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Hazardous Weather Conditions

Current conditions at

Butts Army Airfield (Fort Carson) (KFCS)

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

Overcast

52°F

11°C

Humidity 82%
Wind Speed S 6 mph
Barometer 30.13 in
Dewpoint 47°F (8°C)
Visibility 7.00 mi
Wind Chill50°F (10°C)
Last update 14 Oct 1:55 am MDT
Extended Forecast for

Fountain CO

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

  • Overnight

    Overnight: A 40 percent chance of showers. Patchy fog after 3am. Otherwise, mostly cloudy, with a low around 42. East wind 10 to 15 mph.

    Low: 42 °F

    Chance
    Showers and
    Patchy Fog

  • Wednesday

    Wednesday: Showers, with thunderstorms also possible after 3pm. Areas of fog before noon. High near 47. East wind 5 to 10 mph becoming south in the afternoon. Chance of precipitation is 90%. New rainfall amounts between a quarter and half of an inch possible.

    High: 47 °F

    Showers and
    Areas Fog

  • Wednesday Night

    Wednesday Night: A chance of showers and thunderstorms before 9pm, then a slight chance of showers between 9pm and 11pm. Mostly cloudy, then gradually becoming mostly clear, with a low around 37. South wind 5 to 15 mph becoming north after midnight. Chance of precipitation is 50%. New precipitation amounts of less than a tenth of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.

    Low: 37 °F

    Chance
    Showers then
    Partly Cloudy

  • Thursday

    Thursday: A 20 percent chance of showers after 4pm. Sunny, with a high near 56. Windy, with a north wind 15 to 20 mph increasing to 25 to 30 mph in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 45 mph.

    High: 56 °F

    Windy. Sunny
    then Slight
    Chance
    Showers

  • Thursday Night

    Thursday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 30. Blustery, with a north northwest wind 20 to 25 mph decreasing to 10 to 15 mph after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 40 mph.

    Low: 30 °F

    Mostly Clear
    and Blustery
    then Mostly
    Clear

  • Friday

    Friday: Sunny, with a high near 60. North northwest wind around 5 mph becoming south southeast in the afternoon.

    High: 60 °F

    Sunny

  • Friday Night

    Friday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 30. South southeast wind around 5 mph becoming calm after midnight.

    Low: 30 °F

    Mostly Clear

  • Saturday

    Saturday: Sunny, with a high near 69. Light and variable wind becoming south southeast 5 to 10 mph in the afternoon.

    High: 69 °F

    Sunny

  • Saturday Night

    Saturday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 41. West southwest wind around 5 mph becoming northwest after midnight.

    Low: 41 °F

    Partly Cloudy

Detailed Forecast

Overnight
A 40 percent chance of showers. Patchy fog after 3am. Otherwise, mostly cloudy, with a low around 42. East wind 10 to 15 mph.
Wednesday
Showers, with thunderstorms also possible after 3pm. Areas of fog before noon. High near 47. East wind 5 to 10 mph becoming south in the afternoon. Chance of precipitation is 90%. New rainfall amounts between a quarter and half of an inch possible.
Wednesday Night
A chance of showers and thunderstorms before 9pm, then a slight chance of showers between 9pm and 11pm. Mostly cloudy, then gradually becoming mostly clear, with a low around 37. South wind 5 to 15 mph becoming north after midnight. Chance of precipitation is 50%. New precipitation amounts of less than a tenth of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.
Thursday
A 20 percent chance of showers after 4pm. Sunny, with a high near 56. Windy, with a north wind 15 to 20 mph increasing to 25 to 30 mph in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 45 mph.
Thursday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 30. Blustery, with a north northwest wind 20 to 25 mph decreasing to 10 to 15 mph after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 40 mph.
Friday
Sunny, with a high near 60. North northwest wind around 5 mph becoming south southeast in the afternoon.
Friday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 30. South southeast wind around 5 mph becoming calm after midnight.
Saturday
Sunny, with a high near 69. Light and variable wind becoming south southeast 5 to 10 mph in the afternoon.
Saturday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 41. West southwest wind around 5 mph becoming northwest after midnight.
Sunday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 74. Northwest wind around 10 mph becoming east in the afternoon.
Sunday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 41. North northeast wind around 5 mph.
Monday
Sunny, with a high near 72. West southwest wind 5 to 10 mph becoming south southeast in the afternoon.
Monday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 42. South southeast wind around 5 mph becoming north northwest after midnight.
Tuesday
Sunny, with a high near 76. West wind 5 to 10 mph becoming south in the afternoon.
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ABOUT THIS FORECAST

 
Point Forecast:
Fountain CO
 38.66°N 104.69°W (Elev. 5499 ft)
Last Update:
12:31 am MDT Oct 14, 2026
Forecast Valid:
2am MDT Oct 14, 2026-6pm MDT Oct 20, 2026
 
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