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High Plains Weekly Drought Update - March 26, 2020
Author: Gannon Rush - High Plains Regional Climate Center
Published: 2020-03-26 23:38:58
Updated:
According to the U.S Drought Monitor, minor changes were made to drought conditions across the High Plains this past week. Moderate drought (D1) conditions were slightly reduced in northwestern Colorado, while abnormally dry (D0) conditions were expanded in northeastern Colorado and the Nebraska Panhandle. D0 conditions were introduced in extreme northwest North Dakota.
As of March 25th, snow water equivalent (SWE) values in Colorado basins were reported as near to above median, resulting in a statewide snowpack of 110% of median. As of March 23rd, SWE values in Wyoming basins were also reported as near to above median, with the exception of the Sweetwater Basin.
The Climate Prediction Center’s 6-10 day outlook has increased chances for above-normal temperatures in Nebraska, Colorado, Wyoming, the majority of South Dakota, western Kansas, and southwest North Dakota. Increased chances for above-normal precipitation are present in North Dakota and northeast South Dakota. Meanwhile, increased chances of below-normal precipitation are present in Wyoming, the majority of Colorado, western Nebraska, southwest South Dakota, and extreme northwest Kansas. The National Weather Service’s 7-day Quantitative Precipitation Forecast predicts that precipitation will occur in all states, with the greatest amounts expected in central Nebraska and southeast Kansas.
