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The unsettled weather pattern isn’t done with us just yet—and that’s good news for the rain-starved Front Range. While recent days have underdelivered in most areas, this week still holds promise for more moisture and continued cool weather. We break down when and where the best rain chances will line up this week, why optimism is cautious, and what to watch for as the pattern turns warmer and drier heading into Labor Day Weekend.
Thursday marks the final chapter of our late-summer heatwave, with record-challenging highs expected across the Front Range — but big changes are on the horizon. A cold front arrives tonight, ushering in cooler temps, a return of thunderstorms, and a wetter, more active pattern that could stick around well into next week. From sizzling heat to damaging hail, monsoonal moisture, and a long stretch of below-normal highs, today’s forecast update has a little bit of everything.
If you’ve been quietly rooting for a late-season monsoon comeback, it might be time to recalibrate. Boulder’s summer has been historically dry, and this week won’t offer much relief, at least initially. A persistent ridge of high pressure is set to lock in more heat and keep moisture at bay. But don’t tune out just yet—there’s a subtle pattern shift coming that could open the door to cooler temps and better storm chances by the weekend. Let’s take a closer look.
After a weekend of thunder and cooler air, the Front Range is catching its breath under clear skies and a brief spell of dry northwest flow. But don’t get too comfortable—heat, haze, and a few storm chances are already lining up for a return later this week. In this update, we break down the shifting ridge pattern, what it means for temperatures, and when wildfire smoke and monsoon moisture might make a comeback.
July 2025 was our second consecutive hot and dry month. The summer monsoon has been very stingy so far, leaving Boulder and much of the Denver region parched with drought conditions returning to parts of the Front Range. July didn’t hold back on extremes either: record-breaking heat at times scorched the region, plowable hail hammered Gunbarrel, and a rare funnel cloud spun up over the Foothills of Boulder County. Here’s a quick and colorful graphical recap of our weather during July and how it relates to climatology.
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The Front Range is heading into a stretch of intense summer heat this week, with a dominant high-pressure system set to lock Colorado into several days of sizzling temperatures and dry skies. Expect highs in the mid to upper 90s every day through Friday. While Boulder isn’t guaranteed to break any record high temperatures, past patterns suggest we could run hotter than models are currently predicting—something worth watching as it would bump up the heat risks in the Metro area. Relief is on the horizon, though: a cold front late Friday should bring a sharp cooldown just in time for the weekend with at least low-end chances for storms returning.
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