A western heat dome is gearing up to push the Front Range toward its hottest stretch of the season so far, with downslope winds and fire‑weather concerns building right alongside it. A weak front will try to break the heat later in the week, but largely fail as temperatures rebound into the 90s quickly by Friday and the weekend. As our spring wet season has now come to an end, storm chances remain woefully low throughout the extended leading to further drought intensification statewide.
Category: This Week in Colorado Weather (Page 1 of 70)
These weekly forecast posts are published EVERY Monday morning and provide a general overview of the atmosphere and the weather conditions for the week ahead in Front Range Colorado. We give you a heads-up on the major short-term weather features and anything looming down the road.
Warmth, wind, and a few atmospheric curveballs are lining up for the Front Range this week — and it all starts with a sharp swing from severe storms to hot fire danger in less than 24 hours. From Monday’s hail‑ready instability to mid‑week blow‑dryer conditions and a potential cool‑down lurking on the weekend horizon, this week’s forecast has a little bit of everything. Read on as we detail what to watch as this surprisingly active June pattern unfolds across Colorado.
Spring’s grip on our wet season is loosening, and the atmosphere is starting to hint at the drier pattern ahead — but not before we squeeze out a few more days of spotty storm potential. This week brings a mix of low‑end daily rain chances, early‑week severe storms, and a slow warm‑up that could push us toward our first 90° reading of the year by the weekend. Read on as we break down what to expect as we ride out this transitional stretch of early June.
A slow‑moving Pacific storm settling in across the West will set the stage for a classic late‑May stretch along the Front Range — warm afternoons, building clouds, and hit‑or‑miss late day showers and thunderstorms. While no day looks like a washout, the pattern does get more interesting mid‑week as deeper moisture sneaks in and storm chances tick upward. We break down what to expect, which day carries the best shot at rain, and how temperatures will swing as the broader system drifts our way.
After a devastating spring snowstorm barely more than a week ago, a slow‑moving May storm parked itself over the northern Front Range, wringing out 1–2 inches of moisture and dropping a fresh blanket of wet snow in the Foothills — all without giving the lower elevations any freezing temperatures. For mid‑May, that’s about as friendly as a storm of this size gets. And with the larger‑scale trough refusing to budge, we’re not done yet: this week will feature more daily shower chances through Friday before drier, warmer weather returns just in time for the holiday weekend. Read on for all the details.
A warm, summer-like pattern is about to take over the Front Range in the middle of May. This week’s weather is driven by a robust mid‑level ridge anchored over the Desert Southwest, producing strong subsidence and a sustained warm anomaly across Colorado. A weak cold front on Tuesday will briefly cool us off, but its effect will be short-lived, with near-record heat building back in by midweek. Rain chances through the extended period remains quite low given the setup, but the late-week period is somewhat uncertain. We break down the dynamics driving this pattern and the implications it will have for the Denver–Boulder corridor through this warm, mostly dry stretch ahead.
As April winds down, several moisture‑rich systems are lining up along the Front Range, each bringing a mix of clouds, cooler temperatures, rain, and Mountain snow. Most days the forecast is straightforward, but one late‑week setup has quite variable outcomes. If you want to know when the dreariest stretches will be, how much moisture we can realistically expect, and when warmer weather will return, read on for all the details.
The atmosphere is gearing up for a dramatic mid‑week pivot, and the Front Range is about to feel every bit of it. We start the week under a warm, bone‑dry ridge that will send temperatures soaring and fire danger spiking—especially by Wednesday, when downslope winds and exceptional dryness are set to collide. But just as quickly, the pattern will flip. A pair of incoming troughs will drag us into a cooler, unsettled stretch of weather heading into the weekend, with several chances for much‑needed moisture and even the prospect of a few snowflakes mixing in at times. It’s a true tale of two patterns this week! Read on for all the details.
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