Category: Fire Weather (Page 18 of 34)

This Week in Colorado Weather: June 12, 2023

June 12, 2023 / Andy

We’ve got a stormy start to the week with continued cool temperatures and a risk of hail and flash flooding from slow-moving thunderstorms. Our rain chances will lessen toward the tail end of the week as a mid-level system exits and leaves behind a ridge pattern. On the wildfire front, smoke from fires in western Canada should stay to our north keeping air quality good here in the Front Range. Read on for more details.

Colorado Weekend Weather Outlook: June 8, 2023

June 8, 2023 / Ben Castellani

May 2023 Graphical Weather Review: Smoke, severe storms, and an obliteration of the 2023 precipitation deficit

June 2, 2023 / BoulderCAST Team

May 2023 dumped more than five inches of rain on Boulder and concluded as the 11th wettest May since the late 1800s. Though there were no exceptionally warm days, the month did see an above normal mean temperature, breaking a streak of cold months stretching back to November. Other monthly headlines included multiple severe weather outbreaks and of course the thick wildfire smoke from Canada which created days of degraded air quality. Here’s a quick and colorful graphical recap of our weather during May and how it relates to climatology.

This Week in Colorado Weather: May 29, 2023

May 29, 2023 / Andy

The month of May will end with several days of highs in the 80s. This warmth will be felt largely into midweek as ridging extends into the Front Range area. Although the chance of showers and storms will exist early in the week, the better chances crops up from Wednesday onward as a closed low pressure lifts into the region. This system may linger into the early part of the weekend and there could be some risk of excessive rainfall. Read on for our full outlook of this abbreviated holiday work-week.

Colorado Weekend Weather Outlook: May 25, 2023

May 25, 2023 / Ben Castellani

This Week in Colorado Weather: May 22, 2023

May 22, 2023 / Ben Castellani

The story since late last week has been the infiltration of smoke into the Front Range from distant but numerous Canadian wildfires. That trend will unfortunately continue early in the week with light to moderate smoke sticking around through at least Tuesday or Wednesday leading to degraded air quality. Fortunately, the pattern will shift midweek whisking away the smoke and changing the headlines to rain and thunderstorms for a few days. Let’s take a look at what is sure to be another interesting week in Colorado weather!

Smoke has descended on Front Range Colorado! Here’s where it came from and how long it will stick around

May 19, 2023 / Ben Castellani

Wildfire smoke roared into the Front Range late Thursday night like a freight train — well if those were somehow silent and made up of tiny cancer-causing particles! Air quality and visibility have both tanked across the entire Denver Metro area as a result. Yuck! We discuss where all this smoke is coming from and when it may actually clear out.