Category: Fire Weather (Page 18 of 24)

Hot, Cold & Snowy: A look back at the record-shattering wild week of “summer” weather

September 10, 2020 / BoulderCAST Team

What an absolutely incredible week of weather we experienced across the Front Range. From sizzling record heat, to explosive wildfire growth with towering pyrocumulus clouds blocking out the sun and ash raining from the sky, to unprecedented early season snowfall, to eventual record cold. This week had it ALL! Let’s step through this crazy week in weather and look at just how many long-standing records we broke over the last several days.

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September 7, 2020 / BoulderCAST Team

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BoulderCAST Podcast Episode #31: Initial Predictions for the Historic Early Snowstorm

September 5, 2020 / BoulderCAST Team

How is it even possible to snow this early in the season? What are we thinking for snowfall amounts for the early-season snowstorm bearing down on the Front Range? What could go wrong with the storm? Listen to find out!

This week in Colorado weather: August 24, 2020

August 24, 2020 / Andy

The week will begin with near-record high temperatures continuing across the Front Range. However, we will see a gradual downward trend in temperatures thanks to increased clouds and scattered storms over the state. We are also tracking a few cold fronts on the horizon that look to finally breakdown that persistent ridge leading to much cooler temperatures next week.

This week in Colorado weather: August 17, 2020

August 17, 2020 / Ben Castellani

The never-ending heat is back for another encore performance this week. Slight chances for rain will exist, but overall we’re in for another mainly dry week with scorching temperatures. Mid-level winds will usher in more smoke across the area as well. Read on for all the details.

Sunday will be Boulder’s 35th 90° day of 2020 which is far from record-breaking

August 16, 2020 / Ben Castellani

Tired of hearing about the 90’s? Too bad! Let’s talk a little bit about the summer’s heat so far in Boulder.

This week in Colorado weather: July 27, 2020

July 27, 2020 / Andy

We continue the cool, monsoonal stretch with 80’s for the majority of the week. We are watching a weak system to affect northeast Colorado through Thursday, bringing our best chance of storms on Tuesday. Will the 90’s rear their ugly head for the first weekend in August? We discuss this and more in our weekly outlook.

Colorado Monsoon Update: Southern portion of the state in severe drought, the monsoon may be delayed

July 1, 2020 / BoulderCAST Team

Have you noticed the drop in visibility across the Front Range over the last few weeks? This haziness is actually smoke from a handful of wildfires burning hundreds of miles to our southwest. This may only be a taste of things to come later this summer as parts of southern Colorado and the Intermountain West have recently shifted into the penultimate drought classification. We provide an update on the hydrological situation and explain why we believe the monsoon will arrive late to Colorado this summer.