Extreme heat will continue across the Pacific Northwest into midweek before finally waning. Hot temperatures, dry, gusty conditions, and isolated dry thunderstorms will bring critical fire weather. Heavy rain and thunderstorms are expected across portions of the Southwest, the Sierras, and the central/southern Plains. A series of storms will bring heavy rain and strong winds to southern Alaska. Read More >
...Current water year precipitation is averaging 95 to 105 percent of normal across Wyoming…
January 2019 precipitation totals across Wyoming were 110 to 115 percent of average. Precipitation numbers varied between 150 percent of normal over the Belle Fourche River Drainage (northeast Wyoming) to near 70 percent of average over the Big Horn River Basin (north central Wyoming). Current water year (October 2018 - January 2019) precipitation across Wyoming was 95 to 105 percent of average.
Mountain snowpack across Wyoming was 85 to 95 percent of median by early February. Snowpack "water" numbers and/or SWEs were the highest across basins in southeast Wyoming—varying between 100 to 125 percent of median. SWEs across basins in western Wyoming were 75 to 85 percent of median.
Below normal (75 to 90 percent) snowmelt streamflow volumes are expected across several major basins across Wyoming. Above average snowmelt streamflow volumes are expected across the Upper North Platte and Laramie Watersheds. The Wind, Big Horn, and Upper Green Basins are forecasted to have below normal streamflow volumes during the upcoming snowmelt season.
Wyoming reservoirs are averaging 70 to 75 percent of capacity in early February. Reservoirs storages across Wyoming remain above average at 105 to 115 percent for February.
The latest Wyoming water supply outlook graphic:
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