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Drought continues, hopes for wet winter from El Niño event

RBC | According to the U.S. Drought Monitor all of Rio Blanco County is still currently classified as D3, or Extreme Drought, as precipitation around the county continues to fall well under normal rates. However, there is some hope to be found in the winter forecast.

September 30, 2018 by Jennifer Hill Comments are Disabled

Meeker

Finally …

January 26, 2018 by editor Comments are Disabled

County

Dry conditions continue

RBC | The first two weeks of 2018 have seen a continuation of dry weather as the local region plunges further into drought-like conditions. According to the National Integrated Drought Information System, the western half of Rio Blanco County is currently experiencing Moderate Drought conditions with less than 30 percent[Read More…]

January 14, 2018 by Jennifer Hill 1 comment

County

Fire ban lifted in county

Special to the Herald Times RBC | The fire ban for unincorporated and private lands in Rio Blanco County was lifted Monday, Aug. 7 following recent rains and a positive long term fire weather outlook, according to the Rio Blanco County Sheriff’s Office (RBCSO). The Bureau of Land Management lifted[Read More…]

August 11, 2017 by Special to the Herald Times Comments are Disabled

County

Snowpack falls below normal

RBC | Snowpack in the Yampa, White and North Platte river basins is below normal at 86 percent of the median. Precipitation for March was 53 percent of average and water year-to-date precipitation is 108 percent of average. Reservoir storage at the end of March was 122 percent of average[Read More…]

May 15, 2017 by Special to the Herald Times Comments are Disabled

Ice…

January 13, 2017 by Jennifer Hill Comments are Disabled

Unseasonably warm, dry weather slows elk harvest

RBC | Unseasonably warm and dry conditions are making life tough for a lot of hunters this fall. With the third combined deer and elk rifle season coming to a close on Sunday, deer hunters are seeing more success than their elk hunting cohorts. Warm, dry conditions allow elk to[Read More…]

November 11, 2016 by Special to the Herald Times Comments are Disabled

What will El Niño mean to the West?

RBC I The last major El Niño to hit California was catastrophic: Throughout the winter of 1997 and 1998, rain, snow and powerful winds battered the state’s interior while towering waves hammered the coast.

November 29, 2015 by Special to the Herald Times Comments are Disabled

Rangely

Double delight…

It is said that high humidity and strong sunlight combine for a bright rainbow and that a rare double rainbow is caused by very high humidity and even stronger sunlight. Such was the case recently when this brightly colored double rainbow made an appearance in the sky over Rangely.

October 26, 2015 by Special to the Herald Times Comments are Disabled

Hopes are high in the Western states for a super El Niño

RBC I El Niño is upon us, and it’s shaping up to be a big one—so big that scientists have amused themselves coming up with new terms for the coming weather phenomenon.

October 12, 2015 by Special to the Herald Times Comments are Disabled

Rangely

Double rainbow…

May 9, 2015 by Special to the Herald Times Comments are Disabled

Rangely

Rangely rainbow…

After a good soaking much of the day on the last Sunday of the summer, the clouds parted enough late in the day to allow this rainbow to form over Rangely. It rained again that evening and on Monday to make for some good precipitation as autumn officially began.

October 15, 2014 by Special to the Herald Times Comments are Disabled