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Hazardous Weather Conditions

Current conditions at

Air Force Academy (KAFF)

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

Fair

60°F

16°C

Humidity 17%
Wind Speed S 15 mph
Barometer 29.61 in (998.6 mb)
Dewpoint 15°F (-9°C)
Visibility 10.00 mi
Last update 5 Mar 4:55 pm MST
Extended Forecast for

Palmer Lake CO

Winter Weather Advisory March 6, 06:00am until March 7, 12:00am
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Winter Weather Advisory

  • Tonight

    Tonight: Snow showers, mainly after 11pm. Low around 28. South southwest wind 10 to 15 mph becoming north after midnight. Chance of precipitation is 80%. Total nighttime snow accumulation of less than one inch possible.

    Low: 28 °F

    Chance Snow
    Showers then
    Snow Showers

  • Friday

    Friday: Snow showers. The snow could be heavy at times. Patchy blowing snow after 9am. High near 29. Blustery, with a north wind 15 to 20 mph, with gusts as high as 30 mph. Chance of precipitation is 100%. New snow accumulation of 5 to 9 inches possible.

    High: 29 °F

    Heavy Snow
    and Patchy
    Blowing Snow

  • Friday Night

    Friday Night: Snow showers likely, mainly before 8pm. Cloudy, then gradually becoming partly cloudy, with a low around 17. North wind 5 to 15 mph becoming west after midnight. Chance of precipitation is 60%. New snow accumulation of 1 to 2 inches possible.

    Low: 17 °F

    Snow Showers
    Likely then
    Chance Snow
    Showers

  • Saturday

    Saturday: Sunny, with a high near 43. Southwest wind 5 to 10 mph.

    High: 43 °F

    Sunny

  • Saturday Night

    Saturday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 25. West southwest wind 10 to 15 mph.

    Low: 25 °F

    Mostly Clear

  • Sunday

    Sunday: Sunny, with a high near 54. West southwest wind 10 to 15 mph.

    High: 54 °F

    Sunny

  • Sunday Night

    Sunday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 33. Breezy, with a west southwest wind 15 to 20 mph.

    Low: 33 °F

    Mostly Clear
    and Breezy

  • Monday

    Monday: Sunny, with a high near 60. Breezy, with a west southwest wind 15 to 20 mph.

    High: 60 °F

    Sunny and
    Breezy then
    Sunny

  • Monday Night

    Monday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 37. Breezy, with a southwest wind 15 to 20 mph.

    Low: 37 °F

    Mostly Clear
    and Breezy

Detailed Forecast

Tonight
Snow showers, mainly after 11pm. Low around 28. South southwest wind 10 to 15 mph becoming north after midnight. Chance of precipitation is 80%. Total nighttime snow accumulation of less than one inch possible.
Friday
Snow showers. The snow could be heavy at times. Patchy blowing snow after 9am. High near 29. Blustery, with a north wind 15 to 20 mph, with gusts as high as 30 mph. Chance of precipitation is 100%. New snow accumulation of 5 to 9 inches possible.
Friday Night
Snow showers likely, mainly before 8pm. Cloudy, then gradually becoming partly cloudy, with a low around 17. North wind 5 to 15 mph becoming west after midnight. Chance of precipitation is 60%. New snow accumulation of 1 to 2 inches possible.
Saturday
Sunny, with a high near 43. Southwest wind 5 to 10 mph.
Saturday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 25. West southwest wind 10 to 15 mph.
Sunday
Sunny, with a high near 54. West southwest wind 10 to 15 mph.
Sunday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 33. Breezy, with a west southwest wind 15 to 20 mph.
Monday
Sunny, with a high near 60. Breezy, with a west southwest wind 15 to 20 mph.
Monday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 37. Breezy, with a southwest wind 15 to 20 mph.
Tuesday
A 20 percent chance of showers after 11am. Sunny, with a high near 60. Breezy, with a west wind 15 to 20 mph, with gusts as high as 30 mph.
Tuesday Night
A chance of snow showers. Mostly clear, with a low around 31. Blustery, with a west northwest wind 15 to 20 mph.
Wednesday
Sunny, with a high near 54. Southwest wind around 15 mph, with gusts as high as 30 mph.
Wednesday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 33. Southwest wind around 15 mph.
Thursday
Sunny, with a high near 61. Breezy, with a west southwest wind around 20 mph, with gusts as high as 40 mph.
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Point Forecast:
Palmer Lake CO
 39.11°N 104.93°W (Elev. 8199 ft)
Last Update:
3:01 pm MST Mar 5, 2026
Forecast Valid:
5pm MST Mar 5, 2026-6pm MDT Mar 12, 2026
 
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