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Hazardous Weather Conditions

Current conditions at

Butts Army Airfield (Fort Carson) (KFCS)

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

Fair and Breezy

48°F

9°C

Humidity 21%
Wind Speed W 25 G 40 mph
Barometer 29.51 in (999.1 mb)
Dewpoint 10°F (-12°C)
Visibility 10.00 mi
Wind Chill40°F (4°C)
Last update 18 Feb 10:55 am MST
Extended Forecast for

Fort Carson CO

High Wind Warning February 18, 08:00pm until February 19, 08:00am
Red Flag Warning February 19, 10:00am until February 19, 07:00pm
Red Flag Warning February 18, 12:03pm until February 18, 07:00pm
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High Wind Warning
Red Flag Warning
Red Flag Warning
  •  
    Red Flag Warning February 18, 12:03pm until February 18, 07:00pm

    NOW until 7:00pm Wed

    Red Flag Warning

  • This Afternoon

    High: 54 °F

    Chance
    Rain/Snow and
    Breezy

  • Tonight

    Tonight: A 20 percent chance of snow showers before 9pm. Mostly clear, with a low around 19. Breezy, with a west northwest wind 15 to 20 mph, with gusts as high as 35 mph.

    Low: 19 °F

    Slight Chance
    Snow Showers
    and Breezy

  • Thursday

    Thursday: Sunny, with a high near 43. Northwest wind 10 to 15 mph.

    High: 43 °F

    Sunny

  • Thursday Night

    Thursday Night: A 20 percent chance of snow showers after 2am. Partly cloudy, with a low around 13. Northwest wind 5 to 10 mph becoming southeast after midnight.

    Low: 13 °F

    Mostly Clear
    then Slight
    Chance Snow
    Showers

  • Friday

    Friday: Snow showers likely, mainly after 11am. Partly sunny, with a high near 37. Southeast wind 5 to 10 mph becoming west in the afternoon. Chance of precipitation is 60%. New snow accumulation of less than a half inch possible.

    High: 37 °F

    Snow Showers
    Likely

  • Friday Night

    Friday Night: A 20 percent chance of snow showers before 11pm. Partly cloudy, with a low around 13. West northwest wind 5 to 10 mph.

    Low: 13 °F

    Slight Chance
    Snow Showers
    then Mostly
    Clear

  • Saturday

    Saturday: Sunny, with a high near 44. West northwest wind 5 to 10 mph becoming southeast in the afternoon.

    High: 44 °F

    Sunny

  • Saturday Night

    Saturday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 17. South wind around 5 mph becoming west in the evening.

    Low: 17 °F

    Mostly Clear

Detailed Forecast

This Afternoon
A slight chance of snow showers before 2pm, then a chance of rain and snow showers between 2pm and 3pm, then a slight chance of snow showers after 3pm. Partly sunny, with a high near 54. Breezy, with a southwest wind 20 to 25 mph. Chance of precipitation is 30%. New precipitation amounts of less than a tenth of an inch possible.
Tonight
A 20 percent chance of snow showers before 9pm. Mostly clear, with a low around 19. Breezy, with a west northwest wind 15 to 20 mph, with gusts as high as 35 mph.
Thursday
Sunny, with a high near 43. Northwest wind 10 to 15 mph.
Thursday Night
A 20 percent chance of snow showers after 2am. Partly cloudy, with a low around 13. Northwest wind 5 to 10 mph becoming southeast after midnight.
Friday
Snow showers likely, mainly after 11am. Partly sunny, with a high near 37. Southeast wind 5 to 10 mph becoming west in the afternoon. Chance of precipitation is 60%. New snow accumulation of less than a half inch possible.
Friday Night
A 20 percent chance of snow showers before 11pm. Partly cloudy, with a low around 13. West northwest wind 5 to 10 mph.
Saturday
Sunny, with a high near 44. West northwest wind 5 to 10 mph becoming southeast in the afternoon.
Saturday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 17. South wind around 5 mph becoming west in the evening.
Sunday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 48. Northwest wind around 5 mph becoming south southeast in the morning.
Sunday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 23. South wind around 5 mph becoming west northwest in the evening.
Monday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 60. West northwest wind around 5 mph becoming south in the morning.
Monday Night
Mostly cloudy, with a low around 32. South southwest wind around 10 mph becoming west northwest in the evening.
Tuesday
Partly sunny, with a high near 67. West wind 10 to 15 mph.
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Point Forecast:
Fort Carson CO
 38.74°N 104.78°W (Elev. 5797 ft)
Last Update:
11:32 am MST Feb 18, 2026
Forecast Valid:
12pm MST Feb 18, 2026-6pm MST Feb 24, 2026
 
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