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

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
Extended Forecast for

4 Miles W Fountain CO

  • Today

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

    High: 65 °F

    Mostly Sunny

  • Tonight

    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.

    Low: 34 °F

    Mostly Cloudy

  • Monday

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

    High: 71 °F

    Partly Sunny

  • Monday Night

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

    Low: 38 °F

    Partly Cloudy

  • Tuesday

    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.

    High: 59 °F

    Showers
    Likely

  • Tuesday Night

    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.

    Low: 30 °F

    Chance
    Showers then
    Slight Chance
    Showers

  • Wednesday

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

    High: 64 °F

    Sunny

  • Wednesday Night

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

    Low: 34 °F

    Mostly Clear

  • Thursday

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

    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.
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ABOUT THIS FORECAST

 
Point Forecast:
4 Miles W Fountain CO
 38.68°N 104.78°W (Elev. 5827 ft)
2:47 am MST Mar 1, 2026
5am MST Mar 1, 2026-6pm MST Mar 7, 2026
 
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