Denver Forecast
Colorado Weather: Another summer monsoon surge this week
Hey everybody! Just poppin' our heads in real quick to let you know about the week of weather ahead... and once again, we're not talking about anything, whether it be heat or storms, that will blow our socks off. Let's take a look below: You can pretty clearly see the WPC forecast favoring a marginal risk for flash flooding Today, Tuesday and Wednesday. This includes all of the front range, and west into the foothills and continental divide. I've dropped in the HRRR projection for Monday and T
Holiday Forecast
Spotty storms 4th of July Weekend
Happy 4th folks! The weather remains in a bit of an identity crisis as Colorado remains warm, but not overly hot. To go along with that, we have some spotty storm chances for the holiday weekend. Let's get a quick rundown of the forecast: Looking at a wide view, we don't see a really dominant "summer" type weather pattern for most of the lower-48. Some weak troughing giving us the unsettled weather this weekend across the west, some ridging near the Great Lakes, and a fast moving trough over th
Denver Forecast
Colorado Weather: Heat today, cooler Tuesday, record heat this weekend?
Hey everyone, hope everyone had a good Father's Day weekend. We had some of our hottest weather of the season so far here in Colorado Springs on Sunday, following by a pretty significant hail event in the evening. Below are some pictures: Becky Miller - Colorado Springs (Sunday June 15, 2025)Patty Marty - Colorado Springs (Sunday June 15, 2025)Storms should be pretty few and far between today, with the best chances later this evening over the northeast part of the state. Biggest story this afte
Colorado Weather
Colorado weather: Strong storms Monday, cool and wet start this week
The weather has had a bit of an identity crisis in Colorado the last couple of weeks. There's been some warmer days, there's been some cooler days, heck, there's even been some severe weather – but outside of the Elbert County tornado on May 18, it's been tough to find other standout weather. That's not always a bad thing! Freakish hail events, May blizzards, heat waves... the list can go on and on this time of year. So what do we have coming out way this week? This is the main weather pat
Denver Forecast
Colorado Weather: Memorial Day Weekend rain and storms?
2025 seems to be zipping on by as the unofficial start to the Summer season is already here. Memorial Day Weekend is unfortunately looking pretty wet at times across Colorado. Here's the latest details: A very weak, and sort of nebulous weather pattern looks to set up shop this weekend. At this point, our most affected days look like Sunday and Monday. As you can see on the maps above, the 500mb charts aren't even really showing a significant storm system, but just enough (what I like to call
Colorado Weather
Colorado weather: Soaking rains and snow behind us, days ahead bring the heat
In the end, a pretty fantastic week for precipitation across the urban corridor and much of southern Colorado, as soaking rains and heavy snow brought (as always) much needed moisture to the region. At Denver International Airport roughly 1.0" of rain was recorded, with upwards of 1.5" of precipitation for many areas along and west of I-25! Across the forever-dry Southeast Plains, widespread totals of 1 - 2" of rain – amazing. Snowfall totals were equally impressive, with some locations pick
Colorado Weather
Colorado weather: Heavy snow for the mountains, rain on the way for lower elevations
A significant area of low pressure is expected to move into the four corners starting Sunday night, bringing impacts to Colorado potentially through Wednesday morning. While this spring was fairly tame with respect to these types of systems, turning the page into May looks to be pulling no punches! Let's time out these storm system, as it looks to come through in two main waves. WAVE #1 – Late Sunday night through Monday evening For now, Sunday morning is looking dry for most of the state.
Severe Weather
Colorado Weather: Severe storms possible Thursday, less likely Friday
Our first round of severe thunderstorms this spring rumbled over the eastern plains Wednesday afternoon and evening – some of those storms creating picturesque views in the Pikes Peak Region. We saw a fairly significant supercell that passed along the southern fringe of the Palmer Divide, impacting areas along HWY 24, and eventually moving north towards I-70; this was our one big storm of the day. For a time, it also had a tornado warning to go along with it. We're not done there either! More
Colorado Snow
Colorado snow for Easter Weekend
Hey all – for those looking for something quick, I've got a brief description below: THE MEAT & POTATOES: Strong winds and fire danger here on Thursday afternoon will be replaced QUICKLY by a strong cold front around sunset tonight. That cold front will swing temperatures from the mid 70s into the mid 40s in just a few hours. Clouds will increase through the night and with snow increasing in the mountains around midnight, and around the Denver Metro by sunrise Friday. Snow lasts for most of the
Colorado Weather
Colorado weather: Weekend heatwave eases Monday, then briefly warmer ahead of end of week chill
We're in rollercoaster season for weather along the Front Range, no doubt about it. We had record heat on Saturday, and spotty banded snowfall early this morning. This afternoon will feel pleasantly like spring, with little memory of snow to be found. Saturday's high of 86°F in Denver set a new record high for the date, beating the old one of 85°F that was set in 2023. > Denver International Airport observed a high of 86 degrees this afternoon, which is a new record for today. It breaks the p
Colorado Weather
Colorado weather: April "heat wave" on the way
Ok... maybe heat wave is a bit of a stretch... BUT, it will be VERY warm the next few days, continuing into the weekend. Let's start with the overall setup: Above is a look at lower-level atmospheric temperatures averaged out over the next 5 days. An impressive ridge will set up bringing several days of well above average temperatures. Our warmest day looks like it will be Saturday, where highs will likely run 15-25 degrees above normal! Here are potential high temperatures for Saturday, ac
Denver Forecast
Rain and snow today, weekend system trending down
An active weather pattern continues across Colorado. We're seeing relatively calm conditions this morning, with some scattered snow showers in the southwest quadrant of the state. This ripple of energy will slowly slide east throughout the day today, eventually setting up showers for the front range and I-25. Above is the setup for Thursday morning with moisture pinwheeling in from southwest to northeast. Below is the evolution of the weak shortwave, with some areas of convection that are no
Colorado Weather
Colorado weather: Rain, snow, and generally unsettled through the weekend
Looking at the forecast through the remainder of the week, the word "unsettled" comes to mind. We'll see rain, snow, mixed precipitation, and of course sun off and on through the weekend. Here's the rather damp outlook for Denver from the NWS: For today, the focus will be rain for a lot of us, but mountain snow will cause tough travel conditions across the higher elevations of the state, and we may have enough snow/slush to deal with south of the city. Here is a look at potential slower travel
Colorado Weather
Colorado Weather: Fire danger Monday and Tuesday, snow Tuesday night?
Hope y'all had a good weekend! We should stay mild for Monday – unfortunately we'll combine that warmth with some strong winds, leading to widespread fire danger. Wind gusts are ahead of our next cold front which will keep us windy Tuesday, with snow possible Tuesday night into Wednesday morning. Let's break down the details. First off: quite the rollercoaster on the 10 day temp charts. You can see the mild air in play early this week. We'll see cooler temps with the front midweek... and way
Denver Forecast
Mountain snow into Thursday – what about along the Front Range?
Hello weather friends, we're launching into another wave of action across Colorado. Thankfully we'll have less wind this time! Let's jump right into the charts: Our next wave of energy is already pushing onshore of California as of Wednesday evening. This system will push east-southeast across the four corners, coming as a split of two areas of energy. The northern split will influence weather in the mountains as early as Wednesday night into Thursday morning, leading to increasing snow across
Colorado Weather
Wind storm moves east, another system moves in Thursday
A bit of a complex storm setup with this last one . A few key features of this took a little too long to ramp up, yielding lower snowfall totals than what was expected. Regardless of snow totals, the wind was an absolute nightmare to deal with on Tuesday. Colorado Springs was the strongest report I was able to find just picking at local airport data. Definitely some wicked stuff out there. T
Colorado Weather
Colorado weather: From high winds to heavy snow, early week storm will have a bit of everything
We've flipped the calendar to March, and like clockwork we have rather classic setup for wind and snow getting set to fly through the state early this coming week. While the devil is in the details, some folks will should expect an impactful event Monday night into Tuesday, with the greatest confidence for this along the Palmer Divide between Denver and Colorado Springs and the adjacent eastern plains. Here we already have a Winter Storm Watch in place. It goes into effect Monday evening and c
Colorado Weather
Colorado weather: Snow and wind possible next week
Happy Friday and what an end of the week AND weekend that we have in store! Temps should have no problem getting well into the 50s, with plenty of low 60s around too. Getting out shouldn't be a problem at all, but much like the last few days, gusty winds at times are possible each afternoon. Winds will probably hover around 10-20 mph. Now, for the elephant in the room... A pretty potent storm will crash on shore of the western United States Sunday night into Monday morning. As we move thro
Snowfall Totals
Upper low dumps snow in the foothills, sharp cutoffs along I-25
Hey all! Foothills and Palmer Divide classic last night! That slow-ish moving upper level low had no trouble getting started in the late afternoon Thursday and really picked up steam once the sunset. Look at that firehose of moisture that slammed up against the hills overnight! I captured this video below last night in Colorado Springs as the first wave of energy moved through the Pikes Peak Region. Kicked us around good for about an hour or two before it shut down for most of the night. 103 r
Snowfall Forecast
Snow returns Thursday evening, could impact commute
Hey all! More winter weather is on the way today, which means it's time to make another post! We're working our way out of a pretty stiff round of cold air that brought subzero temperatures to Denver Wednesday morning. We won't be AS cold today, but another quick-moving system should shake things up by Thursday evening, bringing us another cold front and some of us a pretty solid shot for snowfall. Before we dive in, check out these frigid temperatures across the high plains this morning. No
Colorado Snowfall
Colorado Weather: Convective snow likely Saturday afternoon
Hey everyone! We have a pretty interesting setup for you on Saturday afternoon. You think back to summertime around here and how certain days/weather patterns can produce daily afternoon thunderstorms. Well, today is a pretty similar set up to one of those days, except it's cold enough for snow. As much, the likelihood for thunder is very low, but NOT totally out of the question for maybe a rumble in the Pikes Peak Region. With the convective nature of these afternoon snow showers, we could,
Snowfall Forecast
Colorado weather: Snow and bitter cold through Wednesday, another round by the weekend
Bitter cold air has filtered into Eastern Colorado today and it's not in a hurry to go anywhere either. The arctic chill sticks with us through Wednesday night before moderating a bit on Thursday. Current temperatures from across the region show we aren't alone, with single digit to sub-zero temperatures all across the High Plains as of midday Tuesday: The temperature outlook from the NWS in Boulder shows highs in the teens again on Wednesday (most of us aren't even that "warm" right now) th
Snowfall Forecast
Colorado Weather: Winter cold and snow Tuesday and Wednesday
Not so bad for our Monday. Most folks along the front range are in the 30s and 40s. We'll see a mix of clouds and sunshine throughout the day, with a bit more clouds for Denver by Monday evening. Big changes arrive tonight into Tuesday. A cold front will sweep across the state after sunset, with temps falling into the 10s and 20s... and likely not making much of a recovery Tuesday afternoon. Below are projected high temperatures from the HRRR model for Tuesday: Even colder when you push the mo
Colorado Weather
Colorado weather: Warm Friday gives way to a colder pattern beginning this weekend
Get out and enjoy the day! Highs in Denver are expected in the low to mid 60s today, with anomalous warmth expected across the state today ahead of a shift to cooler and more unsettled weather as we head into the weekend. Saturday will be some 20-degrees colder across Northeast Colorado, with highs in the 40s both Saturday and Sunday along the Front Range. A reinforcing shot of cold air arrives early next week which could mean a couple days with sub-freezing high temperatures for the metro are
Colorado Weather
Windy Wednesday, Mountain snow returns Friday
Nothing of huge import to update you on today – I mean, it's a bit windy for sure, but generally impacts will remain relatively low. Below are 12:00pm wind gusts across the state. Winner winner chicken dinner at DIA with a state-high 47 mph gust! We're seeing a collection of 20, 30 and 40 mph gusts from Colorado Springs out on the southeast plains, with mostly 20 and 30 mph gusts in the mountains. These downsloping winds are giving us really mild stuff too, plenty of 50s and 60s along I-25.