Weather

It was definitely 'coming down' as they say on June 27, 2020, especially south of Denver; but Coloradans always seem to be prepared, muck like this woman.

The Mesa County Sheriff, along with the Bureau of Land Management and the Fire Chiefs representing municipalities and fire protection districts of Mesa County, are implementing Stage 1 Fire Restrictions effective tomorrow.

According to a report released this morning by the U.S. Drought Monitor, close to one-third of the state of Colorado is now experiencing "Extreme Drought" conditions.
The report, released at 8 a.m. this morning, Thursday, June 18, shows Colorado impacted by everything from D0 (Abnor…

It appears as if this weekend in Western Colorado will be a repeat of last weekend, only in reverse order.

This week has really blown.

It's June, so you must be ready for snow. That's right, snow is expected to hit the San Juan Mountains tonight.

In the grand tradition of Western Colorado, in the last ten hours the National Weather Service issued both a Red Flag and "localized flooding" warnings for the area.

Colorado can expect widespread critical fire weather conditions to continue today and on into the week. The National Weather Service warns conditions will be favorable for the rapid ignition, growth, and spread of fires.

Perhaps we should all hold off for a few moments before we put away the jackets and long pants. Per the norm in Western Colorado, yesterday we all received sunburns, and then today, this happens.

Red Flag Warning sounds scary, but there's no need to panic.