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Current conditions at

Butts Army Airfield (Fort Carson) (KFCS)

Lat: 38.68°NLon: 104.76°WElev: 5842ft.

Fair

45°F

7°C

Humidity 67%
Wind Speed N 5 mph
Barometer 29.99 in (1012.5 mb)
Dewpoint 34°F (1°C)
Visibility 10.00 mi
Wind Chill42°F (6°C)
Last update 8 May 4:55 am MDT
Extended Forecast for

Security-Widefield CO

  • Today

    Today: Sunny, with a high near 72. Northwest wind 5 to 10 mph becoming southeast in the afternoon.

    High: 72 °F

    Sunny

  • Tonight

    Tonight: Mostly clear, with a low around 42. East southeast wind 5 to 10 mph becoming west northwest after midnight.

    Low: 42 °F

    Mostly Clear

  • Saturday

    Saturday: A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms after 1pm. Increasing clouds, with a high near 78. North wind 5 to 10 mph becoming south southwest in the afternoon.

    High: 78 °F

    Sunny then
    Slight Chance
    T-storms

  • Saturday Night

    Saturday Night: A 40 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 43. Breezy, with a north wind 15 to 20 mph decreasing to 5 to 10 mph. Winds could gust as high as 30 mph. New rainfall amounts of less than a tenth of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.

    Low: 43 °F

    Chance
    Showers and
    Breezy

  • Sunday

    Sunday: A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms between 9am and noon. Sunny, with a high near 69. Light and variable wind becoming south southeast 5 to 10 mph in the morning. Chance of precipitation is 10%.

    High: 69 °F

    Slight Chance
    T-storms then
    Sunny

  • Sunday Night

    Sunday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 42. South southeast wind 5 to 10 mph becoming light and variable after midnight.

    Low: 42 °F

    Mostly Clear

  • Monday

    Monday: Sunny, with a high near 87. Calm wind becoming south southeast around 5 mph in the afternoon.

    High: 87 °F

    Sunny

  • Monday Night

    Monday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 51. Southeast wind around 5 mph becoming northwest after midnight.

    Low: 51 °F

    Mostly Clear

  • Tuesday

    Tuesday: Sunny, with a high near 85. North northwest wind around 10 mph becoming southeast in the afternoon.

    High: 85 °F

    Sunny

Detailed Forecast

Today
Sunny, with a high near 72. Northwest wind 5 to 10 mph becoming southeast in the afternoon.
Tonight
Mostly clear, with a low around 42. East southeast wind 5 to 10 mph becoming west northwest after midnight.
Saturday
A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms after 1pm. Increasing clouds, with a high near 78. North wind 5 to 10 mph becoming south southwest in the afternoon.
Saturday Night
A 40 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 43. Breezy, with a north wind 15 to 20 mph decreasing to 5 to 10 mph. Winds could gust as high as 30 mph. New rainfall amounts of less than a tenth of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.
Sunday
A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms between 9am and noon. Sunny, with a high near 69. Light and variable wind becoming south southeast 5 to 10 mph in the morning. Chance of precipitation is 10%.
Sunday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 42. South southeast wind 5 to 10 mph becoming light and variable after midnight.
Monday
Sunny, with a high near 87. Calm wind becoming south southeast around 5 mph in the afternoon.
Monday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 51. Southeast wind around 5 mph becoming northwest after midnight.
Tuesday
Sunny, with a high near 85. North northwest wind around 10 mph becoming southeast in the afternoon.
Tuesday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 50. Southeast wind 5 to 10 mph.
Wednesday
Sunny, with a high near 87. South southeast wind 5 to 10 mph.
Wednesday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 52. South southwest wind 5 to 10 mph becoming west northwest after midnight.
Thursday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 85. Northwest wind 5 to 10 mph.
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ABOUT THIS FORECAST

 
Point Forecast:
Security-Widefield CO
 38.72°N 104.72°W (Elev. 5689 ft)
Last Update:
3:07 am MDT May 8, 2026
Forecast Valid:
5am MDT May 8, 2026-6pm MDT May 14, 2026
 
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