Will Colorado see drought conditions start to develop this spring?
As winter nears its end and Colorado’s mountains get hit with the latest March snowstorm, climatologists and forecasters are predicting that the spring will bring drier weather and, in turn, lead to drought developing or deepening across much of the state. … Across the Colorado River basin, “winter snowpack in the Colorado Rockies usually sets the tone for drought conditions from year to year,” according to the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration. Snowpack from the Upper Basin constitutes the majority of the Colorado River’s water supply, acting as a reservoir, said John Berggren, the regional policy manager for Western Resource Advocates.
Other snowpack and water supply news across the West:
- CBS Colorado: Surge in snowfall creates great ski conditions, peak levels in Upper Colorado snowpack
- KUNC (Greeley, Colo.): Summit County snowpack outpaces past five seasons and state of Colorado as forecast calls for more storms
- Denver7 (Colo.): Mid-week snow storm to help boost Colorado’s snowpack
- WyoFile: Wyoming’s snowpack average heading into ‘wild card’ spring season
- Los Angeles Times: Will Southern California’s wet weather soon come to an end?
- San Francisco Chronicle: Napa County’s famed ‘glory hole’ is on display for first time in years
- CalCoastNews.com (San Luis Obispo, Calif.): Check out San Luis Obispo County rainfall totals, reservoir levels
- California WaterBlog: Glasses at 50% in California
