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.
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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.
There may not be much white stuff in the High Country yet, at least the real stuff, but we are picking up a little bit of snow headed to Colorado’s mountains this weekend! This is great news, as many local ski resorts will be opening up in the coming weeks, with or without Mother Nature’s cooperation. If you aren’t aware, we offer a suite of ski forecast products powered by machine learning called PowderCAST. Read on to learn more and get a jump start on the first “POW day” of the season, whenever that may be!
One thing is for sure, a prolonged period of cold and unsettled weather will take hold of the Front Range Wednesday morning into Friday. A mash-up of rain, snow, and freezing drizzle will intermittently impact the area during this timeframe. Overall precipitation rates will be light, but the long duration could lead to light snow accumulations by Friday morning. In this update, we talk tumbling temperatures, rain/snow/ice timing, and potential snow accumulations.
*PREMIUM* STORM UPDATE (7:00 AM Thu 11/21): Don’t be fooled by the lull in the action… There is still more light snow to come! READ HERE
After a warm and breezy start to the week, the weather turns colder and very active as a series of cut-off low pressure systems merge over the western United States. This will bring the threat of rain and snow to the Front Range Wednesday through Friday. Read on for more details.
From record warmth over the weekend, to snow and bitter cold on Veterans Day, to the rebound back into the 60’s just one day later…it’s been quite a wild week in Colorado weather. We explain why Monday’s cold temperatures have joined rare company in Denver’s historical record. The reason may surprise you.
Enjoy the beautiful weather Sunday while you can! We are watching an approaching trough and Arctic cold front that will bring winter back to the area tonight and early Monday. In this forecast update, we discuss when you can expect the front and the change-over from freezing drizzle to snow. We also provide our snowfall forecast map.
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Gorgeous weather will take hold across the Front Range for the weekend with highs in the 60’s and 70’s. However, another Arctic airmass is gearing up to plunge southward spreading across the eastern two-thirds of the country Sunday into Monday. We take a look at the latest forecast, including when we expect the cold air to arrive in Denver and the outlook for wintry precipitation.
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