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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!

“Summer Heat” Contest Ends Friday! Where do you stand?

August 31, 2018 / BoulderCAST Team

*UPDATED AUGUST 31st*

Our most recent forecast contest related to predicting the magnitude of the “Summer Heat” has been running since June 1st and will conclude at the end of August (Friday!). Check your current position and see who is still in the running for 1st place!

This is why Colorado’s historically warm summer has cooled off

August 15, 2018 / Ben Castellani

Not long ago, 2018 was in the running with 2012 for the hottest summer on record for many Front Range cities. However, a subtle but crucial pattern shift has kept our temperatures on the cool side for the last three weeks, knocking this summer back to a status closer to normal. We discuss this shift and provide an update on our summer forecasting contest which wraps up at the end of the month.

This week in weather: July 9, 2018

July 9, 2018 / Andy

Heat continues this week, especially early on, followed by an increased chance of storms for the latter part of the week as the monsoon begins to ramp-up. Read on for more details.

What’s causing this heat wave and when will it end?

June 8, 2018 / BoulderCAST Team

Are you tired of the heat yet? We discuss the weather pattern responsible for the recent heat wave and explain why it’s going to be difficult to unseat this hot airmass heading forward. Continue reading

DayCAST: Tue 06/05/18

June 5, 2018 / Ben Castellani

The heat continues... Monday was Boulder's first official 90-degree day of the year! Denver hit 93 degrees, one shy of the record for the date. The main feature of the week, the large upper-level ridge, will be directly over-top of Colorado today (see below). Warm southwest flow will continue to flow into our region, pushing temperatures a degree or two …

Storm recap: May begins with a deluge of precipitation!

May 4, 2018 / BoulderCAST Team

This week’s storm produced a hefty amount of precipitation to the entire Front Range. We provide a recap of the storm’s rain and snow, and also discuss a major pattern shift set to impact the western United States soon.