Tag: national weather service
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August brought near-record heat and drought conditions to Colorado Springs
Despite occasional showers and thunderstorms over the past two weeks, Colorado Springs had one of the hottest and driest summer months in recent memory, according to the National Weather Service in Pueblo. The average temperature for the month was 73.8 degrees – nearly four degrees warmer than normal – making it the fourth-warmest August since…
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Colorado Springs weather: Seasonably warm with a chance of thunderstorms
Colorado Springs residents can expect sunny skies and seasonably warm conditions this week, with occasional afternoon thunderstorms, according to Gazette news partner KOAA. “Today we begin to dry out, with fewer storms ahead than what we saw over the weekend,” said News 5 meteorologist Alan Rose. Heavy rains caused flash flood warnings in parts of…
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Air quality advisory hits every Colorado county thanks to smoke from Pacific Northwest
The hazy air conditions in Colorado Springs, due to smoke from several wildfires burning in Eastern Washington, will likely persist for at least another day, according to the National Weather Service in Pueblo. “We had a front come in last night, and it brought a lot of the (wildfire) smoke with it,” Mike Garberoglio, a…
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‘Can’t catch a break’: Flash floods hit Beulah, other Aspen Acres burn areas
Gliding off thousands of acres of baked, blackened earth, water from a Tuesday afternoon thunderstorm has caused widespread flash flooding in the Aspen Acres burn scar. “The force of the water is just unreal,” said Sayra Bassett, who was out Wednesday cleaning up around her parents’ property near Northcreek Road in Beulah. Wednesday evening, the…
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Flash flood emergency prompts partial evacuation of Aspen Acres burn scar amid ongoing threat
Risk for flash flooding continued Wednesday evening in southern Colorado and parts of the Aspen Acres fire burn scar, where the National Weather Service declared an emergency and an evacuation amid severe thunderstorms. Forecasters warned residents in the northern and central scar area, including Beulah, San Isabel and Wetmore, around 7 p.m. that a couple…
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Colorado Springs weather: More possible record-breaking heat Monday, extreme heat forecast all week
Colorado Springs residents should brace for possible record-breaking heat on Monday and highs in the 90s throughout the coming week, according to Gazette news partner KOAA. Temperature records were smashed in several regions across southeast Colorado on Sunday, with Lamar hitting 111 degrees, Pueblo topping out at 107 and Colorado Springs hitting 98 degrees, besting…
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Flash flood warning issued for areas in the Aspen Acres burn scar
A flash flood warning was issued Thursday for areas in the Aspen Acres burn scar, according to the National Weather Service in Pueblo. The warning area includes the towns of Rye and Beulah and was put in effect until 6:15 p.m. Thursday’s forecast Residents of the Pikes Peak region received a welcome dose of moisture…
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Scorching temps prompt heat advisory for Colorado Springs; monsoons expected
High temperatures Monday have prompted a heat advisory for El Paso County and parts of Fremont County, with monsoonal moisture forecast to increase throughout the week. With an expected high of 98 degrees Monday, the heat advisory was scheduled from 10 a.m. to 8 p.m., according to the National Weather Service in Pueblo. The Weather…
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Colorado Springs weather: Elevated temperatures, possible thunderstorms this week
Colorado Springs residents can expect elevated temperatures for much of the week, but with a welcome dose of moisture, according to Gazette news partner KOAA. Monday should be mostly sunny with patchy smoke from the Aspen Acres wildfire burning in Pueblo and Custer counties, News 5 meteorologist Casey Dorn said. Temperatures are expected to reach…
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‘Have a plan’: Sheriff cautions Pueblo residents as erratic Aspen Acres fire reaches nearly 82K acres, 11K evacuees
Pueblo County Sheriff David Lucero, like hundreds of firefighters, has worked long nights on little sleep due to limited resources to combat the Aspen Acres fire, which ignited on Monday, as it steadily marches toward the most populous cities in his jurisdiction with no containment. “We’ve seen things I’ve never seen in 26 years in…