Category: Severe Weather (Page 2 of 16)

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

This Week in Colorado Weather: August 26, 2024

August 26, 2024 / Andy

Recent monsoon rains have brought some improvement in the ongoing drought across our area. However, the weather this week in the Front Range will largely be focused around the passage of a couple dry cold fronts with minimal rainfall expected. Although temperatures will fluctuate from the upper 70s to the lower 90s at times, most of the week will hover near or slightly above normal. As we head into the upcoming holiday weekend, storm chances will increase somewhat as moisture-rich flow tries to re-exert itself over our area. All this and more in our latest weekly outlook!

Premium BoulderCAST Daily – Mon 08/19/24 | Large hail & heavy rain will accompany monsoon thunderstorms Monday, drier but hot on Tuesday

August 19, 2024 / Ben Castellani

NOTICE: Due to unexpected travel, our usual weekly outlook discussion will be published a day later on Tuesday this week. Please check back tomorrow for the latest on Front Range weather. Early week weather highlights are as follows:

⦁❶⦁ A narrow plume of monsoon moisture will fuel numerous thunderstorms across the Front Range on Monday during the afternoon and evening

⦁❷⦁ Favorable shear will also be present increasing the risk for severe storms — heavy rainfall and golf ball-sized hail are the primary concerns, but damaging winds and a couple tornadoes also possible

⦁❸⦁ High temperatures reach the upper 80s in the afternoon before the storms cool us off

⦁❹⦁ Tuesday will be the only completely dry day this week as temperatures rebound back well into the 90s

⦁❺⦁ Thunderstorms will be in the forecast Wednesday and beyond with 30-50% chances each day

Premium BoulderCAST Daily – Wed 08/14/24 | Scattered late-day storms stick around today before drier weather ensues for the days ahead

August 14, 2024 / Ben Castellani

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Premium BoulderCAST Daily – Tue 08/13/24 | Monsoon will be in full-force today with widespread PM storms, some producing flash flooding, hail & damaging winds

August 13, 2024 / Ben Castellani

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This Week in Colorado Weather: August 5, 2024

August 5, 2024 / Ben Castellani

Our scorching hot, two-week-long heatwave will finally come to an end later this week, but not before we endure a few more days. A cold front is slated to arrive into the Denver area late Wednesday finally knocking us out of the 90s. This front will also come with an enhanced chance of rainfall, though monsoon moisture is still largely lacking. Despite daily chances for rain this week, our existing fires will continue to smolder and the risk of new fire ignitions remains uncomfortably high.

This Week in Colorado Weather: July 15, 2024

July 15, 2024 / Ben Castellani

After days of scorching heat, this week will fortunately trend cooler and wetter with the return of monsoon moisture to Colorado — perfect timing considering severe drought has now returned to the area and fire danger continues to explode. Following one more toasty outing on Monday, temperatures will tumble below normal by midweek with daily chances for monsoon thunderstorms, some of which could be severe. We review the ongoing heatwave, the recent Dinosaur Fire in Boulder, why the pattern is now shifting and look ahead to which days will offer the best chance of rain this week.