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Premium BoulderCAST Daily – Tue 07/07/26 | Smoke, Storms & the Looming Heat Dome

July 7, 2026 /

GSmoke, Visibility & Air Quality ood Tuesday morning! The smoke is once again draped thick across the Front Range this morning as several large upstream fires continue pumping high‑level and near‑surface smoke directly into our area. The Foothills are barely discernible from Denver, and the higher peaks are completely swallowed up in the haze. PM2.5 concentrations are currently worst in …

This Week in Colorado Weather: July 6, 2026

July 6, 2026 /

This week several large wildfires will continue to slowly grow across Colorado as smoke remains stubbornly locked over the Front Range, and a heat dome building for the upcoming weekend will be downright punishing. But there is light at the end of the hot and smoky tunnel — the now-delayed 2026 monsoon will make its triumphant return next week. Read on for all the details.

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Colorado Forecast Update: Fourth of July Weekend Brings Heat, Haze, and a Hint of Storms

July 2, 2026 /

Colorado has been stuck in a dry, windy southwest‑flow pattern all week that has led to more than 130,000 acres of forest and shrubland burning across the state in nearly a dozen large fires. Now, as we head into the holiday weekend, the pattern finally shows some give: winds ease, temperatures climb, and a slow return of low‑level moisture should allow a few storms to sneak back into the Front Range. It’s not a full reset — meaningful rainfall will still be hard to come by for now — but the atmosphere is nudging Colorado toward a more familiar early‑July rhythm just in time for the Fourth. We break down how this evolving setup will shape the weekend’s weather, fire danger, and your outdoor plans.

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Premium BoulderCAST Daily – Wed 07/01/26 | Colorado’s Fire Weather Problem Isn’t Going Anywhere Yet

July 1, 2026 /

We squeezed out a few brief showers and weak thunderstorms yesterday — almost exclusively north of Interstate 70, exactly where the guidance said the meager instability would be. https://twitter.com/BoulderCAST/status/2072079728912285741 Rainfall totals were trivial: most spots picked up only a few hundredths of an inch at best. A smattering of lightning strikes did occur (purple dots below), but thankfully none of …

Premium BoulderCAST Daily – Tue 06/30/26 | A Tease of Rain Amid Critical Fire Weather and Continued Smoke

June 30, 2026 /

Warm temperatures and smoky skies will hang on through the week across the Front Range, but Mother Nature at least throws us a small meteorological bone today: a non‑zero chance of actual precipitation. Yes, really — the atmosphere might squeeze out a few renegade drops this afternoon as a compact shortwave embedded within the broader western trough slides from near …

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