Category: Climatology (Page 46 of 63)

These posts contain information about the long-term weather patterns of Boulder County. Potential topics may include 30-day weather outlooks, El Nino/La Nina, and seasonal forecasts. You will find less about the day-to-day weather, with more focus on longer trends and patterns.

Christmas Day has the highest probability of snow on the ground in Boulder! Here’s why…

December 22, 2020 / Ben Castellani

We take a broad look at White Christmas occurrences in Boulder’s historical record and discuss why Christmas Day, out of all days, has the highest probability of snow on the ground. We also give our White Christmas forecast for this year.

Front Range and Boulder Weather Recap: November 2020

December 4, 2020 / Ben Castellani

November 2020 ended up quite a bit different than November 2019 which was one of the coldest for our area. The month began with a record warm stretch but eventually had a few snow events. Overall, though, it was a very warm and fairly dry month which is just what we predicted. Here’s a quick and colorful rundown of our weather during November and how it relates to climatology.

BoulderCAST Podcast #35: The Fires Have Been Quelled

November 14, 2020 / BoulderCAST Team

What is the status of the historic wildfires across Colorado? What is the latest on La Niña and its forecast through the rest of winter? How many Greek letters are left in the alphabet for Atlantic hurricanes this year? Listen to find out!

Front Range and Boulder Weather Recap: October 2020

November 3, 2020 / BoulderCAST Team

October 2020 checked most of the weather boxes, with record warmth, persistent drought, a dumping of snow, explosive wildfire growth, a dust storm, freezing drizzle, and historic cold. Here’s a quick and colorful rundown of our weather during October and how it relates to climatology.

Storm Recap: Jet-focused storm delivers snowfall and record cold, helps with active wildfires

October 26, 2020 / BoulderCAST Team

As the two largest wildfires in state history were burning across north-central Colorado this weekend, Mother Nature delivered big changes via an Arctic airmass and widespread snowfall. We take a look back at what was a mostly jet-driven snowfall event across the Front Range, go over the snowfall totals, the potential impact on the fire zones, and look ahead to warmer times.

BoulderCAST Podcast Episode #33: The Secrets Behind Weather Models

October 10, 2020 / BoulderCAST Team

Can the names of “Greek” hurricanes ever be retired from future usage? What is it like to launch weather balloons in Greenland during blizzard conditions? Will our always improving weather models ever make us meteorologists obsolete? Listen to find out?

Front Range and Boulder Weather Recap: September 2020

October 2, 2020 / BoulderCAST Team

In typical fashion, September 2020 was a relatively quiet month. Of course, that is with the exception of the unprecedented wild swing in weather that began Labor Day Weekend that ended in our earliest snowfall and earliest freeze on record. Here’s a quick and colorful recap of our weather during September and how it relates to climatology.

In the face of La Niña, the rest of 2020 is shaping up to be warm and dry in Colorado

October 1, 2020 / Ben Castellani

For the first time in three years, La Niña conditions have developed and are expected to last through the upcoming winter. We discuss the forecast, remind you what La Niña actually is, and explain the potential impacts La Niña will have on Colorado for the rest of autumn. If you like pie charts, box-and-whisker graphs and/or 3-D representations of ocean temperatures, this post is most definitely for you!