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This Week in Colorado Weather: October 2, 2023

A strong trough will impact our region to start the first few days of the week bringing the threat of showers and even a few severe storms. A strong cold frontal passage will bring high temperatures below normal by midweek down into the 60s — a true taste of autumn which many of you have been asking for. As the system departs,  dry northwest flow will ensue late-week which will promote continued cool temperatures but also lots of sunshine. Read on for more details.

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This Week in Colorado Weather: September 25, 2023

Another boring week of weather is set to unfold across the Front Range as Colorado remains trapped in a dry and stagnant weather pattern. Sunshine and unseasonable warmth will be the story this week across the area as a result. While there was some potential for things to change this upcoming weekend, that no longer appears to be the case. There’s no rain (or snow) anywhere in pipeline — heck there’s barely any clouds! Let’s take a look…

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Premium This Weekend in Colorado Weather: Autumn technically begins but Mother Nature is stuck in summer-mode

Alarge closed-low pressure is currently spinning in eastern Oregon --- this is the primary weather player across the west right now. Here's the latest GOES-East infrared satellite imagery of this impressive system from early this morning. Out ahead of this trough, yet another shortwave system is passing through this morning into midday (notice the vorticity maximum in southeast Utah above), …

This Week in Colorado Weather: September 18, 2023

The weather week ahead in Colorado will initially be focused on a series of weak shortwaves tracking from west to east across the state. A more potent trough will develop later in the week but uncertainty lies in its overall track and moisture availability this far out. Together these systems will lead to low-end chances of showers and storms each day this week, although most of us will see more dry time than not. As for temperatures, they will mostly hover a few degrees above normal in the lower 80s each day — a fitting end to the summer season which wraps up on Friday!

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Premium This Weekend in Colorado Weather: Soggy Thursday evening and staying gloomy Friday, but a wonderful weekend lies ahead

GOES-East satellite imagery this morning shows a line of clouds and showers approaching Colorado from the northwest. This is the Pacific trough we have been anticipating all week long! Over the next 24 to 36 hours, this trough will move in slowly and rake across our area. The vorticity forecast animation below spans now through Saturday afternoon. Notice how the …

Premium BoulderCAST Daily – Wed 09/13/23 | Afternoon skies turn ominous but minimal rainfall is expected

Yesterday's maximum temperature was quite comfortable at 75°F across most of the area. Combined with the mostly sunny skies and it sure was a glorious Tueday! Temperatures will remain below normal today as well, but it will be a few degrees warmer in the upper 70s as weak warm air advection reaches Colorado from the west ahead of our next …

Premium BoulderCAST Daily – Tue 09/12/23 | Today will be excellent, but rain is still on-track for Thursday

Very dry air sits over northern Colorado right now as we reside in the northwest flow behind the departing shortwave that brought the rain early Monday. This parched airmass is visible in the GOES-East water vapor animation below for early Tuesday. The drier air will be over the area through the morning and afternoon hours leading to bountiful sunshine. Later …

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