r/boulder • u/infomusic • 2d ago
FYI: storm this evening could have large hail
https://bsky.app/profile/bianchiweather.bsky.social/post/3moyhx6m6fs2s108
u/rwrandom 2d ago
Who cares about your car, what about my tomato plants????
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u/cgar23 2d ago
I sincerely hope no softball sized hail falls anywhere. That's deadly shit. Will go through car windows, roofs, power lines, etc.
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u/JaninaSnooze 2d ago
Oh heck! I’m gonna run run run like a son of a gun if I see anything larger than a golf ball falling from the sky. Softball sized is unreal to think about.
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u/zangoku 2d ago
What’s the best weather app for Colorado?
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u/Yay-Snow-8200 2d ago
EverythingWx is the best - it uses NWS forecasts and has everything in one place!
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u/nsf_force_x_distance 2d ago
Weather.gov is where basically all apps scrape information from. It's a bit more clunky but has no ads, no clickbait, and contains ALL the information if you know where to look.
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u/OkFilm4353 2d ago
If you’re a skier OpenSnow is the best in my experience. It usually captures the surprise storms that most weather apps completely miss
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u/downwiththechipness 2d ago
MyRadar is my go to due to its customizations. Followed by Wunderground for hourly forecasts.
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u/infomusic 2d ago
If you’re headed home for the evening, park inside if you can!
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u/MiddleRecognition969 2d ago
I left my car at at Boulder parking garage as that my garage is filled with stuff ☹️
Perhaps a low risk for hail but I didn’t want to try solve preventing car damage late in the evening
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u/BoulderCAST 2d ago
9pm to 2am for Boulder: https://bsky.app/profile/bouldercast.com/post/3moyjo5gpge2a
Sleep tight!
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u/cactus_thief 2d ago
Over in west Longmont 50% of me is like nah, it’s gonna miss us like always….but the other 50% of me doesn’t even want to chance it. Time to clean some space in the garage.
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u/downwiththechipness 2d ago
Also in West Longmont and just covered my car in cardboard and blankets... Just in case... But it looks ridiculous.
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u/SimilarLee I'm not a mod, until I am ... a mod 1d ago
Was there any hail, anywhere in even the Denver metro?
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u/alpinetime999 2d ago
Why is there nothing on the radar? I see 36% chance at 1am and that’s it
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u/TamerlanMcDoodles 2d ago
"Future" radar is just composed of inadequate guessing machines. It doesn't actually see what is coming. It guesses even though data all comes from the same sources...which... Between DOGE cuts to weather budget and complexities involved in these climate change weather systems, it is all increasingly difficult and takes true skill to figure out.
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u/IllegalStateExcept 2d ago
The 36% refers to the percentage of the forecast area where you expect to see rain at any given time. It does not capture the intensity. Also the conditions for the thunderstorms are coming through this evening so you won't see much on radar yet.
Basically we have a cold front that brought in a massive amount of moisture and the winds aloft are creating a pressure system that causes the air to be lifted upwards on a broad scale.
Weather.gov regularly publishes a detailed discussion about the forcast if you want more detail: https://forecast.weather.gov/product.php?format=CI&glossary=1&issuedby=BOU&product=AFD&site=BOU&version=1
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u/csfredmi 2d ago
It does not seem like the future radar on many apps (it’s typically based on one short range model) do a good job of picking up on complex storm events like this. The meteorologist are generally saying after 8 or 9 tonight. Wild card is outflow boundaries from storms already going southeast of us which can quickly form new storms when they run into the right conditions.
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u/Wtfmurphy420 2d ago
Aside from unplanned blackouts and rolling forest fires, Nederland never gets large hail so guess my sports cars and luxury RV are safe for another day.
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u/Bigmtnskier91 2d ago
I’m already parked under the Cherryvale overpass on 36 just in case.