"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."

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Climate change makes heat waves 1) more likely and 2) more intense. It doesn't *cause* a heat wave, though. #COwx

Tomorrow afternoon: Cold front will push in 30-40 mph winds and cooler temps between 3-7p. Isolated shower, maybe a rumble of thunder with the frontal passage. Cloudy Friday AM with some foothills/Divide showers, maybe some flakes esp above 6k feet. #COwx

NEW: All-time March record high temperature just set in Denver: 87° at DIA (88-89° downtown) sets a new hottest March temperature on record. Still an outside chance to get to 90°, which would be our earliest 90°+ by more than a month. #COwx

Denver (DIA) just tied the all-time March record high temp of 86°. As a reminder: the current 86° record was set on Saturday, which broke the back-to-back record of 85° set last Thursday and Friday. #COwx

Our current heat wave is likely “the most anomalously extreme heat wave ever observed at any time of year in the southwestern U.S.” I’d certainly echo that for Colorado, specifically.

Colorado's snowpack was at 64% of average just 2-3 weeks ago...now it's at 38%. It's tanking. #COwx

NEW: Denver is now under Stage 1 Drought restrictions for the first time since 2013. Denver's seeking a 20% drop in water usage. That means: -You can only water your lawn twice a week this summer -Wait until mid-to-late May to turn on sprinklers More:

New daily record of 76° set in Denver at… …9:53 a.m. #COwx

It’s not even 10a and Denver’s already tied the daily record (75°). Ridiculous. #COwx

54° for an overnight low in Denver is stupid absurd. Not only is that our warmest March low by 6°, it’s almost our warmest April low as well. #COwx

🌡️ Hottest March day on record? Temps today will soar into the upper 80s in Denver, easily breaking our daily record of 75° (set in 2012), and threatening our hottest March day on record (86°, set Saturday). 🌦️ Cooler tomorrow (70s) with a chance for PM showers/storms. #COwx

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Our saving grace through our heat wave has been a lack of wind. Might not be so lucky next week (though mountain snow looks likely). #COwx

It's Denver's warmest start to a calendar year on record, and it's not even close. 41.2° year-to-date temp is more than a full degree higher than the #2 spot. And of course, that gap will grow this week. #COwx

Up to 80° in Denver so far, our 5th day this month at 80°+, easily the most on record. Previous March record: 3 days, 1907 #COwx

Another daily record high: Denver's up to 78°, breaking the 130-year-old daily record of 76°. That's our 4th daily record high in 6 days. Tomorrow will make it 5 of 7, along with an all-time March record. Absurd, historic March heat wave. #COwx

Getting lots of Qs about a 'super' El Niño and what it might mean for Colorado. In general: Colorado trends warmer and stormier. Clear above-average snowpack + Denver snow trend. Note: I included '23-'24 even though it wasn't officially a super event (it was very close). #COwx

🌡️ Record heat again: Highs spike back into the low 80s today, which'd mark our 4th record high in six days. A mix of sun and clouds and breezy. 🥵 Even hotter tomorrow, with a high near 90° in Denver (our hottest day in this stretch) before a cold front Thursday/Friday. #COwx

Record heat -> brief cooldown Friday (maybe some showers/rumbles of thunder) -> warm weekend -> more active next week? #COwx

A more active look to next week (finally), with mountain snow and at least a few chances for eastern Colorado rain/snow next week. More as it gets closer. #COwx

Hard to believe this *isn't* Denver's hottest March-to-date on record (1910 = #1), but we'll easily be in the #1 spot after this week. #Cowx

If Colorado's snowpack were a sports team, they'd be the 2025 Colorado Rockies. This is big yikes. #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/

⛅️ Mostly cloudy and a bit warmer than yesterday, with highs in the low 70s. A slight chance for a brief rain shower after 5p, most stay dry. 🌡️ Warmer and sunnier tomorrow, with highs back in record territory in the 80s. Even warmer (near 90°) on Wednesday. #COwx

🌤️ Mostly sunny but notably cooler than yesterday, with a high in the upper 60s in Denver (still about 10° above average). 🌡️ Warming up but with more clouds tomorrow, with highs in the low 70s. Back in the 80s with record heat both Tuesday and Wednesday. #COwx

Virtually every major Colorado weather station is breaking its hottest March temperature on record right now. Absurd. #COwx

A bunch of 90°+ readings in/near Denver today, though DIA the cool spot at ‘just’ 86° so far. #COwx

Not even noon, and Denver’s already broken its daily record. Up to 80° before noon. Old record of 78° (1995) didn’t stand a chance. 90° remains in play today. #COwx

🌡️ Historic heat: Denver will record its earliest 90° reading on record today, with an absurd high of 90°. This'll be Denver's earliest 90°+ on record by six weeks (current record: 4/30/92). Breezy with elevated fire danger. 🌤️ Cooler tomorrow (60s), warmer Monday (70s). #COwx

Denver ties the new all-time March record high of 85°, last set…yesterday #COwx

Fire Weather Warning for NE Colorado tomorrow, with 30-40 mph peak gusts ahead of a cold front tomorrow night. Good news is that winds shouldn't be too rough, but still, any fire start could spread quick tomorrow. #COwx

Snowpack numbers are tanking as historic March heat bakes Colorado. Unfortunately, these numbers will keep nosediving over the next few days. #COwx

If you're hoping for some hope of non-June weather in Colorado...at least some hints that early April trends a bit cooler/wetter. Keep you posted. #COwx

3rd-straight day at 80°+ in Denver. Only the second time on record that's happened in the month of March. #COwx

Denver just broke its daily record again. 82° so far breaks the 119-year-old daily record of 80°, with a few more hours of heating to go. #COwx

This is just crazy. March 20th. Colorado.

Happy official start of spring. Or as it feels in Colorado today: happy summer #COwx

🌡️ Another day, another record high: 87° today will mark our second-straight day setting a new hottest March temperature on record. Sunny with a 10-20 mph breeze. 🌤️ Even hotter tomorrow with a high near 90° and breezy before a brief 'cooldown' into the 60s on Sunday. #COwx

Did the weathers in a swimsuit on TV today because it was 85° in Denver on March 19th #COwx

America's highest city - Leadville, CO (elevation 10,100') - was warmer than Myrtle Beach, SC (55°) and Wilmington, NC (60°) today. Spring break...two miles high? #COwx

You name the Colorado town, and they probably set a new all-time March record high today. High and low, east or west, north or south. And we'll do it again tomorrow. And again on Saturday. #COwx

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Got a 90° high in the 7-day forecast for Denver for Saturday. This would be Denver's earliest 90°+ by *six weeks* (4/30/92). #COwx

It's officially Denver's hottest March day on record. 85° at DIA (and downtown) = hottest March day in 154 years of official records. And it'll be even hotter tomorrow and Saturday. #COwx

Denver just tied its hottest March temperature on record. 84° so far ties 3/26/71 for highest March temp in 154 years of official record-keeping. And...it'll be even hotter tomorrow and Saturday. #COwx

Record broken in Denver: 82 so far today breaks the 1907 record of 81. Likely will climb a bit more today. #COwx

Highs yesterday: 🏔️ Aspen (elevation: 7800’): 69° 🏔️ Gunnison (elevation: 7700’): 70° 🏔️ Steamboat Springs (elevation: 6900’): 70° 🌴 Miami, Florida: (elevation: 10’): 69° #COwx

🌡️ Record heat today: A high of 83° in Denver today will break our daily record (81°, 1907) and threaten our hottest March temperature on record (84°, 1971). Less wind than yesterday. 🔥 Even hotter tomorrow (mid-80s) and Saturday (near 90°) before a cooler Sunday. #COwx