From the Boulder Daily Camera (Heath Urie):
In a news release Monday, the city wrote that the wet weather and low water use across the city so far this year has led to above-average water supplies going into the snow runoff season. Snowpack in the mountain areas that supply Boulder’s municipal water supply was below average through the winter, and peak streamflows will be lower than average as a result. But city officials say the water levels in the reservoirs and water-rights agreements will cover the difference.
The recommended watering guidelines for the summer are as follows: Water your lawn in the evenings or early mornings, after 6 p.m. or before 10 a.m.; Water your lawn every three days; Do not over water; Do not water when it is raining or when the soil is already wet; Trees, shrubs and vegetable gardens can be watered more effectively with a hand-held hose or low-volume non-spray irrigation, after 6 p.m. or before 10 a.m.; Check your sprinkler system and make sure it is working properly and that you are only watering landscaping and not the surrounding areas like streets or sidewalks.
From The Aspen Times (Will Sands):
Generally at this time of the month the Roaring Fork should be in the beginning stages of runoff, especially below the confluence of the Crystal River. Cooler weather this past week has slowed the spring snowmelt, however, and we are experiencing some very good fishing that would not normally be available to us.
Click here to check out the one day precipitation map from the Urban Drainage Flood and Control District. The northern part of the metro area has received more than an inch while a half inch is the norm. If you click on the thumbnail graphic above you can see the effect of this storm on snowpack as a percent of average. Here’s the link to yesterday’s snowpack chart.
From The Greeley Tribune:
People along Colorado’s northern Front Range and in the mountains west of Denver are waking up to several inches or a foot or more of snow. Rain turned to snow Tuesday night amid forecasts of snowfall rates of 1 to 2 inches per hour in the foothills of Larimer County and west of Denver. A storm system centered over northern Utah is bringing the spring snow to Colorado and parts of Wyoming.
From the Associated Press via the Sky-Hi Daily News:
The National Weather Service says 11 inches of snow was reported near Jamestown in Boulder County as of early Wednesday, and there was about an inch of precipitation reported at Denver International Airport. Some areas around Grand Lake are reported to have received as much as 18 inches of snow.