Seasonal Forecast Maps — April 2026 | Weather Insider
Welcome to the April 2026 seasonal forecast map pack — your Weather Insider benefit.
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Colorado's Hottest Summer on Record Gives Way to a Wetter, Warmer Fall
Summer 2026 is now in the books as the hottest climatological summer Colorado has ever recorded, and the forecast data suggests fall won't offer a clean break from that pattern, even as the moisture picture starts to shift in a more favorable direction.
Pattern Shift Coming But the Drought Isn't Going Anywhere
Storms and a welcome cool-down arrive this weekend. The bigger story? What a potentially record-setting El Niño means for Colorado's drought this winter.
What El Niño Actually Does to Colorado Winters, By the Numbers
A grid-point analysis of every El Niño winter back to 1951 tells a more specific Colorado story than "wetter and warmer." Part of it runs backward from what most coverage assumes.
Colorado Drought Update: Conditions Worsen Again in Early August
The latest Drought Monitor shows Colorado's drought footprint expanding again after a brief late-July improvement -- 99% of the state is now abnormally dry or worse.