7/28/2023 0 Comments Denver weather this week![]() ![]() While conditions have been wet across the Front Range for several weeks, the water manager said a week or two of rain isn’t going to make significant changes to the city’s water storage system, which relies mostly on snowpack. ![]() “We don’t really share any watersheds with Denver or northern Colorado or some of the other larger systems,” Brown said. When the City Council approved a move to declare Stage 1 Drought in late February, some council members and residents pointed out that surrounding cities like Denver were not making similar decisions, especially as snowpack levels appeared to be up statewide.īut those snowpack levels were a statewide average, Brown noted in an interview, and the watersheds that Aurora has rights to, particularly in the upper areas of the South Platte, received lower than average snowpack. ![]() And, according to a statewide drought map, neither Colorado nor the city of Aurora are in a state of drought. Any properties that had watering variance allowances for irrigation also had to reduce their use to avoid extra costs.īut with the amount of rain the area has been receiving, residents have questioned why Aurora is still under any type of restrictions. Residents’ bills should have remained similar to last summer’s as long as they stuck to the two-days-per-week rule. The goal was to reduce the city’s outdoor water use by 20%. The restrictions limited residents, multifamily units and commercial properties to watering their lawns twice a week, rather than three, starting May 1, or they would have to pay higher bills. “While we are not at our needed 75% of storage quite yet, both the weather and runoff projections are looking positive for the next couple of weeks and odds of needing to continue drought restrictions into July are minimal,” Aurora Water General Manager Marshall Brown said.Īs of June 6, Aurora’s reservoirs were filled to 68% capacity, and the City Council will consider a resolution June 28 to remove the city’s “Stage 1 Drought” restrictions on outdoor water use. Water officials cautioned though that the situation is constantly evolving, citing the way Aurora’s reservoirs are replenished outside of city limits. Temperature 73° (2° below avg.Digital Replica Edition Home Page Close Menuįollowing weeks of heavy rainfall, Aurora city leaders expect to roll back drought restrictions that called for a surcharge on residents’ and business owners’ water bills if they watered their lawns more than twice per week. July 2023 Long Range Weather Forecast for High Plains Dates On average, September and October will be warmer and slightly wetter than normal.įree 2-Month Weather Forecast June 2023 Long Range Weather Forecast for High Plains Dates Summer will be hotter and drier than normal, with the hottest periods in mid-June, early July, and early and late August. April and May will be warmer than normal, on average, with above-normal precipitation. The snowiest periods will be in mid- to late November, mid- to late January, and early February. Precipitation and snowfall will be above normal in the north and below normal in the south. Winter will be colder than normal, with the coldest periods in late November, early December, early and late January, and early and late February. Enter Your Location Annual Weather Summary
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