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July 2, 2024 / Ben Castellani

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This Week in Colorado Weather: July 1, 2024

July 1, 2024 / Ben Castellani

This week’s weather in the Front Range will feature a welcomed northwest flow pattern, one which will usher in cooler temperatures but unfortunately little in the way of rainfall as the monsoon remains at bay. Several disturbances will be tracking across northern Colorado but will have extremely limited moisture to work with resulting in most areas staying nearly bone-dry this week. While not good at all for the ongoing drought, this setup will allow for cool and beautiful conditions for the Fourth of July — just be mindful that fire danger is growing. Read on for all the details.

This Week in Colorado Weather: June 17, 2024

June 17, 2024 / Andy

This week in the Front Range will feature a rollercoaster ride of temperatures from 90s to the 70s and back again! There will also be increasing rainfall chances for the mid to late-week period as remnant moisture arrives from a tropical system in the Gulf of Mexico — this is not the beginning of our seasonal monsoon just yet. Temperatures will slowly ramp up back into the 90s for the upcoming weekend. Read on for more details.

Colorado Weather Update: A busy weekend forecast as near-record heat, ozone pollution, severe thunderstorms, and Mexican wildfire smoke are on the way!

June 13, 2024 / Ben Castellani

As the Front Range races towards near-record high temperatures on Thursday, the weather pattern is evolving to offer a short-lived reprieve on Friday with a chance of severe thunderstorms and cooler temperatures accompanied by well-mixed smoke blowing in from Mexico. While the blistering heat will ramp back up again over the weekend, we are tracking a potential dip towards more comfortable temperatures next week. Here’s the latest!

May 2024 Graphical Weather Review: Boulder’s driest May in 50 years, a once-in-a-lifetime northern lights display and yet another billion-dollar Denver hailstorm!

June 2, 2024 / BoulderCAST Team

2024 began very soggy across the Front Range, but the month of May did a complete one-eighty concluding as Boulder’s driest in 50 years and 2nd driest since record-keeping began in the late 1800s. Other notable weather events during the month include the once-in-a-lifetime northern lights display visible across almost the entire United States and also what is likely to be yet another “billion-dollar hailstorm” which slammed parts of the Denver Metro area on May 30th. Here’s a quick and colorful graphical recap of our weather during May and how it relates to climatology.

April 2024 Graphical Weather Review: A warm, windy and wet month that continued the historically soggy start to 2024

May 9, 2024 / BoulderCAST Team

Despite having a two-week-long dry stretch thrown into the mix, the month of April concluded wetter than normal for most of the Front Range. However, much of this moisture came from a soaking rainstorm (with a little snow) near the end of the month. Nonetheless, 2024 has begun as one of the all-time wettest in Boulder. We also endured an intense downslope windstorm near the beginning of April, but who could forget that? Xcel Energy customers sure wouldn’t! Here’s a quick and colorful graphical recap of our weather during April and how it relates to climatology.

This Week in Colorado Weather: May 6, 2024

May 6, 2024 / Ben Castellani

The weather pattern across the western United States stays exceedingly active throughout the week ahead with impacts across Colorado ranging from Mountain snow, to cooler than normal temperatures, to elevated fire danger to days of strong downslope winds. Here in the Front Range, we will catch a little bit of everything this week. Read on for all the details.

This Week in Colorado Weather: April 15, 2024

April 15, 2024 / Andy

Warm temperatures, low humidity, and strong gusty winds will start our week with continued fire danger across the Plains. A strong area of low pressure will also bring the threat of rain showers late Monday into Tuesday to the Denver Metro area, with heavy snow piling up in the Mountains. Later in the week, a cold front will slide down ushering in below normal temperatures and upslope flow. A prolonged period of unsettled weather will follow this front, with even some late-season snow possible in the Metro area and heavy snow looking likely in the Foothills. Read on to find out more.