Rain, snow and a sharp temperature drop arrive in Colorado to start the week
Sunday brings another round of scattered showers and thunderstorms across Colorado.
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Sunday brings another round of scattered showers and thunderstorms across Colorado.
The most notable change came in Colorado's extreme drought category, which dropped by 11% compared to the previous week.
A rare May snowstorm brought much-needed moisture to Colorado this week, helping chip away at drought conditions across parts of the state, but experts say it was far from a drought-ending event.
Colorado is no stranger to dry weather, but drought is something that can quietly build over time and impact everything from farms to wildfire risk.
Colorado's ongoing drought is putting growing pressure on one of the state's most important industries.
Wednesday afternoon spotty rain and a few isolated thunderstorms are possible across the state. That pattern will continue into Wednesday night, with showers gradually shifting east. But the more impactful round of moisture is expected to arrive Thursday into Thursday night.
Colorado's ongoing drought is doing more than drying out soils and stressing landscapes. It's also changing what kinds of insects Coloradans are seeing this season.
Wednesday is a First Alert Weather Day across Colorado as a dangerous combination of hot, dry, and windy weather creates critical fire weather conditions and the potential for rapid wildfire spread.
High pressure building over the western U.S. will bring several days of sunshine and steadily climbing temperatures through midweek.
After a cold start to the day, sunshine will take over through the day, helping temperatures rebound quickly into the upper 40s and 50s by Saturday afternoon. That rapid warm-up is just the beginning of a bigger shift in the weather pattern.
Parts of Colorado's high country are seeing a spike in avalanche danger after a burst of spring snow and strong winds combined to create unstable conditions.
Colorado ski resorts are stacking up fresh snow this week as two waves of moisture move across the state, bringing widespread accumulation from the southern mountains to the northern ranges.
Unseasonably warm temperatures continue to take a toll on Colorado's snowpack, raising concerns about dangerous avalanche conditions across the high country.
Saturday marked the peak of this early-season heat wave, with Denver International Airport climbing to 86 degrees, setting a record for the warmest temperature ever recorded in Denver in March.
A historic stretch of March heat is peaking across Colorado Saturday, with temperatures soaring to levels never recorded this early in the season.