Tag: U S Drought Monitor
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All of Colorado enters drought status for first time since 2021
For the first time since December 2021, all of Colorado is in a drought, according to the latest U.S. Drought Monitor published on Thursday. The Pikes Peak region was the only part of the state that was not in a drought until this week, when parts of El Paso, Fremont, Pueblo and Teller counties moved…
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Colorado weather a ‘magnitude worse’ than historic Waldo, Black Forest fire seasons, official says
Colorado’s blistering, dry and breezy conditions have fire officials on edge as the state braces for a wildfire season forecast to be worse than during the Waldo Canyon fire in 2012. Officials warn that wildfires are becoming more frequent, more destructive and larger. “We are not looking good for fire this year,” Colorado Springs Fire…
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Colorado Springs Utilities Board approves drought resolution as conditions worsen
The Colorado Springs Utilities Board unanimously approved a drought response resolution Wednesday that allows the city to make operational changes to shore up its water supply amid dry and warm conditions that are expected to continue. The resolution also allows Utilities to increase messaging to customers about how they can lower water consumption as the…
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Fire danger continues in the Pikes Peak region ahead of snow, 80-degree heat
Red flag warnings were issued across much of southeast Colorado on Friday amid continuing abnormally warm conditions in the region. The National Weather Service in Pueblo forecast humidity levels as low as 7% with winds gusting up to 60 mph during the warning period from 11 a.m. to 8 p.m. Smoke from wildfires in western…
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Snow blankets Pikes Peak region with dry week ahead
Varying amounts of snowfall were recorded across all elevations of the Pikes Peak region on Friday, causing disruptions for schools and air travel before warm, dry conditions return. This was Colorado Springs’ first measurable snowfall in March and exceeded February’s total, which was just more than a trace on Feb. 20. Friday’s storm forced Woodland…
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Colorado Springs ties daily high record ahead of fire weather watch
Colorado Springs on Monday tied its record high temperature for Dec. 15 of 65 degrees for the first time since 1946, as more dry weather prompted the National Weather Service in Pueblo to issue a fire weather watch. The alert spans from near Briargate Parkway in Colorado Springs to the Colorado-Oklahoma border and will be…