Wintry Precipitation for the Northeast; Increasing Severe Weather Threat from the Plains to the Midwest

Wintry mixed precipitation will spread across the Northeast today, with light snow and ice accumulations forecast through southern New England. Meanwhile, the threat of severe weather will be increasing from the southern Plains to the Midwest, with rounds of showers and thunderstorms, some severe, expected each day through Friday. Read More >

Hazardous Weather Conditions

Current conditions at

Air Force Academy (KAFF)

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

Fair

51°F

11°C

Humidity 45%
Wind Speed N 20 mph
Barometer 30.03 in (1013.4 mb)
Dewpoint 30°F (-1°C)
Visibility 10.00 mi
Wind Chill45°F (7°C)
Last update 3 Mar 9:55 am MST
Extended Forecast for

Palmer Lake CO

  • Today

    Today: Snow showers likely, mainly after 2pm.  Partly sunny, with a high near 43. North wind 10 to 15 mph.  Chance of precipitation is 60%. Total daytime snow accumulation of less than a half inch possible.

    High: 43 °F

    Slight Chance
    Snow Showers
    then Snow
    Showers
    Likely

  • Tonight

    Tonight: A 50 percent chance of snow showers, mainly before 1am.  Cloudy during the early evening, then gradual clearing, with a low around 30. North wind 5 to 10 mph becoming light and variable.  New snow accumulation of less than one inch possible.

    Low: 30 °F

    Chance Snow
    Showers

  • Wednesday

    Wednesday: Sunny, with a high near 56. West southwest wind 5 to 10 mph becoming south southeast in the afternoon.

    High: 56 °F

    Sunny

  • Wednesday Night

    Wednesday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 34. South wind around 10 mph.

    Low: 34 °F

    Mostly Clear

  • Thursday

    Thursday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 58. South southwest wind 10 to 15 mph.

    High: 58 °F

    Mostly Sunny

  • Thursday Night

    Thursday Night: A 30 percent chance of snow showers after 11pm.  Partly cloudy, with a low around 30. Southwest wind 10 to 15 mph becoming west northwest after midnight.

    Low: 30 °F

    Chance Snow
    Showers

  • Friday

    Friday: Snow showers likely, mainly after 11am.  Mostly cloudy, with a high near 42. North northwest wind around 15 mph.  Chance of precipitation is 70%.

    High: 42 °F

    Snow Showers
    Likely

  • Friday Night

    Friday Night: A 50 percent chance of snow showers, mainly before 11pm.  Mostly cloudy, with a low around 21. North northwest wind around 15 mph.

    Low: 21 °F

    Chance Snow
    Showers then
    Slight Chance
    Snow Showers

  • Saturday

    Saturday: Sunny, with a high near 47. South southwest wind around 10 mph.

    High: 47 °F

    Sunny

Detailed Forecast

Today
Snow showers likely, mainly after 2pm. Partly sunny, with a high near 43. North wind 10 to 15 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%. Total daytime snow accumulation of less than a half inch possible.
Tonight
A 50 percent chance of snow showers, mainly before 1am. Cloudy during the early evening, then gradual clearing, with a low around 30. North wind 5 to 10 mph becoming light and variable. New snow accumulation of less than one inch possible.
Wednesday
Sunny, with a high near 56. West southwest wind 5 to 10 mph becoming south southeast in the afternoon.
Wednesday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 34. South wind around 10 mph.
Thursday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 58. South southwest wind 10 to 15 mph.
Thursday Night
A 30 percent chance of snow showers after 11pm. Partly cloudy, with a low around 30. Southwest wind 10 to 15 mph becoming west northwest after midnight.
Friday
Snow showers likely, mainly after 11am. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 42. North northwest wind around 15 mph. Chance of precipitation is 70%.
Friday Night
A 50 percent chance of snow showers, mainly before 11pm. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 21. North northwest wind around 15 mph.
Saturday
Sunny, with a high near 47. South southwest wind around 10 mph.
Saturday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 29. West southwest wind around 15 mph.
Sunday
Sunny, with a high near 58. Breezy, with a west wind 15 to 20 mph.
Sunday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 34. Southwest wind around 15 mph.
Monday
Sunny, with a high near 62. Southwest wind around 15 mph, with gusts as high as 30 mph.
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Point Forecast:
Palmer Lake CO
 39.11°N 104.93°W (Elev. 8199 ft)
6:42 am MST Mar 3, 2026
10am MST Mar 3, 2026-6pm MDT Mar 9, 2026
 
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