BoulderCAST Daily – Tue 07/14/26 | The Front Range Continues to Bake Under Expansive Ridge

FHottest Day of the Week Behind Us or the third straight day, Boulder’s official high temperature hit 97°F on Monday, once again tying the hottest reading of 2026. That’s still a solid 5° shy of the July 13th record of 102°F set back in 1954. For context, our climatological average high this week is 88°F. Our station—and the Boulder Airport—both …

Ben Castellani

Ben grew up in southwestern Pennsylvania and holds both a bachelor's and a master's degree in Meteorology, the latter being from CU Boulder. His hometown received nearly three feet of snow from the Storm of the Century back in March of 1993, sparking his initial interest in impactful weather. Ben currently works on remote sensing and data analysis software at NV5 Geospatial Software in Boulder.