Category: Severe Weather (Page 1 of 20)

The posts contain discussion of severe weather in our region, including forecasts, outlooks, and recaps of events involving large hail, damaging winds, and tornadoes.

August 2025 Graphical Weather Review: A hot, dry & smoky month saved by a cool & rainy finish

September 26, 2025 /

August 2025 was on track to be our third scorcher in a row — hot, dry, and smoky — until a late-month shift brought in a welcome stretch of cooler, wetter weather. That pattern change helped balance things out across the Front Range, with most areas landing close to average for rainfall and just slightly warmer than normal overall. Still, it wasn’t all relief: the month packed in plenty of wildfire smoke and a few record-breaking heat days that served to remind us that summer wasn’t done yet. Here’s a quick and colorful graphical recap of our weather during August and how it relates to climatology.

NOTE: This monthly recap was delayed due to missing data in the August 2025 climate record for Boulder which has since been partially filled with best-guess approximations. 

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July 2025 Graphical Weather Review: Drought returns to the Front Range following our second straight hot & dry month

August 7, 2025 /

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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Forecast Update: A busy rest of the week with potential flash flooding and severe storms, plus thickening smoke

July 30, 2025 /

Colorado’s monsoon season has been off to a sluggish start, and the latest surge storm potential this week isn’t even from the monsoon itself—it’s thanks to potent cold fronts dropping in from the northeast. In today’s update, we dig into why flash flooding is on the rise this week, which areas are most at risk, and what the next few days could mean for our thirsty landscapes. Spoiler: while heavy rain is possible, it’s only a short window and many of us won’t see it. Plus, the new blanket of wildfire smoke is likely to stick around through the weekend.

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