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Next Week’s Snowstorm Could Require A Snowplow

By Dave Aguilera and Chris Spears DENVER (CBS4) – We’re busy in Colorado’s Weather Center tracking a developing snowstorm that is set to hit Colorado sometime late Monday and potentially lasting...

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Snowpack Looking Good As Colorado Heads Into Dry Pattern

By Justin McHeffey DENVER (CBS4) – As Colorado heads into a drier pattern this week, it’s good to know our snowpack has started out strong. Early season ski conditions have been excellent, Denver...

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Colorado To Turn Snowy As NOAA Releases Latest El Niño Outlook

By Chris Spears DENVER (CBS4) – NOAA’s latest El Niño outlook released Thursday morning calls for this episode to remain strong through early next year for the Northern Hemisphere. What does that mean...

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NOAA Says El Niño Going Strong As Parade Of Storms Is Set To Hit Colorado

By Chris Spears DENVER (CBS4) – In their monthly update issued on Thursday NOAA’s Climate Prediction Center said a strong episode of El Niño continues across the central and eastern equatorial waters...

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Colorado Snowpack Numbers On The Rise

By Justin McHeffey Statewide snowpack averages are high as we round the corner of midwinter. The benefits are felt in the long-term just as they are in the immediate future. Skiing and snowboarding...

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Colorado Climate Outlook Shows Active Spring Ahead

By Justin McHeffey The Climate Prediction Center has released their latest outlook for the spring season and it looks promising — more precipitation than normal for Colorado. Confidence is high that...

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Severe Thunderstorms Possible Tuesday Afternoon

By Justin McHeffey Tuesday’s elevated risk of severe weather could bring the strongest storms that we’ve seen in several weeks. The Storm Prediction Center in Norman, OK is forecasting large hail and...

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Most Streams Near Peak Runoff As Temperatures Climb

By Justin McHeffey DENVER (CBS4) – Peak water runoff is being recorded on most Front Range streams as temperatures climb across the state. Just in the past five days, more than half of our mountain...

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GOES R Weather Satellite Will Provide Big Upgrade For Forecasters

LITTLETON, Colo. (CBS4) – A state-of-the-art weather satellite that’s set to launch into space in a few weeks will help CBS4’s weather team provide more accurate forecasts. The satellite — GOES R — was...

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Weather Forecast: La Nina Is Here, May Last Through Winter

LOS ANGELES (AP) — La Nina has arrived and could hang around through winter, government weather forecasters said Thursday. La Nina, the flip side of El Nino, is the periodic cooling of the central...

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Weather Satellite Built In Colorado Set To Blast Into Orbit

By Dave Aguilera CAPE CANAVERAL, Florida (CBS4) – The AtlasV rocket, carrying the next generation of weather satellites, is at the launchpad ready for liftoff on Saturday afternoon at Kennedy Space...

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GOES-R Satellite Will Revolutionize Forecasting Severe Weather

By Dave Aguilera CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. – The AtlasV rocket, carrying the next generation of weather satellites, is at the launchpad ready for liftoff on Saturday afternoon at Kennedy Space Center in...

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Best Weather Satellite Ever Built Rockets Into Space

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) — The most advanced weather satellite ever built rocketed into space Saturday night, part of an $11 billion effort to revolutionize forecasting and save lives. This new GOES-R...

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Cold, Snowy December Appears On Tap For Colorado

By Chris Spears DENVER (CBS4) – NOAA released their December weather outlook on Wednesday and it’s calling for an abrupt change from the warm, dry conditions experienced in October and November. A...

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Spectacular First Images Released From GOES-16 Weather Satellite

By Chris Spears DENVER (CBS4) – The first images from NOAA’s next-generation weather satellite are in and they’re absolutely stunning. GOES-R launched from Florida on Nov. 19 after a brief delay due to...

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March For Science: ‘Future Of Our Earth Is At Stake’

By Kelly Werthmann DENVER (CBS4) – On Earth Day, upwards of 15,000 people spent their morning pounding the pavement in Denver Saturday. “I think the future of our Earth is at stake,” one rally-goer...

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30-Day Outlook Says June Could Live Up To Stormy Reputation

By Chris Spears DENVER (CBS4) – NOAA’s Climate Prediction Center released the June weather outlook for the nation on Wednesday and it gives eastern Colorado a 33% chance of having above normal...

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‘Factory Of The Future’: Lockheed Martin Prepares For The Next Frontier

By Kelly Werthmann JEFFERSON COUNTY, Colo. (CBS4)– Construction is underway for a $350 million Lockheed Martin facility located south of Denver. The aerospace company said the new Gateway Center will...

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New US Weather Satellite Launched From California

VANDENBERG AIR FORCE BASE, Calif. (AP) — An advanced U.S. weather satellite designed to improve the accuracy of extended forecasts has been launched into polar orbit from California. LIFTOFF!...

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Severe Drought Conditions Declared In Southwest Colorado

By Chris Spears DENVER (CBS4) – For the first time since the spring of 2015 severe drought conditions are being observed in southwest Colorado. As of January 5 all major river basins in the...

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99 Percent Of Colorado Now In Drought Or Near-Drought Conditions

By Ashton Altieri DENVER (CBS4) – The weekly drought data was released Thursday morning and it’s not good. 99 percent of Colorado is now experiencing abnormal dryness or drought. The percentage of the...

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Colorado Records 3rd Warmest Year On Record In 2017

By Chris Spears DENVER (CBS4) – Coloradans experienced several weather records in 2017, many of which involved daily record highs. Denver International Airport (credit: CBS) In fact when you take all...

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NOAA Says La Niña Will Last Through Winter

By Chris Spears DENVER (CBS4) – NOAA released their monthly update on La Niña this week and it shows an 85 to 95 percent chance that it will continue through the Northern Hemisphere’s winter. La Niña...

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NOAA’s Outlook For March Snow Not So Good Across Colorado

By Chris Spears DENVER (CBS4) – March is known to be the snowiest month of the year in Denver and along Colorado’s Front Range. It can sometimes be snowy statewide. But this year the March weather...

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Drought Expands, Exceptionally Dry Conditions Creep Closer To Colorado

By Chris Spears DENVER (CBS4) – The latest update from the U.S. Drought Monitor shows that extreme drought conditions continue to expand across Colorado, up almost 4 percent in a week. The driest...

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El Niño Watch Issued For Upcoming North American Winter

By Chris Spears DENVER (CBS4) – A report released this week by NOAA’s Climate Prediction Center says there is a 65% chance that El Niño will develop during the Northern Hemisphere’s upcoming winter. El...

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Global Warming Cooks Up ‘A Different World’ Over Three Decades

SALIDA, Colo. (AP) – We were warned. On June 23, 1988, a sultry day in Washington, James Hansen told Congress and the world that global warming wasn’t approaching — it had already arrived. The...

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NOAA Outlook Shows August Cooldown Next Week

By Chris Spears DENVER (CBS4) – Denver has hit 90°F or higher on 43 days since the end of May, with 19 of those recorded in June and 20 in July. August has brought a nice change of pace from the heat...

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‘Teeth-Chattering’ Cold In Colorado This Winter? Farmers’ Almanac Says So

By Ashton Altieri DENVER (CBS4) – According to the Farmers’ Almanac, Colorado should expect a brutal upcoming winter complete with “teeth-chattering cold” and “plentiful snow.” The Almanac bases their...

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El Niño Predicted, But Heavy Winter Snow Not Guaranteed For Colorado

By Chris Spears DENVER (CBS4) – NOAA released the official winter outlook for the United States this week and it calls for most places to be warmer-than-normal during the upcoming winter season....

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Denver Weather: Polar Vortex Missed Colorado, But Arctic Air Could Invade...

DENVER (CBS4) – The first few days of February will bring mild and dry conditions to Colorado thanks to a ridge of high pressure in the upper atmosphere. But extended forecasts indicate the mild...

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Colorado Built GOES-17 Satellite Now Operational For Western U.S.

DENVER (CBS4) – The Colorado built GOES-17 satellite, now known as GOES West, became operational on Tuesday, Feb. 12, almost a year after it was launched into space. The geostationary satellite will...

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Colorado Weather: Weak El Niño Formed In January, Expected To Last Into Spring

DENVER (CBS4) – A government report released on Thursday says a weak El Niño formed during January and it should last through the spring months in the Northern Hemisphere. El Niño was declared active...

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Boulder Scientists Launch NOAA-Funded Weather ‘Time Machine’ Project

BOULDER, Colo. (CBS4) – Have you ever wondered what the weather was like in 1836? Well, a group of in Boulder has that answer and many more. Last month, a NOAA-funded research team launched a new...

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Colorado Weather: NOAA Outlook Indicates Cool, Wetter Pattern May Lie Ahead

DENVER (CBS4) – The week is starting off mild and dry across Colorado thanks to a southwest flow of wind in the upper atmosphere. Temperatures will run anywhere from 5 to 15 degrees above normal...

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NOAA Researchers: Air Quality In Colorado Improving, Some Other States Not So...

BOULDER, Colo. (CBS4) – Researchers at the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration laboratory in Boulder have been studying the coronavirus pandemic’s effect on local and global air quality....

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Colorado Weather: Computer Models Show Several Hot Days Possible Next Week

DENVER (CBS4) – Next week will bring a new month and potentially a new weather pattern to Colorado. A 6-10 day outlook released today from NOAA’s Climate Prediction Center shows a good chance for hot...

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2020 Monsoon Turns Into Non-Soon As NOAA Issues Dry Outlook For Colorado

DENVER (CBS4) – The latest update from the U.S. Drought Monitor released Thursday morning showed the entire state of Colorado in some stage of drought. Last week a small portion of northern Colorado...

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Colorado Weather: Wildfire Outlook Grim With No Significant Rain For At Least...

DENVER (CBS4) – Colorado needs a slow-moving, soggy storm system with cooler temperatures to help extinguish area wildfires but unfortunately nothing like that is in sight. The long-range forecast...

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Colorado Weather: Another Long Stretch Of Dry, Unusually Warm Days Ahead

DENVER (CBS4)– After a few days with below normal temperatures it looks like a return to unusually warm conditions is right around the corner for Colorado. NOAA’s Climate Prediction Center released...

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Where’s This Alleged ‘Godzilla’ El Niño And All That Snow People Keep Talking...

DENVER (CBS4) – A new report from NOAA says there is a 95% chance that El Niño will continue through the winter before gradually weakening next spring. Talk of El Niño was believable during the spring...

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