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Premium This Weekend in Colorado Weather: Last night’s impressive cold front, lovely weather for the Fourth, and details on our next chance of rain as the monsoon remains at large

Last night's cold front raced through around 10:30 PM local time packed with abnormally strong winds for July standards. Wind gusts up to 51 MPH accompanied the front, though gusts in Boulder were closer to 35 MPH. Despite the formidability of the front, this was a mostly dry passage with just a few weak showers spawning along it east of …

This Week in Colorado Weather: July 1, 2024

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.

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Premium BoulderCAST Daily – Wed 06/26/24 | Subtropical moisture arrives to temper our heatwave, but developing storms could turn severe

Tuesday was the hottest day yet in 2024 for many cities, with Denver officially reaching 100°F (briefly at DIA) for the first time since August of 2022. Boulder was just a tad cooler at 98°F, our second hottest day this summer. Many areas across eastern Colorado were able to reach the triple digits on Tuesday, with generally upper 90s in …

This Week in Colorado Weather: June 24, 2024

This week’s weather in Colorado will be dominated by a potent ridge of high pressure setting up shop across New Mexico. Although chances of storms will exist for Monday and Tuesday, model guidance shows better agreement for more numerous thunderstorm activity during the latter part of the week as a few weak fronts move into the region and moisture levels increase across the Front Range. High temperatures will be close to record values early in the week, but trend downward slowly by week’s end. Read on for more details.

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This Week in Colorado Weather: June 3, 2024

After a mostly quiet and warm weekend, things will more-or-less remain unchanged for the first full week of June. Temperatures will stay warm to hot with only a small chance of rainfall this week. We’ve managed to dodge the nineties so far in 2024, but that bout of good fortune will run out later this week with multiple days soaring above 90 degrees. Read on for all the details.

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August 2023 Graphical Weather Review: Summer ended much hotter and drier than it began!

August 2023 ended up warmer and wetter than normal in Boulder — an uncommon pair of outcomes indeed. The summer monsoon failed to produce consistent precipitation across the state throughout the whole month (woefully dry in the middle), but most areas made out alright with drought still thankfully absent from eastern Colorado. The month had 14 90-degree days bringing the total count to 30 days year-to-date. Elsewhere, a DVD-sized hailstone that fell in far eastern Colorado was confirmed to be a new state record. Here’s a quick and colorful graphical recap of our weather during August and how it relates to climatology.

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Premium BoulderCAST Daily – Wed 08/30/23 | A new heatwave begins NOW!

Today will look much like yesterday across the Front Range with sunny skies the main story. A ridge of high pressure continues to stretch across the Southwest, the central Rockies and into the Great Lakes keeping skies mostly clear over much of the nation right now, as seen in the GOES-East infrared satellite animation below. We've got two hurricanes to …

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