Category: Weather in the News (Page 7 of 15)

These posts cover interesting weather phenomena from around the world, and won’t be specific to Boulder County. However, Earth is very diverse in the world of weather, so you will surely learn a thing or two.

Wednesday’s Bike to Work Day forecast includes a chance of rain

The last Wednesday in June has arrived, the day when thousands of hard-working citizens take to the bike paths for their morning and evening commutes. Yes, it’s Bike to Work Day 2019 on Wednesday! Five out of the last twelve Bike to Work Days have seen measurable precipitation in Boulder. How does tomorrow’s forecast look for the Metro area? Read on to find out if the bikers will be getting wet this year….

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A New Eye in the Western Sky: The GOES-17 weather satellite is now operational!

This week NOAA announced that the GOES-17 weather satellite has passed its final examination! It now operational as GOES-West at an orbital position of 137.2°W longitude…basically in the middle of the Pacific Ocean. We discuss how this new data will benefit our weather forecasts, the status of the catastrophic hardware issue discovered post-launch, and the type of stunning imagery we can look forward to for years to come.

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