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Colorado weather: Will summer monsoons, super El Niño alleviate drought?

Summer monsoons and chances for a “super El Niño” in the fall may alleviate the worst of Colorado’s historic drought in the wake of a record-low mountain snowpack, scientists say.

The Gunnison River flows into Blue Mesa Reservoir on March 25, 2026, near Gunnison. Low snowpack in the area is adding to drought concerns across the Colorado River Basin. (Photo by RJ Sangosti/The Denver Post)

Colorado weather: Will summer monsoons, super El Niño alleviate drought?

The city of Lafayette municipal building on Public Road in September. (Cliff Grassmick/Staff Photographer)

Lafayette in Stage 1 drought, asks residents to keep irrigation systems off until May

CU employee Jim Tobar scrapes ice off his windshield on Wednesday amid freezing drizzle on the University of Colorado Boulder campus. (Cliff Grassmick/Staff Photographer)

Here’s how to prepare for the overnight hard freeze in Boulder County

By Abigail Ankeney

April 16, 2026 at 8:34 a.m.

The hard freeze could otherwise kill sensitive irrigation and damage fruit trees.

Workers salvage items at a pipe manufacturing facility damaged by a tornado in Ottawa, Kansas.

Nature puts heat on blast as scorching temperatures take aim at eastern US

By Associated Press

April 15, 2026 at 11:56 a.m.

The length of such an April heat wave is rarely seen, experts say.

A Superior Town Hall sign stands in March. The town plans to reduce irrigation amid dry conditions. (Matthew Jonas/Staff Photographer)

Superior to reduce irrigation on open space to avoid water restrictions for residents

By Corbett Stevenson

April 14, 2026 at 1:16 p.m.

The town's goal is to reduce its irrigation water usage by 20% to avoid issuing...

People take break from the heat at Confluence Park in Denver on Friday, June 20, 2025. (Photo by Hyoung Chang/The Denver Post)

Colorado weather: Fire danger forecast ahead of snow

By Lauren Penington

April 12, 2026 at 4:44 p.m.

Several days of fire danger are forecast for Colorado this week, but chances of snow...

Farmer Emmy Bender waters plants in a greenhouse at Off Beet Farm in Boulder County on April 2. (Matthew Jonas/Staff Photographer)

Colorado farmers and ranchers prepare for difficult season after hot, dry weather

By Corbett Stevenson

April 13, 2026 at 2:19 p.m.

Farmers and ranchers are doing what they can to prepare ahead of the drought conditions...

A woman who was struck by lightning while under this tree the evening of Thursday, April 9, 2026, in Superior, Colorado, remains unidentified. (Courtesy of Boulder County Sheriff’s Office)

Woman struck by lightning in Superior identified, still in critical condition

By Katie Langford

April 11, 2026 at 2:29 p.m.

A woman struck by lightning in Superior this week has been identified and is still...

Woman struck by lightning in Superior still unidentified, in critical condition

By Abigail Ankeney

April 10, 2026 at 5:18 p.m.

She regained the ability to breathe on her own, but officials have not been able...

Vehicles travel southbound though the rain on Colorado 93 in Boulder County in August 2023. (Matthew Jonas/Staff Photographer)

Person struck by lightning and injured in Superior

By Celia Frazier

April 10, 2026 at 11:09 a.m.

A person was struck by lightning in Superior and taken to the hospital Thursday afternoon.

An air tanker drops slurry at the edge of the NCAR Fire on Saturday, March 26, 2022, south of Boulder. The wildfire near the National Center for Atmospheric Research has forced almost 20,000 evacuations in the south Boulder area. (Cliff Grassmick/Staff Photographer)

Winds could fan wildfires in Boulder County, prompting red flag warning

By Abigail Ankeney

April 3, 2026 at 7:19 a.m.

Boulder County is under a red flag warning Friday for elevations below 6,000 feet as...

Relief holes are drilled into a face in the Cargill salt mine.

One of the largest salt mines in the world exists under Lake Erie

By Associated Press

March 25, 2026 at 12:12 p.m.

The mine produces 3 million to 4 million tons annually.

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