Colorado’s snowpack below average for October as a dry start to November looms
… Colorado’s snowpack has been growing slowly since the water year began Oct. 1. Currently the Natural Resources Conservation Service has Colorado’s snowpack at 41% of median average for the date Oct. 27 and 0.2 inches of snow water equivalent. The 1991-2020 median average snowpack for Oct. 27 is 0.5 inches of snow water equivalent. … It is still early in the season, but overall, October has recorded below-average snowfall since the beginning of the water year.
Other weather and water forecast news across the West:
- Los Angeles Times: Santa Ana winds, hot temperatures heighten SoCal’s fire risk
- The San Diego Tribune: NOAA says San Diego County will be cooler and drier than normal this winter
- Arizona State University: Exploring the trickle-down effects of Arizona’s fall storms
- Weather West: Blog: Following a cool and wet October, a much warmer and drier November to come across California
