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NOAA: Boulder IS the windy city
Feb 18th
Overheard in a local eatery: “I’d rather have two feet of snow than all this wind. This is driving me mad.”
Everything you have wanted to know about high winds in Boulder, and then some.
In a nut shell: In 42 years worth of data, 175 days recorded winds of 70 m.p.h. or greater. Eighty six of these occurred in December and January. The highest wind gust recorded was 137 m.p.h. on Jan. 16-17, 1982, with 20 gusts of greater than 120 m. p. h. Forty percent of all Boulder buildings sustained damage. Most of the highest winds were in south Boulder.
The highest wind recorded in the Boulder area was 137 mph
Boulder has some of the highest peak winds of any city in the US.
For data and tables, go to:
http://www.esrl.noaa.gov/psd/boulder/wind.html
Boulder Weather UPDATE on wind storm and snow: winds may subside at 9:00pm Story:
Feb 22nd
NCAR reports to dispatch wind should start to subside beginning at 9:00pm
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Tonight: A 40 percent chance of snow after 11pm. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 28. Breezy, with a west northwest wind 20 to 23 mph decreasing to between 11 and 14 mph. Winds could gust as high as 32 mph. Total nighttime snow accumulation of less than a half inch possible.
High Wind Warning
URGENT – WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DENVER CO
350 PM MST WED FEB 22 2012
…HIGH WINDS WILL CONTINUE EAST OF THE CONTINENTAL DIVIDE AND
OVER THE FOOTHILLS AND ADJACENT PLAINS THIS EVENING…
.THE STRONG UPPER LEVEL JET STREAM OVER COLORADO WILL CONTINUE
PRODUCING INTENSE SURFACE PRESSURE GRADIENTS WHICH WILL KEEP
STRONG WINDS BLOWING ACROSS THE FRONT RANGE INTO TONIGHT. GUSTS
OF 70 TO 90 MPH OCCURRED DURING THE AFTERNOON. TREES HAVE BEEN
BLOWN DOWN IN THE BOULDER AREA AND TRUCKS HAVE BEEN BLOWN OVER ON
SOME FRONT RANGE ROADWAYS. THE STRONG WINDS WILL CONTINUE AFFECTING
BOULDER…THE WESTERN SECTIONS OF FORT COLLINS…LOVELAND…AND
THE WESTERN SUBURBS OF DENVER. WIND GUSTS TO 80 MPH ARE EXPECTED…
ALTHOUGH A FEW WIND PRONE AREAS COULD SEE GUSTS NEAR 100 MPH.
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LARIMER COUNTY BELOW 6000 FEET/NORTHWEST WELD COUNTY-
BOULDER AND JEFFERSON COUNTIES BELOW 6000 FEET/WEST BROOMFIELD
COUNTY-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF…FORT COLLINS…HEREFORD…LOVELAND…
NUNN…ARVADA…BOULDER…GOLDEN…LAKEWOOD…LONGMONT
350 PM MST WED FEB 22 2012
…HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM MST THURSDAY…
* TIMING…PERIODS OF STRONG GUSTY WINDS WILL OCCUR TONIGHT.
WINDS WILL DECREASE LATE TONIGHT AS A COLD FRONT PUSHES ACROSS
THE AREA.
* WINDS…GUSTS BETWEEN 70 AND 80 MPH. THE STRONG WINDS WILL BE
FOUND CLOSE TO THE BASE OF THE FOOTHILLS WITH LIGHTER WINDS
FARTHER EAST TOWARD I-25.
* IMPACTS…STRONG WINDS WILL PRODUCE HAZARDOUS DRIVING
CONDITIONS FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES ALONG THE BASE OF THE
FOOTHILLS… ESPECIALLY ALONG HIGHWAY 93 BETWEEN GOLDEN AND
BOULDER…U.S. 36 BETWEEN BROOMFIELD AND LYONS…AND HIGHWAY
287 FROM BROOMFIELD THROUGH FORT COLLINS.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS…
REMEMBER…A HIGH WIND WARNING MEANS THAT STRONG AND POTENTIALLY
DAMAGING WINDS ARE EITHER OCCURRING OR HIGHLY LIKELY. TRAVEL IN
HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES IS DISCOURAGED.
RESIDENTS IN THE WARNING AREA ARE URGED TO BRING INDOORS ANY
LOOSE ITEMS SUCH AS GARBAGE CANS AND PATIO FURNITURE THAT MAY BE
BLOWN ABOUT BY THE STRONG WINDS.
Boulder weather VERY HIGH WINDS FIRE DANGER story:
Mar 31st
12:40 3/31 Thurs. It’s 67 degrees in Boulder with 50 mph gusts. The fire danger is high and boulder County Dispatch reports NONE; when asked about wild land fires.
…RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM MDT THIS EVENING
FOR GUSTY WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITY FOR FIRE
* TIMING…GUSTY WINDS WILL COMBINE WITH LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITIES
THIS AFTERNOON. WINDS WILL TAPER OFF THIS EVENING OVER THE
PLAINS…BUT PERSIST IN AND NEAR THE FOOTHILLS. RELATIVE
HUMIDITIES WILL CLIMB ABOVE 15 PERCENT EARLY THIS EVENING. GUSTY
WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITIES WILL BE POSSIBLE AGAIN
FRIDAY…ESPECIALLY IN AND NEAR THE FOOTHILLS.
* WIND…WEST TO NORTHWEST WINDS OF 20 TO 35 MPH WILL DEVELOP BY
NOON. GUSTS TO 50 MPH WILL BE POSSIBLE IN AND NEAR THE
FOOTHILLS.
* HUMIDITY…MINIMUM RELATIVE HUMIDITY WILL BE 10 TO 15 PERCENT.
* IMPACTS…STRONG AND GUSTY WINDS WILL COMBINE WITH LOW
RELATIVE HUMIDITY TO PRODUCE FAVORABLE CONDITIONS FOR THE
RAPID GROWTH AND SPREAD OF WILDLAND FIRES.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS…
A RED FLAG WARNING MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS
ARE EITHER OCCURRING OR IMMINENT. PLEASE ADVISE THE APPROPRIATE
OFFICIALS AND FIRE CREWS IN THE FIELD OF THIS RED FLAG WARNING.
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40.02°N 105.22°W (Elev. 5205 ft) Mobile Weather Information | En Español
Last Update: 8:01 am MDT Mar 31, 2011
Forecast Valid: 1pm MDT Mar 31, 2011-6pm MDT Apr 6, 2011
This
Afternoon
Windy
Hi 67 °F Tonight
Breezy
Lo 45 °F Friday
Breezy
Hi 73 °F Friday
Night
Breezy
Lo 39 °F Saturday
Partly
Sunny
Hi 74 °F Saturday
Night
Mostly
Cloudy
Lo 43 °F Sunday
Slight Chc
Showers
Hi 70 °F Sunday
Night
Chance
Rain/Snow
Lo 28 °F Monday
Chance
Rain/Snow
Hi 49 °F
Hazardous weather condition(s):
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Hazardous Weather Outlook
This Afternoon: Partly sunny, with a high near 67. Windy, with a west northwest wind between 24 and 32 mph, with gusts as high as 48 mph.
Tonight: Mostly clear, with a low around 45. Breezy, with a west northwest wind between 20 and 22 mph, with gusts as high as 33 mph.
Friday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 73. Breezy, with a west wind around 21 mph, with gusts as high as 33 mph.
Friday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 39. Breezy, with a north northwest wind 17 to 20 mph decreasing to between 6 and 9 mph. Winds could gust as high as 31 mph.
Saturday: Partly sunny, with a high near 74. North wind 6 to 16 mph becoming west. Winds could gust as high as 21 mph.
Saturday Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 43.
Sunday: A 20 percent chance of showers after noon. Partly sunny, with a high near 70.
Sunday Night: A chance of rain and snow. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 28.
Monday: A chance of rain and snow. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 49.
Monday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 29.
Tuesday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 63.
Tuesday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 35.
Wednesday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 69.
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Boulder Municipal Airport
Lat: 40.04 Lon: -105.23 Elev: 5288
Last Update on Mar 31, 12:15 pm MDT
Fair and Windy
61 °F
(16 °C)
Humidity: 23 %
Wind Speed: W 37 G 46 MPH
Barometer: 29.84″
Dewpoint: 23 °F (-5 °C)
Visibility: 10.00 mi.
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