Category: Severe Weather (Page 2 of 21)

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

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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Rare and beautiful funnel cloud spotted in the Foothills of Boulder County Wednesday afternoon

July 17, 2025 /

Wednesday may have felt underwhelming across the lower elevations of the Front Range, where lingering low clouds kept things calm and cool for much of the day — but just west of Boulder, up in the sunshine-soaked Foothills, something rare and striking took shape Wednesday afternoon. A graceful funnel cloud twisted above the mountain peaks in a spot where such phenomena almost never occur. We explore why tornadoes (and their funnel-shaped precursors) are so uncommon in Colorado’s higher terrain, and take a closer look at what makes broader Boulder County particularly adverse to tornado development.

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This Week in Colorado Weather: July 14, 2025

July 14, 2025 /

Monsoon season may have officially started earlier this month, but it’s off to a sluggish and lack-luster beginning across Colorado. Boulder has seen frequent storms—yet little meaningful rain—and wildfire smoke from the Western Slope and neighboring states is starting to pool to our west. A cold front arriving Tuesday night will bring cooler temps and a bump in thunderstorm chances for Wednesday, followed by a promising shift toward a more classic monsoonal setup Thursday through the weekend ahead with continued daily storms. This week, we’re tracking some heat, smoky haze, and hopefully, a few solid soakings of rain.

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