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Crews are starting to reopen the boat ramps at Lake Powell, less than two months after the reservoir dried to its lowest recorded level. The water elevation rose more than 19 feet since it bottomed out on Sept. 15 at about 3516 feet, and nearly 16 feet since Oct. 20, when this year’s Super El Niño weather pattern brought consecutive rain events across the Southwest.
Southwest Colorado roads got hammered with rain when Hurricane Trudy's remnants stalled over the region.
NOTE: This is a preliminary report that is subject to revision. Reservoir comparisons use the October 14 midnight storage values published in the Bureau of Reclamation’s October 2026 24-Month Study (issued October 15) and the latest available observations through November 5, 2026. Percent-of-capacity figures are calculated against Reclamation’s published live storage capacities. Damage figures and infrastructure assessments are preliminary and are expected to change. AI was used to assist with research.
Colorado Springs warms to 70°F Monday before Veterans Day brings cooler afternoons and chilly nights.
The FOX21 Storm Team expects calm weather and rising temperatures across Southern Colorado over the coming days, while snow buildup threatens El Paso County by the 17th.
COLORADO SPRINGS, COLORADO — A fast-moving storm is sweeping across southern Colorado, and some areas could see rain change over to wet snow tonight, Thursday, November 5. Forecasters give it about a 30 percent chance that rain turns to snow around Monument Hill, across northern El Paso County, and over the Raton Mesa near Walsenburg and Trinidad. Because the storm is moving quickly, any slushy accumulation should stay mostly on grassy surfaces, not on roads. Radar already shows snow falling in the central mountains, rain across the Arkansas River Valley, and a rain and snow mix in between.
Today: Saturday starts off cold with 36 degrees in Colorado Springs but warms up to a beautiful day. We're tracking blue skies and sunshine with a high of 63 in Colorado Springs and 65 in Pueblo. Winds stay mild and under 10 mph. Cloud will be few and far between over the weekend.
(SOUTHERN COLORADO) — Colorado loosens its tie for Friday as cloudy conditions give way to a beautiful weekend. The FOX21 Storm Team says that after clouds blanket a majority of the Centennial State today, sunshine returns all weekend. Temperatures remain stagnant for the forecasting region. Colorado Springs will see temperatures near the average at 55 […]
(SOUTHERN COLORADO) — Another round of storms is pushing into the Southeastern Plains, which could bring snow to Olympic City, USA, for the first time this season, according to the FOX21 Storm Team. Rain and snow move in Wednesday evening and continue intermittently overnight. Temperatures for Colorado Springs remain...
Crews were called to a structure fire in downtown Colorado Springs early Thursday morning. This is a developing story.
(SOUTHERN COLORADO) — After trace amounts of snow in Colorado Springs and thunderstorms in Pueblo overnight, conditions return to clear and sunny, according to the FOX21 Storm Team. Temperatures in the region remain slightly below seasonal averages until a warming trend takes Colorado Springs back to the sixties. Woodland Park saw 2 inches of snow […]
Friday will stay nice and so will the weekend in southern Colorado. Highs are expected to be in the 50s and 60s with dry time and sunshine.
Three words could signal extraordinary danger along mountain highways and high-elevation communities.
Skies began to clear Tuesday, but while floodwaters from almost two weeks of on-and-off heavy rain still inundated parts of the U.S. Southwest, other areas left mud-caked by receding torrents presented homeowners and business owners with the filthy work of cleanup. Jack Ellis, a retired schoolteacher, surveyed damage along the...
Winter Weather Advisory begins at 2 p.m. Wednesday as heavy mountain snow threatens travel through early Thursday.
Jimmy Zee says her house is falling into a muddy sinkhole as her community on the Navajo Nation deals with repeated flash flooding.
"I've lived in CO my entire life and didn't know that highway was there."
A second round of historic flooding hit southwest Colorado, southeast Utah and northwest New Mexico on Sunday, Nov. 1, just 10 days after the October flood. As of early Monday, Nov. 2, the Piedra River had set a new record and the San Juan River at Pagosa Springs came within about a foot of its 1911 high. The National Weather Service in Grand Junction had flood warnings in place for five Colorado counties and one in Utah, labeled a particularly dangerous situation.
Snow may reach northern El Paso County's I-25 corridor while plains face a wet Thursday.
