Category: Fire Weather (Page 31 of 38)

This week in Colorado weather: October 12, 2020

October 12, 2020 / Andy

Despite the progressive cold front on Sunday which brought strong winds, dangerous fire conditions, Mountain snow, and even a dust storm to some portions of the eastern Plains, we will see a nice rebound in our temperatures immediately to start the week. However, a stronger cold front will arrive later in the week leading to chilly temperatures . It is looking like another dry week as well, with any precipitation chances holding off until sometime next week.

This week in Colorado weather: October 5, 2020

October 5, 2020 / Ben Castellani

It will feel like August, not October, this week as the same old pesky ridging pattern holds across the western United States. As a result, we’ll largely see a continuation of dry and unseasonably warm weather across the Front Range as many days flirt with record high temperatures. Read on for our complete outlook of the week ahead, including discussion of when our next chance of precipitation may edge into the forecast.

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.

BoulderCAST Podcast Episode #32: La Niña Has Arrived!

September 26, 2020 / Ben Castellani

What are our predictions for the rest of fall and the snowfall potential this winter as La Niña takes hold? What happened in the Front Range during the last few La Niñas? Does 2020’s hurricane season so far hold a candle to the hyper-active one back in 2005? Listen to find out!

This week in Colorado weather: September 21, 2020

September 21, 2020 / Ben Castellani

For the second week in a row, rather quiet and warm late-summer (and dare we say…early fall) conditions with exist across the Front Range. We’ve only got one slight chance of rain to talk about. Otherwise, we’ll see drought conditions worsen and wildfire smoke linger across the area.

This week in Colorado weather: September 14, 2020

September 14, 2020 / Andy

With the exception of a weak cool front around midweek, it’s all about a high pressure ridge that will keep us warmer than average and dry with virtually no clouds until the weekend. We are also keeping an eye on the wildfire smoke over the Pacific Northwest and discuss when it may return.

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.