Significant Winter Storm to Bring Heavy Snow and Ice Impacts; Dangerously Cold Temperatures Expands Across the East; Severe Storm Threat in the Gulf States Sunday

A significant winter storm is underway, bringing widespread heavy snow, sleet, and freezing rain from the Southern Rockies to New England through Monday. Extremely cold air will follow, prolonging dangerous travel and infrastructure impacts into next week. Severe thunderstorms may produce damaging gusts and tornadoes across the eastern Gulf Coast states Sunday morning and afternoon. Read More >

Hazardous Weather Conditions

Current conditions at

Air Force Academy (KAFF)

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

Light Snow

5°F

-15°C

Humidity 74%
Wind Speed N 9 mph
Barometer 29.92 in (1023.7 mb)
Dewpoint -2°F (-19°C)
Visibility 5.00 mi
Wind Chill-9°F (-23°C)
Last update 25 Jan 7:55 am MST
Extended Forecast for

3 Miles SSW Palmer Lake CO

  • Today

    Today: Snow likely, mainly after 2pm.  Increasing clouds, with a high near 15. Wind chill values between -5 and -15. West southwest wind 5 to 15 mph becoming north northwest in the afternoon.  Chance of precipitation is 60%. Total daytime snow accumulation of less than a half inch possible.

    High: 15 °F

    Mostly Sunny
    then Snow
    Likely

  • Tonight

    Tonight: A 50 percent chance of snow before 11pm.  Mostly cloudy during the early evening, then gradual clearing, with a low around -4. Wind chill values between -15 and -20. North wind 10 to 15 mph becoming west in the evening.  New snow accumulation of less than one inch possible.

    Low: -4 °F

    Chance Snow
    then Mostly
    Clear

  • Monday

    Monday: Patchy blowing snow before 1pm. Sunny, with a high near 37. Wind chill values between -5 and -15. Breezy, with a west wind 15 to 25 mph, with gusts as high as 40 mph.

    High: 37 °F

    Patchy
    Blowing Snow
    and Breezy

  • Monday Night

    Monday Night: Increasing clouds, with a low around 20. Breezy, with a west wind around 20 mph, with gusts as high as 35 mph.

    Low: 20 °F

    Increasing
    Clouds and
    Breezy

  • Tuesday

    Tuesday: Partly sunny, with a high near 38. West wind 10 to 15 mph decreasing to 5 to 10 mph in the afternoon.

    High: 38 °F

    Partly Sunny

  • Tuesday Night

    Tuesday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 19. West wind 10 to 15 mph.

    Low: 19 °F

    Mostly Clear

  • Wednesday

    Wednesday: Sunny, with a high near 45. West southwest wind 5 to 15 mph.

    High: 45 °F

    Sunny

  • Wednesday Night

    Wednesday Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 24. West wind 10 to 15 mph.

    Low: 24 °F

    Mostly Cloudy

  • Thursday

    Thursday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 43. Northwest wind 10 to 15 mph.

    High: 43 °F

    Mostly Sunny

Detailed Forecast

Today
Snow likely, mainly after 2pm. Increasing clouds, with a high near 15. Wind chill values between -5 and -15. West southwest wind 5 to 15 mph becoming north northwest in the afternoon. Chance of precipitation is 60%. Total daytime snow accumulation of less than a half inch possible.
Tonight
A 50 percent chance of snow before 11pm. Mostly cloudy during the early evening, then gradual clearing, with a low around -4. Wind chill values between -15 and -20. North wind 10 to 15 mph becoming west in the evening. New snow accumulation of less than one inch possible.
Monday
Patchy blowing snow before 1pm. Sunny, with a high near 37. Wind chill values between -5 and -15. Breezy, with a west wind 15 to 25 mph, with gusts as high as 40 mph.
Monday Night
Increasing clouds, with a low around 20. Breezy, with a west wind around 20 mph, with gusts as high as 35 mph.
Tuesday
Partly sunny, with a high near 38. West wind 10 to 15 mph decreasing to 5 to 10 mph in the afternoon.
Tuesday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 19. West wind 10 to 15 mph.
Wednesday
Sunny, with a high near 45. West southwest wind 5 to 15 mph.
Wednesday Night
Mostly cloudy, with a low around 24. West wind 10 to 15 mph.
Thursday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 43. Northwest wind 10 to 15 mph.
Thursday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 23. West wind 10 to 15 mph.
Friday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 42. West northwest wind 10 to 15 mph.
Friday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 24. West southwest wind 10 to 15 mph.
Saturday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 45. West wind 10 to 15 mph.
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ABOUT THIS FORECAST

 
Point Forecast:
3 Miles SSW Palmer Lake CO
 39.09°N 104.93°W (Elev. 8556 ft)
5:42 am MST Jan 25, 2026
8am MST Jan 25, 2026-6pm MST Jan 31, 2026
 
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