/tags/pacific-northwest Pacific Northwest en-US Copyright KUNC/Community Radio for Northern Colorado 2020 Mon, 31 Oct 2016 12:15:00 GMT /environment/2016-10-31/winter-and-la-nina-is-coming-for-colorados-mountains Predicting the weather for Colorado is a challenge - but doing it for entire seasons is even harder. According to University of Colorado, Boulder… Mon, 31 Oct 2016 12:15:00 GMT /environment/2016-10-31/winter-and-la-nina-is-coming-for-colorados-mountains /environment/2016-04-05/fading-el-nino-means-a-wet-spring-possible-snowpack-bump-for-colorado The El Niño that brought record warm winter temperatures to much of Colorado will continue into April, meaning more precipitation than usual — especially… Tue, 05 Apr 2016 11:01:00 GMT /environment/2016-04-05/fading-el-nino-means-a-wet-spring-possible-snowpack-bump-for-colorado /environment/2015-10-12/el-ninos-summer-break-wildfire-smoke-may-have-led-to-colorados-record-september Colorado saw record warm temperatures in September, with very few late afternoon monsoon storms. The cause? It could be wildfires that burned over 1,000… Mon, 12 Oct 2015 11:00:00 GMT /environment/2015-10-12/el-ninos-summer-break-wildfire-smoke-may-have-led-to-colorados-record-september /environment/2015-09-10/as-the-parched-west-looks-to-el-nino-colorado-is-still-the-wettest Just a small portion of Colorado is abnormally dry according the latest U.S. drought monitor.Much of Colorado’s current moisture is a holdover from the… Thu, 10 Sep 2015 11:01:00 GMT /environment/2015-09-10/as-the-parched-west-looks-to-el-nino-colorado-is-still-the-wettest