Well folks, it’s happening. The 661-page budget bill is being read aloud, line by line, by a computer program named Eric. Assuming the motion isn’t pulled, this will go on for ~15 hours, and Rep. Bradley (who moved for the bill to be read) can’t leave the chamber except for brief bathroom breaks.

ENSO-neutral conditions are present and are favored through April-June 2026 (80% chance). In May-July 2026, El Niño is likely to emerge (61% chance) and persist through at least the end of 2026. #ENSO #ElNino 🧪 www.cpc.ncep.noaa.gov/products/ana...

March 2026 rewrote the record books for early-spring warmth in Colorado. It was warmer than most Aprils. Hundreds of temperature records were set across the state, including a new March record of 99°F. The heat was prolonged, and it was also very dry. Read more in our monthly state climate summary.👇

March was...not helpful. NOAA CBRFC's April 1st (50% exceedance) forecast now has Lake Powell April-July inflows at 1400 KAF, 22% of average. Only 2002 (963 KAF) and 1977 (1208 KAF) ended up with lower inflows than that. If dry conditions continue through spring, 2026 could drop below 2002.

#Artemis II lunar flyby images are showing up! 😍 A crescent Earth setting behind the Moon.

glides as softly as a cloud, you say? does the businessman look something like this, perchance?

"Orion, the Moon, and the Earth. EVERYONE, in that picture" - #Artemis II Mission Control.

Time series of elevation and storage for Lake Powell (1963 to March 2026)

I don’t know what it means that even though it is being re-posted by a verified reporter at a genuine news outlet, I still can’t believe it’s real.

BREAKING: In response to huge cuts in Trump's budget request, NSF is shuttering its SBE directorate. Staff will be transferred to other parts of the agency and "grants that align with Administration priorities" will be maintained. That & more w/ @maxkozlov.bsky.social & @edwrdchen.bsky.social

“go back to the moon but this time we have really good cameras” was a fantastic idea

This image of home just came down from the Artemis II crew. Taken after their translunar injection burn, there are aurorae at top right and lower left, and zodiacal light at lower right. Credit: NASA/Reid Wiseman

“Funding officially ran out for CIRES Global Monitoring Lab employees on March 24. The university informed 42 employees this week that they would be furloughed without pay on May 15 unless federal funding comes through” boulderreportinglab.org/2026/04/02/h...

It’s been the worst year for Colorado’s snowpack in recorded history. A striking new map shows why.

some pretty startling numbers in this post… #cowx

The March summary for the Fort Collins weather station that our office maintains is chock-full of eye-popping stats. Highest single-month temperature anomaly in the 130+ year period of record, 8 days warmer than the previous March record, earliest 90° day on record by over a month, and more. #cowx

New seasonal fire outlook dropped. Stay safe this summer, y’all. www.nifc.gov/nicc-files/p...

If you'd like to follow along with the #Artemis II launch, NASA has a live blog here: www.nasa.gov/blogs/missio... and you can watch the official broadcast on the NASA site here: plus.nasa.gov/scheduled-vi... or on YouTube here: www.youtube.com/live/Tf_UjBM...

“This year is on a whole other level,” said Colorado State University climatologist Dr Russ Schumacher, speaking about the intense heat that began rapidly melting the already sparse snowpack in March. “Seeing this year so far below any of the other years we have data for is very concerning.” #cowx

Rocky Mountain Biological Laboratory in Gothic, CO says snowpack at their high elevation campus is the lowest in their 50 plus years of records: www.rmbl.org/news-press/m...

"Be skeptical of unsourced or questionable-source news stories that you see on social media and try to confirm if they're actually true before sharing them" is excellent advice that does not just apply to April Fools Day.

Only a few days left to apply for student travel grants! Students in undergrad and graduate school are highly encouraged to apply if you're planning on attending the Joint Summit.

Nice! NHC track forecasts were more accurate than the 5-year means at all lead times. Intensity forecast errors exceeded the 5-year means because there were so many rapid intensification episodes, but intensity skill (which takes this difficulty into account) “remained near all-time highs.”

Colorado mountain snow: average year vs. this year. Record low snowpack by a HUGE margin.

My initial instinct is they should just go 100% automated but the crowd reaction to a successful challenge might be worth doing it this way

Chaska High School, hats off to thee!

From March 15 through March 26 there have been... More than 100 monthly records & more than 700 daily records broken or tied. Since March 1 there have been more than 1,100 daily records broken or tied across the nation. Some record heat will remain through the weekend for areas of the Southwest.

Happy birthday to the Washington Metro, which opened 50 years ago today with service on 4.6 mi of Red Line between Rhode Is. Ave & Farragut N. System now serves 130 mi. The DC Metro shows that, with good planning & enough investment, the public sector can succeed & build something extraordinary.

This incredible heat wave 🥵 is rewriting the record books for Colorado’s snowpack. 🏔️ We're currently witnessing a snow drought of historic proportions.🤯 With ~2 weeks of record-smashing temps across the Western US, our mountains are losing what little snow they had—fast. 📉 🧵 1/9 #cowx

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Update: the one record we had not yet broken this month was the all-time March record for Colorado (96°F at Holly in 1907), but that record will also fall. Stations at Springfield and Walsh in SE CO reached 97°F today. It's possible other stations that report daily will show even higher values #cowx

very timely visit by @climateflavors.bsky.social to our department today, showing preliminary results that snow years like this one may be around a 1 in 5 year occurrence by end of century 😬

The latest US Drought Monitor: Last week's record-setting temperatures and dry weather brought widespread worsening drought to Colorado. Nearly a quarter of the state is now seeing extreme drought or worse conditions. #cowx

1/5 NEW paper alert! 🧪🔥 A lot of you know that snowpack is currently at a record or near-record low in many watersheds in the western US. A logical question is thus: how will the low snowpack affect wildfire in the coming months? Read the thread for key findings ...

"We look ahead to March & April as the time when big storms are possible and the deficits can be made up. Unfortunately, this year has been just the opposite: Instead of much-needed snowstorms, we’re in an unprecedented March heat wave that is accelerating the melting of what little snow is there."

Last week's record-setting heat took a major toll on Colorado's snowpack (which was already in bad shape). We're currently sitting at 44% of average with ~2 weeks to go until our average peak. Little to no precipitation is expected over the next 7 days. #cowx

High temperatures like these across the state in March are ridiculous. The March statewide record of 96°F was tied at several locations including Campo, Burlington, and La Junta (so far, data still coming in); pretty much every other March record was broken. #cowx 1/

This is quite the map of Colorado from GOP Gov candidate Scott Bottoms. At least nine cities are in the wrong counties, some 100-200 miles from their actual locations. Bad AI or a staffer from out-of-state?

“THIS ALSO BREAKS THE OLD MONTHLY RECORD OF 85 DEGREES SET ON MARCH 20 AND 21, 2026.”

Four locations hit an astonishing 112°F today, eclipsing yesterday’s 110°F US March record that stood for just one day: www.wpc.ncep.noaa.gov/discussions/...

...And, again today, a huge swath of the continental United States clear across from the Pacific Coast to Mississippi River is experiencing all-time March monthly record heat. Some locations are so hot that they are actually exceeding *April* all-time record highs. Incredible.

My hometown had one radio station, a CBS Radio News affiliate, I grew up listening to it & later working there all through high school & college. I had a CBS Radio News coffee mug. The CBS Radio News sounder is one of the great western compositions. We had Dan Rather doing radio news commentary!

she is playing the hell out of that flute 🫡

“March”

Today’s updated NOAA CPC monthly and seasonal outlooks continue to trend favorably for parts of the Southwest late spring into monsoon season. Following this incredibly historic early season heat wave that may not substantially break until late next week, a much needed bit of positive news. #nmwx

Illinois has a new #hail record. 🧊 This week, IBHS joined scientists at NIU to confirm the largest hailstone ever recorded in the state, using our advanced 3D scanning technology. From the March 10 storm, the stone measured 168.05 mm at its max and 93.03 mm at its minimum, weighing 557.2 grams.

🧵Happy St. Patrick's day! What better way to celebrate than talking about ENSO? Specifically, let's talk about El Nino because that hype-train is leaving the station, and the ENSO Blog at Climate[.gov] is no longer around to provide expert context. 😡 www.youtube.com/watch?v=jwyU...

Updates of these plots for today's forecast model runs. They look about the same as they did four days ago. Record-smashing warmth coming up across the southwestern US over the next few days.

"Meteorologists are reaching for superlatives to describe an oncoming heat wave so intense and rare for this time of year that it could leave some locations shattering their all-time temperature records for April before that month has even begun." www.cnn.com/2026/03/17/w...

This week’s heat from the West Coast to the Plains will set hundreds of daily records—many by several degrees. Some areas may even set March records, with temperatures more typical of June. Learn how to stay safe: weather.gov/heat