Winter Returns Across the Northern Tier; Record Warmth for the Southwest

A large high pressure system will usher in cold air for this first day of March across the northern Plains, Great Lakes, Northeast and mid-Atlantic. Some wintry precipitation may evolve across the mid-Mississippi Valley, Ohio Valley and mid-Atlantic through Monday. Meanwhile, record warmth will spread across the Southwest, southern Plains through early this week. Read More >

Hazardous Weather Conditions

Hazardous Weather Outlook

Current conditions at

Butts Army Airfield (Fort Carson) (KFCS)

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

Fair

36°F

2°C

Humidity	48%
Wind Speed	Calm
Barometer	NA
Dewpoint	18°F (-8°C)
Visibility	10.00 mi
Last update	1 Mar 4:55 am MST

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Extended Forecast for

4 Miles W Fountain CO

Today
High: 65 °F
Mostly Sunny
Tonight
Low: 34 °F
Mostly Cloudy
Monday
High: 71 °F
Partly Sunny
Monday Night
Low: 38 °F
Partly Cloudy
Tuesday
High: 59 °F
Showers
Likely
Tuesday Night
Low: 30 °F
Chance
Showers then
Slight Chance
Showers
Wednesday
High: 64 °F
Sunny
Wednesday Night
Low: 34 °F
Mostly Clear
Thursday
High: 67 °F
Mostly Sunny

Detailed Forecast

Today

Mostly sunny, with a high near 65. Light and variable wind becoming southeast 5 to 10 mph in the afternoon.

Tonight

Mostly clear, then becoming mostly cloudy toward daybreak, with a low around 34. South southeast wind 5 to 10 mph becoming light and variable in the evening.

Monday

Partly sunny, with a high near 71. West northwest wind 5 to 10 mph becoming southwest 10 to 15 mph in the afternoon.

Monday Night

Partly cloudy, with a low around 38. West northwest wind 5 to 10 mph.

Tuesday

Showers likely, mainly after 11am. Increasing clouds, with a high near 59. Northwest wind 10 to 15 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%. New precipitation amounts of less than a tenth of an inch possible.

Tuesday Night

A 50 percent chance of showers, mainly before 11pm. Mostly cloudy, then gradually becoming mostly clear, with a low around 30. North wind 5 to 10 mph becoming west after midnight. New precipitation amounts of less than a tenth of an inch possible.

Wednesday

Sunny, with a high near 64. West wind 5 to 10 mph becoming south in the afternoon.

Wednesday Night

Mostly clear, with a low around 34. South wind around 10 mph becoming west northwest in the evening.

Thursday

Mostly sunny, with a high near 67. West southwest wind 10 to 15 mph.

Thursday Night

A slight chance of rain showers before 11pm, then a chance of rain and snow showers. Mostly clear, with a low around 31. North northwest wind 10 to 15 mph. Chance of precipitation is 30%.

Friday

A chance of rain and snow showers. Mostly sunny, with a high near 52. North northwest wind around 10 mph becoming southeast in the morning.

Friday Night

A chance of rain and snow showers. Partly cloudy, with a low around 26. East northeast wind 5 to 10 mph becoming north in the evening.

Saturday

Mostly sunny, with a high near 56. North northwest wind 5 to 10 mph becoming south southeast in the morning.