Category: Verification (Page 41 of 61)

These posts take a look back at recent weather events, like snow storms or severe weather outbreaks, and evaluate how the forecast played out. We evaluate how well the models predicted what actually occurred, and offer insight into what can be learned and applied moving forward.

Storm Recap: Up to 14 inches of fluff piles up on Veterans Day

November 12, 2018 / BoulderCAST Team

The Veterans Day 2018 snowstorm delivered a bigger punch than forecast across portions of the Denver Metro area. We review the evolution of the storm and discuss why snow totals came in so unexpectedly high.

Halloween wasn’t as white as forecast. Here’s why!

November 1, 2018 / Andy

Welp….you were probably disappointed with your snow amount waking up on Halloween this year. We sure were! We review the snow totals from across the Front Range, discuss why many locations saw less snow than expected, and talk Mountain snow heading to Colorado.

For the first time ever, Denver International Airport recorded snow before Boulder

October 16, 2018 / Ben Castellani

Did you know that Denver officially reported a half inch of snowfall way back on Saturday, October 6th before sunrise? Boulder’s first snow occurred four days later on October 10th. Yes, for the first time ever, Denver International Airport beat Boulder to the punch for the season’s first snowfall. We discuss how this happened and announce the winners of the 2018 First Snow Contest.

This week in weather: October 15, 2018

October 15, 2018 / Andy

After a snowy and cold weekend, the atmosphere will take a break for us much of this week. We’ll see gradually warming temperatures overall and lots of sunshine. In this post, we also review the snowfall totals from over the weekend…Boulder’s biggest snowstorm in nearly two years.

Missed out on snow Monday? There are two more chances this week, beginning today!

October 10, 2018 / BoulderCAST Team

More snow is incoming as the active weather pattern for Colorado continues. We recap this week’s Columbus Day storm and discuss the snow potential today and over the upcoming weekend.

Important announcements about BoulderCAST this winter

October 8, 2018 / BoulderCAST Team

Winter is in full swing, but don’t worry, BoulderCAST has you covered. We have several important announcements related to the ongoing snowy season.

A look back at the warm summer with almost no monsoon in Colorado

September 11, 2018 / Ben Castellani

Though there is officially still about one week left in summer, meteorological summer ended last weekend. We take a look back at what ended up being a warm, monsoon-deprived summer in which severe thunderstorms lessened wildfire and drought concerns. We also congratulate the 25 winners of our 2018 Summer Heat Contest!