Orographic lifting is quietly shaping snowfall on Colorado's Western Slope, impacting water supply, wildfire risk, and local ...

Orographic lifting contributes to the snowpack in a way that differs from a typical storm system. Tom Renwick, Meteorologist ...

Orographic lifting has fueled fresh snowfall in Colorado’s Western Slope, boosting snowpack crucial for rivers, drought ...

Last Thursday’s storm brought intense rainfall to Rocky Butte, a fabled peak rising 3,245 feet above sea level between Hearst ...

With the acceleration of global warming, natural disasters are an undeniable threat to all parts of our country. Between ...

A series of snow storms combined with no thaws have led to a massive snowpack throughout the Tri-Lakes area. With that, comes the heightened risk of avalanches, according to a local avalanche expert.

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The following is an excerpt from a recent article on the Weather West Blog.  California's extraordinary precipitation dipole has persisted into mid-Feb with only slight attenuation Well, it has ...

In mid-latitudes this systematic ascent often occurs ahead of active fronts, or with 'cut off' lows. This type of rain may be persistent and heavy and cause floods, especially if enhanced by forced ...