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The 2013 Boulder Flood: Ten years and three billion dollars later

September 12, 2023 / Ben Castellani

Ten years ago this week, torrential rains fell across the Front Range, triggering one of the worst floods in Colorado’s short recorded history, accompanied by a staggering repair bill now approaching $3 billion. With Boulder County at the epicenter of the disaster, the road to recovery has been long and arduous, and still continues today. We take a look back at this historic event, explain how it happened, and provide an update on related analysis performed since.

It’s Lightning Awareness Week! Find out why Colorado is one of the most deadly states for lightning

June 22, 2021 / Ben Castellani

As you know, thunderstorms are usually a staple of summer in Colorado! Almost every day, monsoon moisture boils up into dark early afternoon clouds, some of which produce deadly cloud-to-ground lightning. We briefly review a few statistics and remind you that Colorado is ranked near the top of the list for lightning-related fatalities for a reason.

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!

DayCAST: Wed 08/29/18

August 29, 2018 / Ben Castellani

A quiet rest of the week A weak and flattened ridge of high pressure is located across southern New Mexico. Dry west-southwest flow is moving across Colorado. The cooler shallow airmass from yesterday will move and mix out quickly today. Below is a look at the precipitable water forecast for this afternoon. A large pocket of dry air dominates the …

This week in weather: August 20, 2018

August 20, 2018 / Andy

What a wonderfully cool day we had on Sunday. Cooler weather continues early in the week, along with the increase in monsoonal moisture as the week progresses. Warmth and drier conditions take hold later in the week setting the stage for what looks to be a great weekend. We also detail the wildfire smoke situation and provide an outlook on when the smoke may clear out.

This week in weather: August 13, 2018

August 13, 2018 / Ben Castellani

Thunderstorms and smoke will be on the increase through the week, with temperatures remaining near normal across the Front Range.

This week in weather: August 6, 2018

August 6, 2018 / Andy

After a rather pleasant weekend with a few storms over the region, this week’s weather will be dominated by northwest flow transitioning to a rare northeasterly flow. What that will spell out is the threat of scattered storms into midweek, followed by dry and seasonal temperatures to end the week as the monsoon becomes fully suppressed. Read on for more details.