July climate outlooks have Colorado bracing for more hot, dry days ahead

July climate outlooks have Colorado bracing for more hot_ dry days ahead

After a hot and dry start to summer, northwest Colorado is not expected to get much of a reprieve from warmer temperatures in July. The summer heat arrived early in June, according to the July 3 OpenSnow blog postfrom meteorologist Alan Smith. In June, temperatures in western Colorado were well above normal. While much of Colorado saw precipitation near or above normal, northwest Colorado was the exception. There, precipitation ranged from below…

July climate outlooks have Colorado bracing for more hot, dry days ahead

After a hot and dry start to summer, northwest Colorado is not expected to get much of a reprieve from warmer temperatures in July. The summer heat arrived early in June, according to the July 3 OpenSnow blog post from meteorologist Alan Smith. In June, temperatures in western Colorado were well above normal. While much of Colorado saw precipitation near or above normal, northwest Colorado was the exception. There, precipitation ranged from belo…