Fort Carson, Colorado Weather
Fort Carson, Colorado — live current conditions, hourly and 7-day forecasts, NWS alerts, aviation weather, radar and satellite imagery, soil and crop conditions for Fort Carson, El Paso County.
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About Fort Carson, Colorado
Fort Carson commands a sweeping vista across the high plains of El Paso County, where the land rises in broad, sun-baked swells toward the distant, snow-capped titans of the Rockies. It lies 3.2 miles south-west of Security-Widefield, CO (from Security-Widefield, CO: bearing 235°T), and is situated 6.9 miles south-south-east of Colorado Springs. The air here, even on a brisk afternoon, carries a dry, almost crystalline quality, a testament to the thin atmosphere and the vast, open skies that stretch from horizon to horizon. Sagebrush and hardy grasses cling to the earth, their muted greens and browns providing a stoic counterpoint to the vibrant cerulean dome above, broken only by the occasional, slow-moving cloud that casts fleeting shadows across the landscape. The terrain is an expansive canvas of subtle undulation, a place where the wind itself seems to sculpt the very contours of the land, carrying with it the faint, earthy scent of dry soil and resilient flora. The history of Fort Carson is inextricably bound to the strategic importance of this rugged terrain, a military presence established to answer the evolving needs of national defense. Its economic pulse beats in rhythm with the readiness and deployment of its personnel, a constant flow of training and preparedness that underpins the local economy. This is a place where the legacy of frontier expansion meets the modern machinery of global power, where the quiet hum of aircraft engines can sometimes be heard against the vast silence of the plains. The character of Fort Carson is one of disciplined purpose, a community shaped by the transient nature of military life yet grounded in the enduring spirit of the Colorado high country, where the light at dusk paints the western mountains in hues of rose and amethyst, a daily reminder of the enduring beauty that surrounds this vital outpost.
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| Location | Fort Carson, El Paso County, Colorado |
| Coordinates | 38.737494°N, 104.788862°W |
| Timezone | Mountain Time (America/Denver) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 80913, 80902 |
| Area Code | 970 |
| Page generated | July 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This Fort Carson, Colorado Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Fort Carson, Colorado, including current conditions, a 24-hour hourly forecast, 7-day outlook, NWS extended text forecast, real-time aviation weather (live METAR and TAF reports from the nearest reporting airport, with a modeled estimate shown when no station is in range), precipitation radar and NOAA GOES-16 satellite imagery. Additional sections may include tide predictions, wave height, wave direction and sea-surface temperature, a barometric pressure trend, and a solunar-based fishing forecast with a fishing-conditions rating for coastal localities, and soil temperature, crop weather and live USGS river gauge data for agricultural areas near a monitored waterway. All data updates automatically on every page visit.
Location data for Fort Carson includes coordinates 38.737494°N, 104.788862°W, situated in El Paso County. ZIP code 80913, 80902. Telephone area code: 970. Timezone: Mountain Time (America/Denver).
Weather data is sourced from the NOAA National Weather Service (NWS) and the open-source Open-Meteo API. Aviation data is sourced from aviationweather.gov (NOAA), with a modeled estimate used where no nearby reporting station is available. River and stream data is sourced from the USGS National Water Information System. Tide predictions are sourced from NOAA CO-OPS; marine and solunar data are modeled from Open-Meteo and public sunrise/moon calculations and should be treated as a general guide alongside on-the-water conditions. Radar is provided by RainViewer. Satellite imagery is sourced from NOAA/NESDIS GOES-East and is public domain.
