Category: Severe Weather (Page 11 of 25)

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

Premium This Weekend in Colorado Weather: A few stormy days with severe weather just to the east, then we push into the dreaded 90s

May 30, 2024 /

Throughout the extended period, the primary storm track for North America will remain up along the Canadian Border with troughs of varying intensity sweeping across Montana and the Dakotas. To the south of this active northern storm track, there will generally be zonal flow or flat ridging present across the central and southern Rockies, including here in Colorado --- a …

Premium BoulderCAST Daily – Wed 05/29/24 | Widely scattered showers and storms today, some will be severe (especially east of the Metro area)

May 29, 2024 /

The primary forecast concern today remains the risk of strong to severe thunderstorms developing ahead of a fast-moving trough racing across the central and northern Rockies. This trough can be seen in the NAM 500mb vorticity forecast animation below for today into tonight. Notice that the main shortwave will pass across Montana and Wyoming this evening, with some trailing energy …

Premium BoulderCAST Daily – Tue 05/28/24 | A few spotty thundershowers today, but things ramp up Wednesday with severe storms eyeing the area

May 28, 2024 /

All is quiet across the Front Range early on this beautiful Tuesday morning. Regional satellite imagery shows clear skies across the entire state, though there are a few clouds sparsely populating the eastern Plains. A large complex of severe thunderstorms is roaring across Texas and Oklahoma this morning, with some embedded tornadic activity as well. Just more fuel for the …

Premium BoulderCAST Daily – Tue 05/21/24 | Another round of storms today, but nothing like the severe outbreak that unfolded to our east last evening!

May 21, 2024 /

The shortwave trough which largely fueled yesterday's severe weather outbreak in northeast Colorado is exiting the far eastern corner of the state this morning. Current radar imagery shows the last of the associated rainfall shield departing into Kansas and Nebraska as well. Most of the Front Range picked up a light round of rainfall overnight --- generally about 0.1" in …

This Week in Colorado Weather: May 20, 2024

May 20, 2024 /

Mother Nature will continue to pummel the western United States with storm systems this week, including plenty of activity here in the Front Range. Monday will provide the most substantial severe weather outbreak in Colorado so far in 2024, but fortunately that will go down east of the Denver Metro area. Another system will bring a good chance of widespread rain for us Tuesday alongside chilly temperatures. The rest of the week into the weekend will stay somewhat active with daily chances for showers and thunderstorms. Read on for all the details.

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This Week in Colorado Weather: September 25, 2023

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

September 21, 2023 /

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), …

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