Category: Winter Weather (Page 80 of 139)

These posts contain some discussion of the white stuff, whether it be mountain snow pack or a Front Range snowstorm.

Wintry weather returns to the Front Range Thursday evening, more to come this weekend

October 22, 2020 / BoulderCAST Team

Winter weather is right around the corner for northern Colorado with two storm systems set to impact the area in the coming days. The first will produce freezing drizzle and light snow Thursday night, while the second will usher in bitter cold temperatures and accumulating snow for Sunday and Monday. We discuss both storms and give our initial thoughts on potential snowfall accumulations for the weekend.

This week in Colorado weather: October 19, 2020

October 19, 2020 / Ben Castellani

After an eventful weekend with two new wildfires igniting in Boulder County, the weather will become slightly less favorable for fire growth through the week in the higher terrain. Across the Plains, it will be mainly dry this week, but there are changes queuing up for the late-week period into the weekend including the potential for our first snowfall since early September!

This week in Colorado weather: October 12, 2020

October 12, 2020 / Andy

Despite the progressive cold front on Sunday which brought strong winds, dangerous fire conditions, Mountain snow, and even a dust storm to some portions of the eastern Plains, we will see a nice rebound in our temperatures immediately to start the week. However, a stronger cold front will arrive later in the week leading to chilly temperatures . It is looking like another dry week as well, with any precipitation chances holding off until sometime next week.

The wait is over…PowderCAST is back!

October 8, 2020 / BoulderCAST Team

There may not be much white stuff in the High Country yet, at least the real stuff, but we are picking up a little bit of snow headed to Colorado’s mountains this weekend! This is great news, as many local ski resorts will be opening up in the coming weeks, with or without Mother Nature’s cooperation. If you aren’t aware, we offer a suite of ski forecast products powered by machine learning called PowderCAST. Read on to learn more and get a jump start on the first “POW day” of the season, whenever that may be!

Front Range and Boulder Weather Recap: September 2020

October 2, 2020 / BoulderCAST Team

In typical fashion, September 2020 was a relatively quiet month. Of course, that is with the exception of the unprecedented wild swing in weather that began Labor Day Weekend that ended in our earliest snowfall and earliest freeze on record. Here’s a quick and colorful recap of our weather during September and how it relates to climatology.

In the face of La Niña, the rest of 2020 is shaping up to be warm and dry in Colorado

October 1, 2020 / Ben Castellani

For the first time in three years, La Niña conditions have developed and are expected to last through the upcoming winter. We discuss the forecast, remind you what La Niña actually is, and explain the potential impacts La Niña will have on Colorado for the rest of autumn. If you like pie charts, box-and-whisker graphs and/or 3-D representations of ocean temperatures, this post is most definitely for you!

When will our second snow occur? Enter your prediction for a chance to win! ❄️☃️

September 25, 2020 / BoulderCAST Team

6th Annual BoulderCAST Snowfall Contest
*Contest is now closed to entries*

Well, Mother Nature threw us a giant curve-ball this year with our earliest accumulating snowfall on record in Boulder and 2nd earliest in Denver back on September 8th. Thus, this year’s snowfall contest will revolve around predicting Boulder’s second snowfall event of the season, since the elusive first one was already spoiled for us! We provide a brief overview of Boulder’s early season snowfall climatology, discuss the snowfall outlook for the next week or two, and then pose a question…“When will Boulder’s SECOND measurable snow occur this year?” Submit your guess for a chance to win an assortment of prizes. Those who get closest to the date of our second snow win!

Hot, Cold & Snowy: A look back at the record-shattering wild week of “summer” weather

September 10, 2020 / BoulderCAST Team

What an absolutely incredible week of weather we experienced across the Front Range. From sizzling record heat, to explosive wildfire growth with towering pyrocumulus clouds blocking out the sun and ash raining from the sky, to unprecedented early season snowfall, to eventual record cold. This week had it ALL! Let’s step through this crazy week in weather and look at just how many long-standing records we broke over the last several days.