Weather for Trinidad, Colorado
Lat: 37.17N, Lon: 104.51W
Wx Zone: COZ088
CWA Used: PUB
Colorado Drought MonitorThe Colorado Drought monitor is a subset of the United States Monitor, issued every Thursday morning, based on drought conditions the previous Tuesday. The map below shows the current drought level around the state, and the percent of Colorado land area in each drought level compared to the previous week. Read an explanation of the drought intensities and what they mean. |
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Colorado Hydrologic Information StatementNote that if drought conditions are not being experienced, or in the case of river flooding or heavy rain, this statement may be used to indicate river flows or flood potential. 000 FGUS75 KPUB 140133 ESFPUB COC003-009-011-015-021-023-025-027-041-043-055-061-065-071-079-089- 099-101-105-109-119-150600- WATER SUPPLY OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PUEBLO CO 730 PM MDT MON MAY 13 2013 ...WATER SUPPLY OUTLOOK FOR SOUTH CENTRAL AND SOUTHEAST COLORADO AS OF MAY 1 2013... AS OF MAY 1...THE 2013 SNOWPACK REMAINED WELL BELOW AVERAGE ACROSS THE UPPER RIO GRANDE BASIN WITH THE MELT SEASON WELL UNDERWAY. FOR THE ARKANSAS BASIN...ALTHOUGH SOME GAINS IN SNOWPACK WERE MADE IN THE HEADWATERS PORTION OF THE BASIN...THE OVERALL BASIN SNOWPACK SNOWPACK REMAINED WELL BELOW AVERAGE. IN THE UPPER RIO GRANDE BASIN...THE SNOWPACK WAS 41 PERCENT OF MEDIAN OVERALL...DOWN FROM 69 PERCENT OF MEDIAN LAST MONTH AT THIS TIME...BUT UP FROM 15 PERCENT OF AVERAGE A YEAR AGO. IN THE ARKANSAS BASIN...THE SNOWPACK WAS AT 82 PERCENT OF MEDIAN OVERALL...UP FROM 74 PERCENT OF MEDIAN A MONTH AGO...AND UP FROM 25 PERCENT OF AVERAGE A YEAR AGO AT THIS TIME. WATER YEAR PRECIPITATION IS RUNNING BELOW AVERAGE ACROSS BOTH THE UPPER RIO GRANDE AND ARKANSAS BASINS. AS OF MAY 1...THE UPPER RIO GRANDE BASIN REPORTED 67 PERCENT OF AVERAGE PRECIPITATION...DOWN SLIGHTLY FROM 68 PERCENT OF AVERAGE A MONTH AGO...AND BELOW 89 PERCENT OF AVERAGE A YEAR AGO AT THIS TIME. THE ARKANSAS BASIN REPORTED 70 PERCENT OF AVERAGE PRECIPITATION...WHICH WAS NO CHANGE FROM A MONTH AGO...AND LESS THAN 81 PERCENT OF AVERAGE A YEAR AGO AT THIS TIME. OVERALL RESERVOIR STORAGE IS RUNNING WELL BELOW AVERAGE ACROSS SOUTHERN COLORADO. STORAGE IN THE UPPER RIO GRANDE BASIN AT THE END OF APRIL WAS AT 54 PERCENT OF AVERAGE OVERALL...SHOWING NO CHANGE FROM A MONTH AGO...AND BELOW 70 PERCENT OF AVERAGE A YEAR AGO AT THIS TIME. IN THE ARKANSAS BASIN...STORAGE WAS AT 52 PERCENT OF AVERAGE OVERALL...DOWN SLIGHTLY FROM 55 PERCENT OF AVERAGE A MONTH AGO...AND WELL BELOW 94 PERCENT OF AVERAGE A YEAR AGO AT THIS TIME. FOR THE UPPER RIO GRANDE BASIN...STREAMFLOW VOLUMES FOR THE UPCOMING RUNOFF SEASON ARE OUTLOOKED TO BE WELL BELOW AVERAGE. FOLLOWING ARE THE LATEST AVAILABLE STREAMFLOW FORECASTS FOR SELECTED LOCATIONS IN THE UPPER RIO GRANDE BASIN ASSUMING NORMAL PRECIPITATION DURING THE REMAINDER OF THE SNOW SEASON: LOCATION % OF AVERAGE RUNOFF PERIOD RIO GRANDE RIVER THIRTY MILE BRIDGE 47 APR-SEP WAGON WHEEL GAP 47 APR-SEP NEAR DEL NORTE 44 APR-SEP SOUTH FORK RIO GRANDE RIVER SOUTH FORK 43 APR-SEP SAGUACHE CREEK NEAR SAGUACHE 50 APR-SEP ALAMOSA CREEK TERRACE RESERVOIR INFLOW 44 APR-SEP LA JARA CREEK NEAR CAPULIN 37 MAR-JUL TRINCHERA CREEK ABOVE TURNERS RANCH 40 APR-SEP CONEJOS RIVER PLATORO RESERVOIR INFLOW 54 APR-JUL NEAR MOGOTE 45 APR-SEP CULEBRA CREEK SAN LUIS 32 APR-SEP SAN ANTONIO RIVER ORTIZ 14 APR-SEP LOS PINOS ORTIZ 33 APR-SEP FOR THE ARKANSAS BASIN...STREAMFLOW VOLUMES FOR THE UPCOMING RUNOFF SEASON ARE OUTLOOKED TO BE WELL BELOW AVERAGE. FOLLOWING ARE THE LATEST AVAILABLE STREAMFLOW FORECASTS FOR SELECTED LOCATIONS IN THE ARKANSAS BASIN ASSUMING NORMAL PRECIPITATION DURING THE REMAINDER OF THE SNOW SEASON: LOCATION % OF AVERAGE RUNOFF PERIOD ARKANSAS RIVER GRANITE 66 APR-SEP SALIDA 68 APR-SEP CANON CITY 63 APR-SEP ABOVE PUEBLO 60 APR-SEP CHALK CREEK NEAR NATHROP 58 APR-SEP GRAPE CREEK NEAR WESTCLIFFE 31 APR-SEP HUERFANO RIVER NEAR REDWING 45 APR-SEP CUCHARAS RIVER NEAR LA VETA 33 APR-SEP PURGATOIRE RIVER TRINIDAD 30 APR-SEP THESE FORECASTS REFLECT NATURAL FLOW ONLY. ACTUAL OBSERVED FLOW WILL LIKELY BE AFFECTED BY UPSTREAM WATER MANAGEMENT. THIS OUTLOOK IS BASED ON RECENT OBSERVATIONS OF SNOWPACK AND ASSUMES NORMAL PRECIPITATION FOR THE REMAINDER OF THE SNOW SEASON. IF THE ACTUAL OBSERVED PRECIPITATION DEVIATES FROM NORMAL...THEN THE ACTUAL OBSERVED RUNOFF WILL LIKELY BE DIFFERENT THAN THE FORECASTS IN THIS OUTLOOK. THIS IS THE 5TH OF 6 OUTLOOKS ISSUED FROM JANUARY THROUGH JUNE. THE NEXT AND FINAL OUTLOOK FOR THE 2013 RUNOFF SEASON WILL BE ISSUED DURING THE FIRST PART OF JUNE. USERS OF THIS PRODUCT ARE ENCOURAGED TO CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN PUEBLO FOR CONTINUED UPDATES ON THE WATER SUPPLY SITUATION. METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS COULD DEVELOP THAT WOULD HAVE A SIGNIFICANT IMPACT ON WATER SUPPLY FORECASTS. FOR ADDITIONAL HYDROLOGIC PRODUCTS AVAILABLE ON THE WORLD WIDE WEB...VISIT THE PUEBLO NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WEB SITE AT WEATHER.GOV/PUB. THIS MESSAGE IS THE RESULT OF COORDINATED ACTIVITY BETWEEN THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE AND THE NATURAL RESOURCES CONSERVATION SERVICE. LW |