Uncompahgre Plateau and Dallas Divide storm history

Generally 7 to 8 inches fell across the area with 7.2 inches at Columbine Pass.

Generally 4 to 9 inches of snow fell across the area with 9.1 inches of snow reported at Ridgway 0.6 SW.

Generally 6 to 12 inches of snow fell across the area with 7.5 inches reported at Ridgway 3.6 NW and up to 12 inches at Columbine Pass.

Generally 6 to 12 inches of snow fell across the area with 7.5 inches reported at Ridgway 3.6 NW and up to 12 inches at Columbine Pass.

Generally 9 inches of snow fell at Columbine Pass.

The US Drought Monitor removed the last area of Extreme (D3) Drought from Colorado Zone 017 - Uncompahgre Plateau and Dallas Divide on October 14th, 2025. Extreme (D3) Drought did not reoccur for a month. Therefore this will be the last entry for this zone until such time as Extr…

At the beginning of the month of October, the US Drought Monitor analyzed an area of Extreme (D3) Drought conditions covering roughly 15% of Colorado Zone 017 - Uncompahgre Plateau and Dallas Divide. Severe (D2) Drought conditions covered roughly 75% of the zone, and Moderate (D1…

The Turner Gulch Fire started in early July due to a lightning strike 7.5 miles northeast of Gateway, Colorado to the east and south of Highway 141. The fire grew to 31,699 acres before it was contained in early September. The estimated cost to date was $40,400,000. 15 structures…

At the beginning of the month of September, the US Drought Monitor analyzed an area of Extreme (D3) Drought conditions as covering roughly 75% of Colorado Zone 017 - Uncompahgre Plateau and Dallas Divide, with the remainder of the zone under Severe (D2) or better drought conditio…

The Wright Draw Fire started in early July due to a lightning strike 6 miles north-northeast of Gateway, Colorado west of Highway 141. The fire grew to 469 acres before it was contained in early August. The estimated cost to date was $887,483.

The Turner Gulch Fire started in early July due to a lightning strike 7.5 miles northeast of Gateway, Colorado to the east and south of Highway 141. The fire grew to 31,699 acres before it was contained in early September. The estimated cost to date was $40,400,000. 15 structures…

The Sowbelly Fire started in early July due to a lightning strike 16 miles west of Delta, Colorado. The fire grew to 2,274 acres before it was contained in early August. The estimated cost to date was $1,320,667.

At the beginning of the month of August, the US Drought Monitor analyzed an area of Extreme (D3) Drought conditions that covered roughly 50% of Colorado Zone 017 - Uncompahgre Plateau and Dallas Divide. Drought conditions remained unchanged until the 8/20/25 US Drought Monitor up…

The Wright Draw Fire started in early July due to a lightning strike 6 miles north-northeast of Gateway, Colorado west of Highway 141. The fire grew to 469 acres before it was contained in early August. The estimated cost to date was $887,483.

The Turner Gulch Fire started in early July due to a lightning strike 7.5 miles northeast of Gateway, Colorado to the east and south of Highway 141. The fire grew to 31,699 acres before it was contained in early September. The estimated cost was $40,400,000.00, 15 structures were…

The Sowbelly Fire started in early July due to a lightning strike 16 miles west of Delta, Colorado. The fire grew to 2,274 acres before it was contained in early August. The estimated cost to date was $1,320,667.00.

The US Drought Monitor analyzed an area of Extreme (D3) Drought in Colorado Zone 017 - Uncompahgre Plateau and Dallas Divide. This area saw some modest improvement with the July 9th Drought Monitor update, coinciding with a bit of improved moisture over the zone. Otherwise, condi…

Extreme (D3) Drought has been analyzed as covering the middle half of the zone. This coverage remained largely unchanged through the month of June.

The Uncompahgre Plateau and Dallas Divide (CO Zone 017) began the month with around 50% of the zone under Extreme (D3) Drought conditions. By the end of the month, the area analyzed as being under Extreme (D3) Drought conditions had expanded to cover around 75% of the zone.

Generally 4 to 10 inches of snow fell across the area with 6.3 inches of snow reported at Ridgway 3.3 NNW and 10 inches of snow reported at Dallas Divide.

Generally 4 to 6 inches of snow fell across the area with 6 inches at Columbine Pass and 4 to 5 inches of snow around the Ridgway area.

Generally 4 to 8 inches of snow fell across the area with 7 to 8 inches at Columbine Pass and 4 to 6 inches around the Ridgway area.

Generally around 24 inches of snow fell at Columbine Pass. Winds stayed below 45 mph with a peak wind gust to 43 mph across the area.

Generally 8 to 9 inches of snow fell at Columbine Pass. Peak wind gust of 48 mph occurred at Cottonwood Basin RAWS.

Generally 28 inches of snow fell at Columbine Pass with 2 to 6 inches at the lower elevations.

The Jacks Canyon RAWS station recorded an approximately 1 hour period of temperatures below 25F and wind chill values below 15F. Winds were at or above 10 mph, sustained or gusting, for the entirety of the period. Temperatures hovered around 11F and winds hovered around 10 mph. T…

The Jacks Canyon RAWS station recorded an approximately 4 hour period of temperatures below 25F and wind chill values below 15F. Winds during this period were at or above 10 mph, sustained or gusting. Temperatures hovered around 25F and winds ranged from 11 mph to 13 mph. The col…

The Jacks Canyon RAWS station recorded an approximately 1 hour period where temperatures were below 25F and wind chill values were below 15F. Winds during this period were at or above 10 mph, gusting or sustained. Temperatures ranged from 5F to 6F, and winds hovered around 12 mph…

The Jacks Canyon RAWS station recorded an approximately 1 hour period where temperatures were below 25F and wind chill values were below 15F. Winds during this period were at or above 10 mph, gusting or sustained. Temperatures hovered around 10F and winds hovered around 11 mph. T…

The Jacks Canyon RAWS station recorded an approximately 1 hour period where temperatures were below 25F and wind chill values were below 15F. Winds during this period were at or above 10 mph, sustained or gusting. Temperatures hovered around 7F and winds hovered around 12 mph. Th…

The Jacks Canyon RAWS station recorded an approximately 6 hour period where temperatures were below 25F and wind chill values were below 15F. Winds during this period were at or above 10 mph, gusting or sustained. Temperatures ranged from 18F to 25F and winds ranged from 13 mph t…

The Jacks Canyon RAWS station recorded an approximately 1 hour period of temperatures below 25F and wind chill values below 15F. Only about half of this period saw winds at or above 10 mph, sustained or gusting. That said, even the weaker winds produced sufficiently cold wind chi…

The Jacks Canyon RAWS station recorded an approximately 1 hour period with temperatures below 25F and wind chill values below 15F. Wind during this period were at or above 10 mph, gusting or sustained. Temperatures ranged from 23F to 29F and winds ranged from 11 mph to 12 mph. Th…

The Jacks Canyon RAWS station recorded an approximately 6 hour period of temperatures below 25F and wind chill values below 15F. Winds during this period were at or above 10 mph, gusting or sustained. Temperatures ranged from 14F to 19F and winds ranged from 10 mph to 18 mph. The…

The Jacks Canyon RAWS station recorded an approximately 7 hour period where temperatures were below 25F and wind chill values were below 15F. Winds were at or above 10 mph, gusting or sustained, during this period. Temperatures ranged from 6F to 14F and winds ranged from 13F to 1…

The Jacks Canyon RAWS station recorded an approximately 10 hour period where temperatures were below 25F and wind chill values were below 15F. Winds were, for the most part, at or above 10 mph, gusting or sustained. That said, even weaker winds produced sufficiently cold wind chi…

The Jacks Canyon RAWS station recorded an approximately 1 hour period where temperatures were below 25F and wind chill values were below 15F. Wind chill values were at or above 10 mph, gusting or sustained. Temperatures hovered around 7F and winds hovered around 10 mph. The colde…

The Jacks Canyon RAWS station recorded an approximately 13 hour period with temperatures below 25F and wind chill values below 15F. Winds were at or above 10 mph, gusting or sustained. Temperatures ranged from 11F to 17F and winds ranged from 11 mph to 22 mph. The coldest wind ch…

The Jacks Canyon RAWS station recorded an approximately 17 hour period of temperatures below 25F and wind chill values below 15F. Winds were at or above 10 mph, gusting or sustained, for the majority of the period. However, even weaker winds were capable of producing sufficiently…

The Jacks Canyon RAWS recorded an approximately 11 hour period where temperatures were below 25F and wind chill values were below 15F. Winds during this period were at or above 10 mph, gusting or sustained. Temperatures ranged from 21F to 22F and winds ranged from 11 mph to 13 mp…

Generally 5 to 10 inches of snow fell across the higher elevations of the area with about 9.6 inches at Columbine Pass.

Generally 38.4 inches of snow fell at Columbine Pass with 4 to 8 inches at the lower elevations, including 7.8 inches reported at Ridgway 3.3 NNW.

Generally 6 to 10 inches of snow fell across the area with 9 inches at Columbine Pass and 9.5 inches at Ridgway 3.3 NNW.

Generally 5 to 6 inches of snow fell at Columbine Pass.

Generally 10 to 14 inches of snow fell across the area with 14 inches at Columbine Pass and 10.3 inches at Ridgway 3.6 NW.

The Kings Canyon Fire started in late July due to a lightning strike a half mile south of the Little Dolores River near Kings Canyon about 15 miles southwest of Fruita, Colorado. The fire grew to 220 acres before it was contained in early August. The estimated final cost was $1 m…

The Bucktail Fire started in early August 4 miles northeast of Nucla. The cause remains undetermined. The fire grew to 7,202 acres before it was contained in late August. The estimated final cost was $10 million.

The Kings Canyon Fire started in late July due to a lightning strike a half mile south of the Little Dolores River near Kings Canyon about 15 miles southwest of Fruita, Colorado. The fire grew to 220 acres before it was contained in early August. The estimated final cost was $1 m…

Generally 6 inches of snow fell at Columbine Pass. Winds gusted in the 35 to 45 mph range on average with a peak wind gust of 49 mph at Cottonwood Basin.

Generally 8 to 9 inches of snow fell at Columbine Pass.