Category: Fire Weather (Page 19 of 29)

WARNING: A damaging wind event appears likely on Wednesday with gusts up to 100 MPH, plus maybe a brief snow squall

Batten down the hatches! A significant and potentially historic wind event is about to unfold across the Front Range on Wednesday with gusts reaching up to 100 MPH. A band of heavy snow will also race across the state during the morning hours creating dangerous travel, especially in the Mountains. Let’s review the setup, the timing of the snow and strongest winds, and the potential snow amounts and impacts across the area.

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September 2021 Weather Review: A dry month where scorching heat actually overshadowed the smoke

September 2021 will go down as one of the overall hottest on record for the Front Range, and not much more. Other weather highlights during the month included a multi-day late-summer heatwave, continued smoky skies from the California wildfires, the first snow for many Mountain locations, dismal precipitation for much of the state, and one measly day that could pass for autumn. Here’s a quick and colorful recap of our weather during September and how it relates to climatology.

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This week in Colorado weather: October 4, 2021

Despite an active pattern across the country, this week will be yet another warm and dry one for the Front Range as Mother Nature continues to focus attention on other parts of the nation with the most impactful weather. Highs throughout the week will be above average with only miniscule chances of rain in the Denver area. However, things will become more unsettled for the upcoming weekend with early signs of substantially colder weather taking hold next week and potential freezing temperatures.

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Summer 2021: Crunching the numbers of yet another hot & mostly dry summer season for Colorado

Meteorological summer begins on June 1st and runs through August 31st. With that end date now having come and gone, the official numbers are in for Summer 2021! Let’s take a look at how Boulder, Denver and Colorado as a whole did this summer in terms of temperatures and precipitation. We also check in on how our state fared compared to the rest of the country. If you like seeing data displayed on graphs and maps, this post is for you!

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This week in Colorado weather: September 6, 2021

Happy Labor Day! This week will feature wildfire smoke building back into the region causing visibilities to deteriorate, especially Monday through Wednesday. With the exception of Tuesday, most of the week will see above average temperatures, even potentially record-breaking ones late in the week. All is dry, though unsettled weather increases over the upcoming weekend into early next week.

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