Pagosa Weather

09/04/2026

September ’26 Newsletter!

Tuesday – 3 September 2026 – 6:00pm

Included in this newsletter: Community Outreach News; Calendar of events, CoCoRaHS and Contest Updates…

Huge waves of thanks to: Sandra & Darin Dillon who made a generous donation in August!

This Month’s featured sponsor: Peggy Andrews, Independent Real Estate Broker! Peggy was one of our very first sponsors five years ago! Details on Peggy in photo below.

Community Outreach!
- Rio Blanco Fire summation. Follow link in comments.
- Pagosa Mountain Rotary Club visit. Follow link in comments.

Upcoming
- September 12th/13th. Young Eagles Day AND Vet 4 Vets & Rotary Club Community Pancake Breakfast! Follow link in comments for more details.
- September 18th-20th: Colorfest! Follow link in comments for more details.
- October TBD: CoCoRaHS annual snow training.
- Friday, November 13th! Pagosa Weather Winter Weather Wonder. Get ready for this winter! Featured Speakers: Arleen Prochazka of Pagosa Weather and Dustin English with the Upper San Juan Search and Rescue will be the guest speaker. 5:30pm to 8:30pm. Pagosa Lakes Clubhouse 230 Port Avenue.

- Arleen

09/03/2026

Thursday - 3 Sep 2026 - 3:15pm

Forecast highlights…

*** Recent rain hasn’t been enough to ease fire danger. The San Juan National Forest and Archuleta County are under stage 1 fire restrictions. ***

*** Slight chance for an isolated storm through Saturday. ***

*** Scattered storms Sunday through next Friday. The best chance is Sunday and Monday and then again Wednesday and Thursday. ***

The *** LINK *** in comments has a thorough 7-day forecast and a look at precip for the next 15 days.

The next post will be Saturday evening or Sunday evening.

- Shawn

Fall is in the air when these guys serenade us every morning – pic taken 7/22/2026

09/02/2026

Wednesday - 2 Sep 2026 - 7:20pm

Precip in August was disappointing. How will we do in September? Will we see our first few snowflakes before the month ends?

The *** LINK *** in comments has the August Summary and Arleen's September Outlook.

A HUGE thanks for your precip reports and pictures! Reports help verify our forecasts and make us better forecasters.

Another HUGE thanks to our donors and sponsors! You help cover the cost of our web page and our weather subscriptions, necessary to provide you accurate weather reports!

- Shawn

“Severe drought” conditions persist across Archuleta County.

09/01/2026

Tuesday- 1 Sep 2026 - 3pm

Welcome to meteorological fall! Over the next few weeks we will transition from a summer pattern to a fall pattern. I like to call it yo-yo season. One day can be sunny and 60 degrees, and the next day we could get a little heavy wet snow. It's fun to forecast!

Forecast highlights…

*** Recent rain hasn’t been enough to ease fire danger. The San Juan National Forest and Archuleta County are under stage 1 fire restrictions. ***

*** Mostly dry with breezy afternoons through Thursday. ***

*** Scattered storms Friday through the middle of next week. ***

The *** LINK *** in comments has a thorough 7-day forecast and a look at precip for the next 15 days. It's encouraging, but I'm leery because it hasn't panned out all summer.

The next post will be on Thursday.

- Shawn

Tommy photo-bombed my sunset picture! – pic taken 8/31/2026

08/31/2026

Monday - 31 Aug 2026 - 9am

Yay for rain! Much of the county got a decent soaking. CoCoRaHS reports range from 0.08" to 0.41". Most reports were in the 0.10" to 0.30" range.

Moisture will continue to stream into our area from the south today. Scattered showers and thunderstorms Monday afternoon and evening will be capable of short periods of heavy rain, small hail, gusty winds, and lightning.

The Weather Prediction Center has most of Archuleta County under a "slight chance" for excessive rainfall and flash flooding.

- Shawn

Image 1 is CoCoRaHS 24-hour rain reports from this morning.

Image 2 is the WPC excessive rainfall forecast for Monday. Archuleta County is under a "slight risk" which is a 15-39% chance for flash flooding.

08/31/2026

Sunday - 30 Aug 2026 - 6:15pm

Storms are currently skirting the northwest part of Archuleta County. There is a lot of lightning in the Williams Creek Reservoir area.

Forecast highlights…

*** It’s been dry, warm, and breezy. Fire danger remains high. The San Juan National Forest and Archuleta County are under stage 1 fire restrictions. ***

*** Scattered storms into early Tuesday morning. Mostly dry with breezy afternoons Tuesday through Friday. Scattered storms next weekend. ***

The *** LINK *** in comments has a thorough 7-day forecast and a look at precip for the next 15 days.

The next post will be on Tuesday.

- Shawn

Lots of clouds over the mountains. Let’s hope those clouds drop some rain! – pic taken 8/30/2026

08/28/2026

Lunar Eclipse Tonight! (Thursday)

Thursday – 27 Aug 2026 – 7:55pm

A deep partial lunar eclipse will be visible across Southern Colorado on Thursday. At its peak, more than 90% of the Moon will slip into Earth’s shadow, giving much of the Moon a reddish or coppery appearance. Clouds are clearing out now – looks good! The Moon will rise around 7:36 pm Thursday, with the partial eclipse set to begin at ~ 8:40 pm. The eclipse will reach its maximum at approximately 10:15 pm, when about 93% of the Moon will be covered by Earth’s umbral shadow. The partial eclipse will end around 11:55 pm.

Forecast highlights…

- Recent storms have been spotty, so fire danger remains high. The San Juan National Forest and Archuleta County are under stage 1 fire restrictions.

- Scattered afternoon and evening storms Friday & Saturday. Uptick for Sunday!

Follow link in comments to read full details and to see forecast charts.

The next post will be Saturday afternoon.

– Arleen

Lead Image: Miner/Ioca Park dressed in early fall aster blooms – pic taken 8/27/2026

08/25/2026

Tuesday - 25 Aug 2026 - 5:20pm

The center part of the county got a good soaking on Sunday. Monday and Tuesday most of the area has been dry.

Forecast highlights…

*** Recent storms have been spotty, so fire danger remains high. The San Juan National Forest and Archuleta County are under stage 1 fire restrictions. ***

*** Scattered afternoon and evening storms each day. We will continue to play rain lottery. ***

The *** LINK *** in comments has a thorough 7-day forecast and a look at precip for the next 15 days.

The next post will be Thursday evening.

- Shawn

I enjoy watching our evening lightning shows – pic taken 8/19/2026

08/24/2026

Monday - 24 Aug 2026 - 4:15pm

Fire crews are tackling multiple lightning fires. Details are below.

Unfortunately I don’t expect a county-wide soaking anytime soon. Spotty afternoon and evening storms with lightning will persist through Thursday.

- Shawn

Firefighters on the Pagosa Ranger District of the have been responding to multiple lightning-caused fires in recent days, including Sunday's 1/10th acre Sawmill Fire, which has been contained, and the 1/10th acre Saddle Horn Fire, which is out.

Today, crews are supporting two new lightning-caused fires: the 1 acre Snow Springs Fire on the east side of Devil Mountain, and the Spring Basin Fire located west of FS Road 668 and east of Blue Mountain, currently assessed at 1/10th acre. Support includes a Type 2 and Type 3 helicopter, engines, and hand crews.

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08/24/2026

Monday - 24 Aug 2026 - 3pm

There is a new fire just east of Devil Mountain. Details are below.

- Shawn