From The Pueblo Chieftain (Chris Woodka):
Snowfall of up to a foot in the state’s southern mountains overnight Wednesday kept snowfall totals above average. Farther north, however, the state remains dry…
“Water users should be prepared for significantly less water than in the previous two years,” said Allen Green, state conservationist with the NRCS. Northern Colorado snowpack totals are at about 80 percent of average, while Southern Colorado is close to 100 percent of average in most places. The picture shifts a little when looking at the areas where most Arkansas River basin users — Colorado Springs, Pueblo and cities along the river and Fountain Creek — get their water. The Roaring Fork basin on the western side of the Continental Divide was at 90 percent of average Thursday, slightly better than the rest of the Colorado River basin. The Upper Arkansas River basin was at 93 percent, slightly lower than the overall average for the entire basin. At the highest elevations, there is about 5 feet of snow on the ground, with moisture content of about a foot of water.