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Fire Weather, Flash Floods, and a Drought That Isn't Done
An active storm pattern brings flash flood and severe weather threats this week — but the bigger story is what follows: a dry, fire-prone summer and a water crisis still deepening.
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Weekly and extended outlooks
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May Storm Brings Freeze Risk and Fire Danger
A late-season punch of snow, freezing temperatures, and extreme fire danger arrives this week — but the pattern potentially turns warm and dry again by month's end.
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Fire Weather Today, Pattern Shift This Weekend — But the Drought Runs Deeper
Red flag conditions are burning across Colorado today, but a cooler, wetter pattern arrives this weekend. The bigger story is what neither can fix.
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Fire Weather Risk Peaks This Week — And the Drought Isn't Done
A heat surge and critical fire weather conditions arrive Monday across Colorado — but the bigger story is what comes after: a pattern shift, a developing El Niño, and a water crisis that runs all summer.
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Late Spring Storm Brings Rare Snow Relief — But Drought Isn't Done
Heavy snow is falling across Colorado today, but the bigger story is what comes after: a warm, dry pattern reasserts itself just as drought enters its most critical stretch.
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Late-Season Snow and Freeze Arrive — But Drought Runs Deeper
A late-April storm brings mountain snow and plains freeze risk this week — meaningful, but not nearly enough to dent Colorado's record drought heading into summer.
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An Active Stretch Is Here — But the Bigger Question Is What Comes After
A welcome pattern shift is underway across Colorado, bringing cooler temperatures, mountain snow, and a late-week precipitation system with real potential for drought-stressed parts of Colorado.
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Red Flag Warning Wednesday: Critical Fire Weather Across Colorado
Wind gusts of 30–60 mph and humidity in the single digits Wednesday — one of the more dangerous fire weather setups Colorado has seen this season.
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Colorado Weather Outlook — April 12, 2026
Fire weather headlines this weekend across southern Colorado and the eastern plains, with a much-needed system arriving Tuesday before another potential snow event closes out the week.
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Colorado Snowpack 2025–26: A Below-Normal Season and What It Means This Spring
Colorado's 2025–26 snow season wrapped up well below average statewide, with most mountain ranges running at 50–75% of normal. Combined with a warm spring outlook, early runoff and drought stress are the headline concerns.
Long-Range
Colorado Spring and Summer Outlook — April 2026
A persistently warm spring and summer is favored across Colorado, with a mixed and regionally split precipitation signal through the season.
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Colorado 35-Day Outlook — April 12, 2026
A warm, dry pattern dominates Colorado through late April — eastern plains see the strongest signal while warmth gradually spreads statewide into early May.