Weather

Freeze watch issued for Southwest Colorado Wednesday night

Forecaster says unusually warm spring prompted earlier freeze alerts

May 5, 2026

Photos: Winter’s encore

A red-winged blackbird sings out from a snow-covered aspen tree Tuesday at Purgatory Resort after several inches of snow fell…

April 14, 2026

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Spring storms forecast to wet Southwest Colorado this weekend, early next week

systems will bring rain, snow and the possibility of lightning

April 10, 2026

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Photos: Lemon Reservoir sitting pretty going into irrigation season

Lemon Reservoir sits 82% full on Tuesday north of Durango, holding 32,740 acre feet of water. With the October rains…

April 7, 2026

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Photos: A very welcome spring storm

A spring storm Tuesday and Wednesday brought 1 to 2 feet of snow to the San Juan Mountains, including about…

April 2, 2026

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Photo: Every little bit of snow helps

The early morning sun lights up the La Plata Mountains on Thursday after fresh snowfall from a recent storm. (Jerry…

April 2, 2026

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Storm to bring rain, snow back to Southwest Colorado

pressure breaks down as weather system brings cooler temperatures and precipitation

March 31, 2026

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The smelly trees of spring have sprung in Durango

story behind the Callery Pear trees around town – and why they stink

March 26, 2026

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Photo: Paddling on the Animas River

Michael Schweitz paddles down the Animas River on Tuesday after putting in at Oxbow Park before turning around and heading…

March 24, 2026

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Colorado’s early snowmelt is a preview of a hotter future

a longer wildfire season and major headaches for state water managers

March 23, 2026

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Southwest Colorado prepares to rein in water use

‘The outlook for this year is grim,’ said Ken Beck, superintendent of Pine River Irrigation District

March 21, 2026

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Heat wave to hit much of Colorado heading into first day of spring

National Weather Service forecasts temperatures in the 80s Thursday through Saturday in Durango

March 18, 2026

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Chapman Hill ski area shuts down for the season

temperatures and thin snowpack end Durango hill’s winter run

March 13, 2026

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Photo: Hammock in the sky

Xiimara Salazar, a Fort Lewis College freshman from Alaska, enjoys downtime Tuesday on campus with temperatures in the 60s. (Jerry…

March 10, 2026

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Photo: Just a little snow

Snow flurries in Hesperus on Friday morning as unsettled weather conditions move through area. (Jerry McBride/Durango Herald)cca

March 6, 2026

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Photos: Early spring flowers

Crocus flowers pop up Thursday around Durango amid springlike temperatures this winter. (Jerry McBride/Durango Herald)cca Daffodils make an early appearance…

March 5, 2026

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Winter plagued by ‘freakishly bad’ atmospheric pattern, meteorologists say

snowfall quickly followed by 60-degree temperatures

February 26, 2026

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Photos: Vanishing act

A car, or an SUV or a pickup – we’re really not sure – drives through a puddle of snowmelt…

February 20, 2026

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Storm brings 4-12 inches of snow to La Plata County

totals vary greatly across the region; regardless, residents rejoice

February 20, 2026

Business

As Colorado’s winter dries up, so do revenues for weather dependent businesses

Matt Fisher, owner of the Union Green Car Wash and Dog Wash in Lakewood, stands in a cleaning tunnel on…

February 18, 2026

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Winter weather expected to pick up again Friday

‘It’s not going to change the course of the really dry winter that we’ve had,’ forecaster says

February 18, 2026

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Photos: Winter fun

A couple and their dog walk up La Plata Canyon as strong winds blow snow Tuesday. (Jerry McBride/Durango Herald)cca Miko…

February 17, 2026

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Winter storm blows into Southwest Colorado

Whiteout conditions could make travel difficult

February 16, 2026

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Photo: Lesson learned

Philip Meisner gives Talia Muechlnickel a skateboard lesson at the Durango Skate Park on a warm Tuesday afternoon. (Jerry McBride/Durango…

February 10, 2026