Weather

Here comes May, and with it comes one of those classic Colorado forecast stretches where just about everything is…

Get the Longmont weather report for April 23–30, 2026. Daylight grows fast, drought remains severe, snowpack is low, and a moisture return may bring precipitation plus early severe storm chances.

Here is the big takeaway for Longmont and the Front Range as we head through March 19 to March 26, 2026: the pattern is locked in. A powerful ridge of high pressure dominates the West, pushing temperatures well above normal, while precipitation stays scarce. The forecast is not just “dry.” It is the kind of dry that keeps stacking the deck for drought.

Spring is arriving with a bitter dose of dry and hot. Snowpack remains far below normal, fire danger is elevated, and a massive high pressure ridge off the California coast is setting the stage for a rapid warm-up next week.

Spring is nudging in with bigger swings: a late-week cold front brings mountain snow and a brief cooldown, then…

Week at a glance: a brief thaw, a Pacific system brushing the region with mountain snow, dry plains for…