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This Week in Colorado Weather: July 13, 2026

July 13, 2026 / Andy / 0 Comments

Summer isn’t just knocking, it’s kicking the door wide open across the Front Range this week. An unusually stubborn ridge of high pressure is staying put overhead, sending temperatures soaring across the Denver Metro area for days to come with barely a cloud in the sky. Fire danger, air quality, and even the long‑awaited monsoon will all play a role eventually this week. We break down what this pattern means for heat records, fire concerns, and when rain chances might finally return to the area.

Premium BoulderCAST Daily – Sun 07/12/26 | Hot weather for a good chunk of the coming week

July 12, 2026 / Andy

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Premium BoulderCAST Daily – Sat 07/11/26 | Here comes the heat!

July 11, 2026 / Andy

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Premium BoulderCAST Daily – Fri 07/10/26 | The heat builds into the weekend

July 10, 2026 / Andy

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Colorado’s “Almost” Extreme Heatwave: Here’s What May Save Us (Updated)

July 9, 2026 / BoulderCAST Team / 0 Comments

A powerhouse heat dome is about to sprawl across the entire country, and while Colorado’s Front Range won’t sit dead-center in the bullseye, we’re still in for a long, stubborn stretch of serious heat. Daytime temperatures will soar into the middle 90s to low 100s, with warm nights that barely cool off, and skies so clear you might just forget what a cloud looks like.

A subtle shift in the ridge’s position will save Denver and Boulder from the truly unprecedented temperatures that some weather apps and models were flashing earlier this week — but the stage will be set for a scorching Western Slope, lingering fire concerns, and a delayed monsoon that is just now trying to claw its way north. We break down what’s coming, where the heat will hit hardest, and when relief might finally show up.

June 2026 Graphical Weather Review: Warm, Dry and Smoky — Colorado Feels Effects from the West’s Snow-Starved Winter

July 8, 2026 / BoulderCAST Team / 0 Comments

June 2026 closed out as a parched, smoky, and somewhat warm month across the Front Range, with Boulder seeing almost no meaningful moisture aside from a few late‑month storms — some of which dumped large hail across portions of the Denver Metro area. Day after day, smoke‑laden skies from both distant and eventually in‑state wildfires muted visibility and degraded air quality, a stark reminder of how the West’s exceptionally warm, snow‑deficient winter is now echoing across the region in the form of early‑season fire activity and persistent haze.

Here’s a graphical look at how June 2026 unfolded across Boulder, Denver, and the Front Range — and how it compared to climatology.