Boulder light, great art light, can be dramatic. Our first pic falls into that category. The dramatic is in contrast to the subtle, which frequently greats ouf visions of clouds and sun. This first sunrise picture is dramatic, not subtle, and in-your-face! The rest of the focus of this article is the more subtle sunset and sunrise lighting.    Lensworth Boulder, Colorado, is renowned for its mesmerizing sunrises and sunsets, attributed to what many describe as the area’s “good light.” Lensworth This unique lighting phenomenon has made the city a favorite spot for... Read More

Boulder, Colorado is known for receiving a significant amount of snowfall, particularly during the winter months. This is due to a combination of several factors, including its high altitude, location near the Rocky Mountains, and its proximity to the continental divide. Boulder is situated at an elevation of approximately 5,400 feet above sea level, which means that the air temperature is typically cooler than at lower elevations. Additionally, the nearby Rocky Mountains act as a barrier, causing moist air to rise and cool, resulting in precipitation in the form of snow. Furthermore, Boulder... Read More

Many of us have moved to Boulder, CO  (elevation 5,328′) for the amazing weather and the 300 days of sunshine a year. Unfortunately, the weather in Boulder in the Wintertime can get COLD and very uncomfortable at times. Just remember Spring is around the corner! According to Extreme Weather Watch, here are the Top 3 Coldest Days on Record for Boulder, Colorado: The coldest temperature in Boulder, Colorado history is -33.0 °F which happened on January 17, 1930. 2)  February 8th, 1936  -27.9 °F  3)  December 22, 1990  -24.0 °F      Read More

Humans have always had a complicated relationship with weather. Ancient cultures prayed and made offerings to gods in hopes of receiving conditions conducive to growing crops. Adverse weather, then, was often interpreted as displeasure on behalf of those same beings—a punishment for failing to observe proper rituals. It doesn’t take a history scholar to understand this impulse. Weather, now as then, is both an enemy and ally. On one hand, it provides everything from the raw material for food—sunlight driving photosynthesis, wind the primary method of plants spreading their seeds—to something... Read More

The incredible warm winds lately got us thinking about how weird Boulder County’s weather can be. So here are a few examples of weather events gone rogue in our county, and some facts about why they occur. Tornadoes Though they might seem like more of an Eastern Colorado problem, tornadoes do occasionally appear in Boulder County. Unlike their eastern cousins, they are typically much less powerful and only rear their heads every few years. The most recent tornado touchdown in Boulder County was in June, 2015. Several homes in the 15300 block of highway 287 took damage, but no injuries... Read More

Destructive, high powered winds whipped across Colorado yesterday, in some spots reaching over 100 mph. The winds were categorized as derecho winds. According to the American Meteorological Society a derecho must be at least 60 miles wide and travel for a distance of roughly 400 miles or longer. Although some in the field of meteorology say the distance only needs to be around 250 miles or greater. This is the first time in recorded history that a derecho wind has formed west of the Rockies. Winds near Winter Park Ski Area approached the strength of a Category 3 hurricane. The winds left a... Read More

A winter storm warning has been issued across Colorado after a temperate Tuesday. By this afternoon, there will be a strong cold front and scattered rain showers. By sunset, the rain will have changed to snow and is expected to snow throughout the night in some areas. There will be little snow in northeast Colorado, but heavier snow is possible in the foothills. The Winter Storm Watch has been issued across the Palmer Divide between Denver and Colorado Springs, with the potential of 5-8 inches of snow with isolated higher totals. By Thursday and Friday, the weather should clear up, moving all the... Read More

Photo Credit: report.az Can you believe the warm weather we’ve been having?! It seems like we were in winter, skipped spring and just jumped to summer. If you’re used to living in Boulder, you know that around this time of year the warm weather isn’t that unusual. It also wouldn’t be unusual if it was 80 degrees one day and then a blizzard the next day. I’m happy that I don’t live on the East Coast because it’s getting a couple feet of snow and now that we are closer to summer, that just sounds brutal. We’ve been blessed with a mild winter this year; of course we do live in Colorado... Read More

When the weather turns cold and people find themselves inside more it’s a great opportunity to put those cozy, hot chocolate drinking web surfers to work! What do I mean: the cold – especially very harsh and snowy days that come out of no where, like last week in Boulder – gets people on their computers. They chat, watch videos, share and read; they get on Facebook, they tweet, and scroll through all the content they missed from earlier in the week. Essentially, snow makes for a lazy day attitude and this is a great, if not best time for businesses to push some unscheduled content into your,... Read More

It all began on Wednesday evening, around sundown, when the rain started dumping. Forget cats and dogs, this was lions and bears. I was heading back from a friend’s house and remember thinking that the raindrops were so big and coming down so hard that it felt more like hail than rainfall. After being outside for only about a minute I was as drenched in water as if I’d just climbed out of a swimming pool. The heavy rain kept up and continued throughout the night and all the way through Thursday. So far, we’ve recorded six to eight inches of rainfall and nearly every waterway... Read More