Seasonal forecasts through 6 months
Drought
The brief improvement from May storms has stalled. Nearly all of Colorado remains in drought, and the DSCI is more than double last year's value. Here's where things stand and why summer won't change the trajectory.
Forecast
Critical fire weather and near-100°F heat arrive Tuesday — but the bigger story is a drought that's only getting harder to break.
Drought
A modest improvement in the most severe drought categories this week — but 99% of Colorado remains in drought, and the four-week outlook delivers no path to recovery.
Forecast
Severe storms arrive to open June, but the bigger story is what comes after: a drying pattern that keeps Colorado's historic drought firmly in place heading into summer.
Drought
For the third straight week, Colorado's drought metrics improved at the margins — but 100% of the state remains in drought, and the long-game recovery depends on a winter story still months away.
Forecast
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.
Forecast
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.
Forecast
Red flag conditions are burning across Colorado today, but a cooler, wetter pattern arrives this weekend. The bigger story is what neither can fix.
Long-Range
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Long-Range
El Niño is developing rapidly. Here's what that means for Colorado's summer temperature and precipitation outlook — and why even a good monsoon won't solve the water supply problem we're already in.
Forecast
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.
Forecast
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.