Snowpack in the Rockies is lagging well below average. Colorado River forecasters still see hope on the horizon.
The Colorado River relies heavily on snowpack in the Upper Basin states — Colorado, New Mexico, Utah and Wyoming — that melts ...
Snowstorm brings much needed relief to southern Colorado mountains
The San Juan and Rio Grande mountains have below-average snowpack for the season, and this weekend's storm will help.
AZ Central29d
Colorado River snowpack offers little hope to end water cutbacks in Arizona in 2026
Snowpack in the upper Colorado River basin is slightly less than normal for this time of year, meaning Arizona could see sustained water cuts through 2026. Though trends could change through the ...
The Grand Junction Daily Sentinel2d
Productive storms arriving after temps soar, snowpack slumps
Some productive snowstorms are arriving in Colorado this week after snowpack sagged in the state over past weeks that ...
The Aspen Times5d
Can planes and laser beams help Colorado better understand its water supply?
“After a few years of investing in it, the level of specificity that it provides, especially as it relates to snow water equivalent above 9,500 feet, has been incredibly valuable,” said Lindsay ...
CBS News8d
New snowpack numbers show Colorado is in need of more snowstorms
Our weekly statewide snowpack numbers are out and they don't look good for southwestern areas of Colorado. Of the eight main river basins across Colorado, seven of them are below normal with ...
Newsweek4d
Lake Mead: Colorado Snowpack Adds to Water Woes
According to the U.S. Department of Agriculture's National Water and Climate Center, the snowpack in Upper Colorado River Basin—the primary source of flows into Mead and Powell—is presently ...