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Weekend Outlook: Canadian fires bring poor air quality and low visibility

August 4, 2017 / Matthew Steiner

Historical warmth and persistently dry conditions have spawned numerous wildfires across the Pacific Northwest and British Columbia over the past few weeks. With a change in our synoptic flow direction yesterday, thick smoke has pushed into the Denver Metro area creating reduced visibility and air quality. We examine how the smoke got here and how the forecast for the weekend is shaping up.

Rain overdue? A cool and soggy outlook for the month of August

August 1, 2017 / Ben Castellani

It’s hard to believe that August is now upon us! Summer is almost half over. The month of July produced below normal precipitation and had a temperature nearly two degrees above average in Boulder. Should we expect more of the same in August? Read on as we examine Boulder’s climatology and consider the current state of the atmosphere to give our outlook for the next month.

May Outlook: Trends, climatology, and predictions

May 2, 2017 / Ben Castellani

With April come and gone, we are now fully entrenched in the Spring season here in the Front Range. We take a look at current trends, past climatology, and offer our prediction for the month of May in northeast Colorado.

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Looking ahead to October: Climatology and this year’s outlook

September 30, 2016 / Ben Castellani

While the fire ban has been recently lifted in many Front Range counties, September did little to relieve the parched landscape with yet another month of well below normal precipitation. Will October offer up the soaking rain and mountain snow that we desperately need? Read on as we examine Boulder’s climatology and consider the current state of the atmosphere to give our outlook for the next month.

Summer 2016 Outlook: The afterlife of the strongest El Niño on record

June 30, 2016 / Ben Castellani

The El Niño that has been with us for the last seventeen months has finally met its demise. The atmosphere is in the process of responding to this change as we speak. We provide an update on the situation as we begin our transition into a La Niña pattern. We also review how well our late-winter predictions verified. Read on for our full outlook for the remainder of the summer season.

Looking ahead to June: Climatology and this year’s outlook

May 31, 2016 / Ben Castellani

As May comes to a close, the sizzling heat is about to begin across the Front Range with the official beginning of meteorological summer on Wednesday. We take a look at trends in climatology and offer our predictions for the month of June in Boulder.