid:
2pm MDT Apr 17, 2026-6pm MDT Apr 23, 2026
 
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