Colorado Weather

07/30/2024

There’s a large fire growing west of Loveland, southwest of Fort Collins, Colorado right now.

Latest updates on the Alexander Mountain Fire below 👇🏼

02/16/2024

Read my post with the Pikes Peak Paper that goes in-depth into the 2024 winter season, our transition out of El Niño into La Niña, and what that means for the coming spring and summer:

Colorado weather is well known for its variability, and that standard holds true through the winter season.

02/22/2023

Wolf Creek Pass/Ski Resort in Colorado has an incredible 98” snow base currently, and 161” TOTAL snow YTD (year to date) with more snow on the way!

- First image: current look at the Drought Monitor for Colorado. I can’t remember the last time I saw such a large area of Colorado showing NO DROUGHT. Eastern Colorado still struggling a bit though.

- 2nd & 3rd images: a comparative look at the latest high res models’ snow accumulation forecast through about noon Thursday, showing heavy snow accumulations up to 2 feet (possible) over the San Juan mountains of southwest Colorado.

- 4th image: graphic from US National Weather Service Pueblo Colorado showing blizzard warnings for portions of southwest Colorado, including the possibility of snow squalls, which are very intense (yet usually short duration) heavy bursts of snow and strong winds that can cause reduced visibility.

12/02/2022

Some of the highest wind reports across south central and southeast Colorado tonight!

09/07/2022

Pretty impressive visualization of the circulation of wildfire smoke around the anomalously strong ridge today (source: NOAA/GSL), meaning that smoky hazy is going to be lingering across most of the state today. The ridge, positioned nearly overhead in western Colorado this morning, will continue to influence our hot and dry weather across most of the state today. Still, some isolated storms will be possible over the San Juan Mountains and Southwest Slope this afternoon, but gusty winds, lightning, and an isolated heavy downpour or two may be possible.

Statewide, daily record temperatures should be approached if not exceeded this afternoon. A Heat Advisory has been issued for portions of the Urban Corridor through 6pm by NWS Boulder. A good day to stay cool indoors if you can, but if you must be outdoors, hydration and sunscreen will be key today!

05/21/2022

11” of heavy, wet snow in the Cimarron Hills neighborhood of Colorado Springs, CO this morning! US National Weather Service Pueblo Colorado

05/21/2022

Heavy, wet snow falls out of a large blue spruce tree in the Cimarron Hills neighborhood in Colorado Springs this morning! 11” measured here. How much snow do you have in your neighborhood? And where (approx) are you located?

05/20/2022

What a cold front that was! 37°F in COS this morning, with a cold stratiform drizzling rain. Expecting a transition to snow by late afternoon/early evening.

NWS Pueblo is predicting 8-18" of snow accumulation over Teller and northern El Paso County, while NWS Boulder predicts 12-18" for the Front Range, Northern and Central Mountains, and the Palmer Ridge, 8-12" for Colorado Springs, and lesser amounts from 4-6" in Denver Metro and north of Castle Rock. Protect tender vegetation and any exposed water pipes now if you haven't already, and be careful driving out there!

04/22/2022

Important considerations regarding tomorrow’s extreme fire weather conditions in eastern Colorado particularly, but also year-round:

04/20/2022

Colorado’s Fire weather this week is even more extreme than usual.. PLEASE do not throw out cigarette butts! PLEASE do not have open flames or engage in any activities that could produce sparks!

03/14/2022

If you live in Colorado and are interested in becoming a SKYWARN storm spotter, the Denver/Boulder NWS is offering free training sessions starting this week! Follow their link for more info and to sign up!

2022 SKYWARN spotter training will be in person this Spring. We will continue to update this training page as they are scheduled.  Some of the locations and RSVP have not been determined yet so please keep checking back.    

01/31/2022

NWS Pueblo is predicting 4-10” of snow Tuesday evening into Wednesday! Expect your morning and evening commute on Wednesday to be impacted. Take it slow and easy on the roads and always make sure to have your winter prep gear with you!

Winter gear:

-Blankets
-Hand/foot warmers
-Hats and gloves
-Sand or kitty litter
-First aid kit
-Shovel
-Headlamps
-Plenty of water
-Spare jumper cables, batter chargers and antifreeze
-Chains if driving through the mountains and don’t at least have an AWD/FWD vehicle with good snow tires

12/15/2021

Unreliable wind gusts being recorded across Colorado currently! High Wind Warning remains in effect until 5pm! Power is flickering at my location in Colorado Springs. Colorado folks, do you have power where you are?

Current wind gusts… Yep, that’s 100mph at the Air Force Academy

09/20/2021

How about that change in temperature? It feels like a chilly fall day after a cold front moved through Colorado this morning. Current temperatures are hovering in the low 60s for eastern Colorado, and down into the mid-40s and 50s in the western half of the state. While this system is fairly dry, we could still see some light precipitation in the form of snow in the higher terrain, with up to a few inches of accumulation possible above 10,000ft.

There are also freeze warnings in effect from 11pm tonight through 9am Tuesday morning for Yampa River Basin (including Steamboat Springs, Glenwood Springs, Carbondale, etc.) as well as for the San Luis Valley and Del Norte vicinity. Temps are expected to drop into the low 20s overnight into the morning for these regions. Bring those plants indoors, and winterize your pipes!

07/31/2021

Heavy rainfall and flash flooding is occurring in southern/southwestern Colorado Springs this Saturday evening with up to 1.3” of rain having fallen so far. A Flash Flood Warning remains in effect until 7:30pm MDT. Other flash flood warnings are active across the state as monsoon moisture continues to move into the region throughout the evening and into tomorrow.

07/25/2021

Multiple boundary interactions are helping to trigger thunderstorm development across portions of central and eastern Colorado this afternoon. Strong winds and hail up to 1/2” is occurring with the stronger storms near Monument, Woodland Park, and northeastern Colorado Springs.

07/24/2021

Flash Flood Warning remains in effect for far southern Colorado Springs, including HWY 115 near Fort Carson. Additional Flash Flood Warnings are in effect for portions of HWY 50 between Cañon City and Salida, HWY 24 north of Buena Vista, Saguache and I-70 just east of Glenwood Springs.

Upwards of 2” of rain has already fallen along HWY 115 just west of Fountain, and storms are stationary in the area, with another inch or so of rainfall expected. Do not enter flooded roadways!

07/24/2021

Gusty outflow from these storms ongoing over southern Colorado Springs, especially Stratmore, Security and Fountain areas.. flash flooding may become an issue as heavy rainfall is occurring. Not much in the way of lightning yet though.

07/23/2021

MUDSLIDE: this video is from this past Tuesday in Poudre Canyon, in Colorado! That’s going to take a while to clean up!

07/18/2021

FLASH FLOOD WARNING in effect for Hanover, CO and surrounding areas. Up to 3” of rain has fallen and life-threatening flash flooding is possible or occurring. DO NOT drive through flooded roadways.

07/17/2021

Half inch hail and 40mph winds possible with these storms impacting HWY 24 near Peyton and Calhan, just northeast of Colorado Springs.