Critical Fire Weather in the Southern High Plains; Heavy Snow in the Great Lakes and Northeast U.S.

Gusty winds and low relative humidity will bring elevated to critical fire weather conditions to the southern High Plains through the weekend. A winter storm will track across the Great Lakes and Northeast U.S. into Saturday with areas of wintry mix and heavy snow from northern New York through southern Maine. Read More >

U.S. Drought Monitor - Colorado

Drought Severity Classification

Category	Description
D0	Abnormally Dry
`Possible Impacts: Going into drought: short-term dryness slowing planting, growth of crops or pastures. Coming out of drought: some lingering water deficits; pastures or crops not fully recovered`
D1	Moderate Drought
Some damage to crops, pastures; streams, reservoirs, or wells low, some water shortages developing or imminent; voluntary water-use restrictions requested
D2	Severe Drought
Crop or pasture losses likely; water shortages common; water restrictions imposed
D3	Extreme Drought
Major crop/pasture losses; widespread water shortages or restrictions
D4	Exceptional Drought
Exceptional and widespread crop/pasture losses; shortages of water in reservoirs, streams, and wells creating water emergencies

U.S. DROUGHT OUTLOOKS (NWS Climate Prediction Center - CPC)

One Month Drought Outlook	Seasonal Drought Outlook (3 months)

DROUGHT TRACKER, VEGETATION, and QUICK DROUGHT INDICES FOR COLORADO

Westwide Drought Tracker (Western Region Climate Center)	Vegetation Drought Response (Natl Drought Mitigation Center)	Quick Drought Response Index (Natl Drought Mitigation Center)

SOIL MOISTURE

10 cm soils in Colorado (Colorado Climate Center)	top meter soils in Colorado (Colorado Climate Center)	U.S. Soils, Crops & Drought (NWS Climate Prediction Center)
		Soil Moisture Percentiles or Topsoil Moisture Monitoring or Soil Moisture Anomaly Percentile or Soil Moisture Percentile or Crop Moisture Index or Integrated Drought Indices or Palmer Drought Index Percentiles or Standardized Runoff Index

U.S. Drought Monitor Classification Change - Colorado

3 month	6 month	12 month

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Critical Fire Weather in the Southern High Plains; Heavy Snow in the Great Lakes and Northeast U.S.

Colorado Drought