Heavy Snow Warning : ce qu'il faut savoir

After months of a snow drought, the forecast calls for snow up to two feet in the highest elevations of the Colorado Rockies as May begins. Heavy Snow Warning s'impose comme l'un des sujets qui mobilisent l'attention en Philippines ce jeudi.

Les faits

• After months of a snow drought, the forecast calls for snow up to two feet in the highest elevations of the Colorado Rockies as May begins.
• The snowpack during the 2025-2026 [season] in Colorado was near or at a record low for most locations in the state and at most times during the winter," said meteorologist Joel Gratz of OpenSnow, a website devoted to Colorado snowfall.
• Additional snow could be 6-24 inches between April 28 – May 7, Gratz said.
• Winter storm warnings and winter weather advisories have been posted in the mountains.
• Tonight's Forecast: Showers will continue tonight across the region, with rain in the plains and a wintry mix or snow in the mountains.

L'essentiel

Dans le détail, the snowpack during the 2025-2026 [season] in Colorado was near or at a record low for most locations in the state and at most times during the winter," said meteorologist Joel Gratz of OpenSnow, a website devoted to Colorado snowfall.

Sur le fond, Additional snow could be 6-24 inches between April 28 – May 7, Gratz said.

Concrètement, Winter storm warnings and winter weather advisories have been posted in the mountains.

Au-delà de ce constat, Tonight's Forecast: Showers will continue tonight across the region, with rain in the plains and a wintry mix or snow in the mountains.

Reste à préciser que Roads will become snow-covered at night and during periods of heavy snowfall.

Les chiffres

À noter par ailleurs : Winter alerts will go into effect at 6 am on Thursday for the mountains, with WINTER WEATHER ADVISORIES (purple) and WINTER STORM WARNINGS in effect through Friday.

Plus précisément, Woodland Park forecast: Low: 28; High: 39; WINTER STORM WARNING from 6 am Thursday until noon Friday.

Dans la foulée, Mountains forecast: Low: 20s-30s; High: 30s-50s; WINTER STORM WARNING from 6 am Thursday until midnight Friday night for the Wet Mountains and Sangre De Cristos Mountains.

À ce stade, Parts of Colorado haven't had consecutive months of above-normal precipitation since 2024.

Le contexte

Reste à préciser que the forecast calls for late-April and early May snowfalls in parts of Colorado, Montana and Wyoming, but it won't fix the notable lack of snow that has been plaguing the Colorado Rockies.

À noter par ailleurs : the snow over the next few days could total up to two feet in the highest elevations of the Colorado Rockies, according to a forecast from NOAA's Weather Prediction Center.

Plus précisément, this is a classic setup for mountain snow ... in a region that could sorely use any precipitation of note," the WPC said in a forecast.

Dans la foulée, this snow will help a little bit (every flake and drop helps) but it will not break the drought," he told USA TODAY via email.

À ce stade, Drought expert Brian Fuchs of the National Drought Mitigation Center agreed: "Depending on where you are in Colorado, this is one of the worst snow seasons on record with some locations actually recording their least amount of snow for the season.

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À retenir

• The snowpack during the 2025-2026 [season] in Colorado was near or at a record low for most locations in the state and at most times during the winter," said meteorologist Joel Gratz of OpenSnow, a website devoted to Colorado snowfall.
• The forecast calls for late-April and early May snowfalls in parts of Colorado, Montana and Wyoming, but it won't fix the notable lack of snow that has been plaguing the Colorado Rockies.
• The snow over the next few days could total up to two feet in the highest elevations of the Colorado Rockies, according to a forecast from NOAA's Weather Prediction Center.
• Recherches qui explosent : Prévision Locale - MétéoMédia (r3x4gpwkrF), Vigilance orange avalanches - mardi 17 février, In pictures. Snow and ice in Paris and the west: Cold snap settles over part of France, DISCOURS D’EDIN TERZIĆ APRÈS LE CHOC CONTRE LE PSG EN LDC #ucl #championsleague #edinterzic #ldc (39lkNvUrOJ).