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Fall of 2023 Weather Review from NWS Pueblo

Fall of 2023 Weather Review from NWS Pueblo

September of 2023 started and ended warm and dry across south central and southeast Colorado, with a passing, unseasonably strong weather system, bringing cool temperatures, good moisture and some accumulating snow to the higher mountain peaks through the middle of the month. A few weather systems moved across the region through the month of October. […]

Drought Information Statement for South Central and Southeast Colorado 

Drought Information Statement for South Central and Southeast Colorado 

  Valid November 30th, 2023 – Issued By: NWS Pueblo, Colorado U.S. Drought Monitor – Drought intensity and Extent: D0: Abnormally Dry:  Portions of Chaffee, Saguache, Fremont, Custer, Huerfano, Las Animas, Pueblo, Crowley, Otero, Bent, Kiowa and Prowers counties.   Recent Change in Drought Intensity – Four Week Drought Monitor Class Change. Drought Worsened: Portions of […]

September 2023 Southeast Colorado Weather Review from NWS-Pueblo

September 2023 Southeast Colorado Weather Review from NWS-Pueblo

  September of 2023 started and ended warm and dry across south central and southeast Colorado, with a passing, unseasonably strong weather system, bringing cool temperatures, good moisture and some accumulating snow to the higher mountain peaks through the middle of the month. The preliminary average temperature in Pueblo for the past month of September […]

Severe Storms in Prowers County Area  NWS Posts Tornado Warning

Severe Storms in Prowers County Area NWS Posts Tornado Warning

From the NWS-Pueblo Severe Thunderstorm Watch in Effect until 10:15pm this evening. This Afternoon A chance of showers and thunderstorms, then showers likely and possibly a thunderstorm after 5pm. Some storms could be severe, with large hail. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 89. Breezy, with a south southwest wind 15 to 20 mph. Chance […]

National Weather Service Drought Information Statement for May 19, 2023

  Improvements in Drought Conditions across Southeast Colorado   SYNOPSIS: Abundant precipitation from late April through mid May has brought improvements in drought conditions across south central and southeast Colorado. The greatest improvement in drought conditions are depicted across the southeast mountains into the I-25 Corridor and southeast plains, with this area seeing 150 to 250 […]

NWS February 2023 Weather Review for SE Colorado

NWS February 2023 Weather Review for SE Colorado

  February of 2023 started off warm and dry across south central and southeast Colorado, with several passing weather systems throughout the rest of the month bringing periods of cool and wet weather as well as another surge of very cold Arctic air across region. For the month of February as a whole, near to […]

DROUGHT INFORMATION STATEMENT – NWS Pueblo

DROUGHT INFORMATION STATEMENT – NWS Pueblo

Improvements in Drought Conditions continue across South Central and Southeast Colorado   SYNOPSIS: The North American Monsoon remained active across south central and southeast Colorado throughout the month of August, bringing periods of abundant moisture and bouts of heavy rainfall across the region. With that said, the latest US Drought Monitor issued Thursday, September 15th […]

Summer 2022Climate Recap from NWS, Pueblo

Summer 2022Climate Recap from NWS, Pueblo

  The start of meteorological summer 2022 (June, July and August) saw a rollercoaster of temperatures and precipitation across south central and southeast Colorado, as several passing weather systems brought bouts of cold and stormy conditions, along with bouts of warm and dry conditions. The latter half of June also saw an early start to […]

DROUGHT INFORMATION STATEMENT from Pueblo NWS

DROUGHT INFORMATION STATEMENT from Pueblo NWS

Drought Continues across South Central and Southeast Colorado   SYNOPSIS: April of 2022 was a warm, windy and dry month across south central and especially southeast Colorado, as weather systems moved mainly north of the area, bringing very windy weather and mainly dry weather to southern Colorado. This dry and very windy pattern brought critical […]

Drought Persists and Deepens across South Central and Southeast Colorado

Drought Information Statement, December 19, 2021 SYNOPSIS: November of 2021 was a very warm and dry month across most of south central and southeast Colorado, as well as the state as a whole, with November of 2021 coming in as the 3rd warmest and 11th driest November on record in Colorado. Despite a good dose of […]

DROUGHT INFORMATION STATEMENT-NWS Pueblo – November 11, 2021

    Drought Conditions Deepen across South Central and Southeast Colorado SYNOPSIS: Warm and generally dry weather experienced from the late summer through mid fall has allowed for drought conditions to develop and deepen across south central and southeast Colorado. With that said, the latest US Drought Monitor (issued Thursday, November 11th, 2021) continues to […]

The Summer of 2021 Weather Review from National Weather Service-Pueblo

The Summer of 2021 Weather Review from National Weather Service-Pueblo

  Meteorological Summer (June, July and August) of 2021 started out very warm and dry with several high temperature records being set across Colorado through the first half of June, including June 16th when the temperature topped out at 100 degrees in Colorado Springs. This marks only the 10th time on record in which the […]

DROUGHT INFORMATION STATEMENT-NWS-December 25, 2020

    Moderate to Exceptional Drought Persists Across South Central and Southeast Colorado SYNOPSIS… November of 2020 was a very warm and generally dry month across south central and southeast Colorado, as well as the state as a whole, with the Colorado Climate Center indicating November of 2020 as the 7th warmest and 42nd driest […]

NWS-Moderate to Exceptional Drought Status for Southern Colorado

NWS-Moderate to Exceptional Drought Status for Southern Colorado

  SYNOPSIS: August was mainly hot and dry across Colorado, with the state as whole experiencing its warmest and fifth driest August on record (126 years). With that said, drought deepened across the state with over 98 percent of Colorado experiencing drought conditions by the end of the month. However, an unseasonably strong and cold […]

The Weather is CHANGING

The Weather is CHANGING

Hazardous Weather Outlook-National Weather Service Pueblo CO-1024 AM MDT Mon Sep 7 2020 Crowley County-La Junta Vicinity/Otero County-Eastern Las Animas County-Western Kiowa County-Eastern Kiowa County-Las Animas Vicinity/Bent County-Lamar Vicinity/Prowers County-Springfield Vicinity/Baca County- 1024 AM MDT Mon Sep 7 2020 This hazardous weather outlook is for portions of central…east central…south central and southeast Colorado. DAY ONE…Today […]