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Hazardous Weather Conditions

Current conditions at

Air Force Academy (KAFF)

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

Fog/Mist

46°F

8°C

Humidity 90%
Wind Speed SE 13 mph
Barometer 30.07 in (1014.2 mb)
Dewpoint 43°F (6°C)
Visibility 3.00 mi
Wind Chill40°F (4°C)
Last update 14 Oct 12:55 pm MDT
Extended Forecast for

Manitou Springs CO

Freeze Watch October 16, 12:00am until October 16, 08:00am
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Freeze Watch

  • This Afternoon

    This Afternoon: Showers, with thunderstorms also possible after 3pm. High near 46. Southeast wind 5 to 10 mph. Chance of precipitation is 90%. New rainfall amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.

    High: 46 °F

    Showers

  • Tonight

    Tonight: Showers and thunderstorms likely before 10pm, then a slight chance of showers between 10pm and midnight. Cloudy, then gradually becoming partly cloudy, with a low around 34. Southeast wind 5 to 10 mph becoming northwest after midnight. Chance of precipitation is 60%. New precipitation amounts of less than a tenth of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.

    Low: 34 °F

    Showers
    Likely then
    Mostly Cloudy

  • Thursday

    Thursday: A 30 percent chance of showers, mainly before 3pm. Partly sunny, with a high near 47. Windy, with a north northwest wind 10 to 20 mph increasing to 20 to 30 mph in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 40 mph. New precipitation amounts of less than a tenth of an inch possible.

    High: 47 °F

    Chance
    Showers and
    Windy

  • Thursday Night

    Thursday Night: Mostly cloudy, then gradually becoming clear, with a low around 30. Blustery, with a northwest wind 15 to 20 mph decreasing to 5 to 10 mph after midnight.

    Low: 30 °F

    Mostly Clear
    and Blustery
    then Mostly
    Clear

  • Friday

    Friday: Sunny, with a high near 56. Northwest wind around 5 mph becoming southeast in the afternoon.

    High: 56 °F

    Sunny

  • Friday Night

    Friday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 34. South southwest wind around 5 mph becoming calm in the evening.

    Low: 34 °F

    Mostly Clear

  • Saturday

    Saturday: Sunny, with a high near 68. Calm wind becoming south southeast around 5 mph in the afternoon.

    High: 68 °F

    Sunny

  • Saturday Night

    Saturday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 42. South southwest wind around 5 mph becoming west after midnight.

    Low: 42 °F

    Mostly Clear

  • Sunday

    Sunday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 66. West northwest wind around 5 mph becoming northeast in the afternoon.

    High: 66 °F

    Mostly Sunny

Detailed Forecast

This Afternoon
Showers, with thunderstorms also possible after 3pm. High near 46. Southeast wind 5 to 10 mph. Chance of precipitation is 90%. New rainfall amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.
Tonight
Showers and thunderstorms likely before 10pm, then a slight chance of showers between 10pm and midnight. Cloudy, then gradually becoming partly cloudy, with a low around 34. Southeast wind 5 to 10 mph becoming northwest after midnight. Chance of precipitation is 60%. New precipitation amounts of less than a tenth of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.
Thursday
A 30 percent chance of showers, mainly before 3pm. Partly sunny, with a high near 47. Windy, with a north northwest wind 10 to 20 mph increasing to 20 to 30 mph in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 40 mph. New precipitation amounts of less than a tenth of an inch possible.
Thursday Night
Mostly cloudy, then gradually becoming clear, with a low around 30. Blustery, with a northwest wind 15 to 20 mph decreasing to 5 to 10 mph after midnight.
Friday
Sunny, with a high near 56. Northwest wind around 5 mph becoming southeast in the afternoon.
Friday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 34. South southwest wind around 5 mph becoming calm in the evening.
Saturday
Sunny, with a high near 68. Calm wind becoming south southeast around 5 mph in the afternoon.
Saturday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 42. South southwest wind around 5 mph becoming west after midnight.
Sunday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 66. West northwest wind around 5 mph becoming northeast in the afternoon.
Sunday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 41. Northeast wind around 5 mph becoming northwest after midnight.
Monday
Sunny, with a high near 65. Light and variable wind becoming south southeast 5 to 10 mph in the afternoon.
Monday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 43. South wind around 5 mph becoming west after midnight.
Tuesday
Sunny, with a high near 68. West wind 5 to 10 mph becoming south in the afternoon.
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Point Forecast:
Manitou Springs CO
 38.85°N 104.91°W (Elev. 6627 ft)
Last Update:
12:31 pm MDT Oct 14, 2026
Forecast Valid:
1pm MDT Oct 14, 2026-6pm MDT Oct 20, 2026
 
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