Here are some tips for Wednesday s events:
Base access
Both the north and south gates open at 7 a.m. Expect traffic issues and long lines at the stadium and on the interstate prior to and following the event. Only those with tickets will be allowed on base and into Falcon Stadium.
Seating
Graduating cadets were given eight tickets, thus filling 8,000 of the roughly 46,000 capacity. Guests must sit in their assigned seats as part of the coronavirus mitigation efforts.
The Thunderbirds fly overhead as cadets toss their hats into the air at the end of graduation. The Air Force Academy held their graduation ceremony on Thursday, May 30, 2019. President Donald J. Trump was the commencement speaker. (Photo by Jerilee Bennett, The Gazette)
Chances of rain and thunderstorms linger in Colorado Springs Wednesday before skies clear up headed into the weekend, the National Weather Service in Pueblo said.
Storms expected to bring rain and lightning are possible after 1 p.m. at a 60% chance with less than a tenth of an inch of precipitation predicted, the agency said.
Wednesday, skies will likely be mostly cloudy with temperatures reaching 52 degrees and winds between 10 and 15 mph, the weather service said.
Rain and thunderstorms continue through the evening before 7 p.m. but at a 20% chance and with no more than a tenth of an inch of rainfall, the agency said.
Theodore Hale, 10, who is visiting from Illinois, explores Balanced Rock at Garden of the Gods Park in Colorado Springs on Friday, April 16, 2021. Spring snow decorates the Pikes Peak Region with a 30 percent chance for more snow on Saturday with a high of 41 degrees, according to the National Weather Service. (Chancey Bush/ The Gazette)
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