Category: Podcast (Page 1 of 5)

Tune in for our regular podcast discussing anything and everything related to Boulder weather, including discussion of past weather events, the upcoming forecast, casual explanations of various facets of meteorology, interviews with local scientists, and our professional opinions on all the hot weather topics. Join us on the journey!

BoulderCAST Podcast #36: Snowstorm Talk – The Makings of a Potentially Historic Event

March 11, 2021 / BoulderCAST Team

Why are some weather models predicting drastically more snowfall than others? Why does this winter storm seem more predictable than others? How much snow is each member of our team expecting in Boulder? Listen to find out!

BoulderCAST Podcast #35: The Fires Have Been Quelled

November 14, 2020 / BoulderCAST Team

What is the status of the historic wildfires across Colorado? What is the latest on La Niña and its forecast through the rest of winter? How many Greek letters are left in the alphabet for Atlantic hurricanes this year? Listen to find out!

BoulderCAST Podcast #34: Snowstorm Talk – Here Come the Jets

October 23, 2020 / BoulderCAST Team

How uncommon is an October snowstorm of this magnitude during La Niña ? How much snow are we expecting for our area? Will the bitter cold temperatures actually end up hurting the snow potential? Listen to find out!

BoulderCAST Podcast Episode #33: The Secrets Behind Weather Models

October 10, 2020 / BoulderCAST Team

Can the names of “Greek” hurricanes ever be retired from future usage? What is it like to launch weather balloons in Greenland during blizzard conditions? Will our always improving weather models ever make us meteorologists obsolete? Listen to find out?

BoulderCAST Podcast Episode #32: La Niña Has Arrived!

September 26, 2020 / Ben Castellani

What are our predictions for the rest of fall and the snowfall potential this winter as La Niña takes hold? What happened in the Front Range during the last few La Niñas? Does 2020’s hurricane season so far hold a candle to the hyper-active one back in 2005? Listen to find out!

BoulderCAST Podcast Episode #31: Initial Predictions for the Historic Early Snowstorm

September 5, 2020 / BoulderCAST Team

How is it even possible to snow this early in the season? What are we thinking for snowfall amounts for the early-season snowstorm bearing down on the Front Range? What could go wrong with the storm? Listen to find out!

BoulderCAST Podcast Episode #30: Blobs of Air

August 23, 2020 / Ben Castellani

When do we think the hot ridgy pattern across the West will finally break down? What happened in the Front Range during the last La Niña winter? Why do we rely on a gross approximation that consists of quarantined blobs of rising air to make forecasts? Listen to find out!

BoulderCAST Podcast Episode #29: Air Force Meteorology

August 8, 2020 / BoulderCAST Team

What was it like forecasting Tropical Storm Isaias as it made landfall in North Carolina? How has a developing La Nina influenced monsoon season so far this summer? Why does the United States Air Force primarily rely on a weather model from the United Kingdom? Listen to find out!