What Super El Niño Means for Colorado
Peter Goble You have likely heard news about El Niño recently. The National Weather Service reports that El Niño officially began in June. Observations from the International Research Institute show that it…
Mountain snowpack should be peaking around now. This year, it’s almost gone
Russ Schumacher We’ve reached April 1, which is a key date in assessing where things stand with snow in the mountains, which then informs the likely water supply in streams and rivers…
An unprecedented spring heat wave
Allie Mazurek Last week’s heat wave was record-smashing, extraordinary, and impossible to ignore. Given that temperatures were more typical of what we’d expect in June, we’ll try not to judge you if…
How does this year compare to the snow droughts of the past?
Colorado’s mountain snowpack is in bad shape this year. It’s been extremely warm, and snowstorms have been few and far between. Based on data from the SNOTEL network, the amount…
Where is the snow? A look at the warm, dry weather and what to expect for the start of 2026
The past several weeks have felt more like an extension of fall rather than the beginning of winter in Colorado. While the warmth has been a welcome reprieve to the…