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Born and raised in St. Louis, Andrew obtained a Ph.D. in Atmospheric Science from the University of Colorado in 2015. From 2015 to 2020, he worked remotely in Boulder as an atmospheric scientist with NOAA's Atlantic Oceanographic and Meteorological Laboratory in Miami. Andy is now a full-time meteorologist.

This Week in Colorado Weather: March 16, 2026

Colorado may be easing into the week on a calm, cool note, but the atmosphere has no intention of staying quiet — and the shift ahead isn’t the one you might expect. While a major storm system pounds the eastern half of the country, a powerful ridge is quietly taking shape off the West Coast, ready to drive an exceptional, record‑shattering March heatwave straight into the Front Range. With gusty downslope winds on the way and the strong likelihood of multiple all‑time records falling, this week is all about the heat. How hot will it get and when will the heatwave end? Let’s take a look.

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This Week in Colorado Weather: March 2, 2026

Meteorological winter wrapped up in the most 2025–26 way possible: not with snow, but with a wildfire at the base of the Flatirons—an unsettling bookend to what has been Boulder’s warmest winter on record by a wide margin. This week keeps the volatility going, with a near‑record warm Monday, a sharp cool‑down and rain on Tuesday, and a second late‑week system that could bring snow for everyone depending on how the trough organizes. It’s a classic early‑March pattern with warm spells, cold fronts, and plenty of uncertainty. Read on as we break down what to expect throughout the highly variable week of weather ahead in the Front Range.

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