Meteorologist
Andy Stein
(He/Him) Rain or Shine, He's Andy Stein. Andy has been a meteorologist in Denver since 2015. After working for a national TV station, he switched to a Comms/PR role with Colorado Ski Country USA before becoming a full-time weather and climate writer. Aside from forecasting near-term weather and tracking climate statistics across the state, Andy enjoys looking at the broad view of seasonal variations that can be affected by atmospheric and oceanic patterns across the world. You'll probably find him at the park, on a trail or on the slopes with his dog and his partner.
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From 100-degree heat to snow: Colorado weather whiplash, one year later
If you have lived in Denver or along the Front Range for a long time, you know how wild Colorado's weather can be and how quickly it can change.

Should Denver pools and water parks close on Labor Day? Here’s what the weather tells us.
It's a long-known and accepted fact that the end of summer unofficially occurs on Labor Day weekend. To meteorologists, summer ends on August 31, and to astronomers and the rest...

Colorado shatters its record for flash flood warnings in a single year
It's no secret that there have been multiple occasions where flooding has wreaked havoc across Colorado over the years. This year, that especially rings true.

Remnants of Hurricane Nora to move across Colorado, bringing back flooding concerns
It's not uncommon for tropical moisture to reach Colorado, but for the state to receive moisture from a former hurricane, that is much more rare. Colorado will soon see moisture...

How does Hurricane Ida compare to Colorado’s bomb cyclone? 5 stats that show its power and why this may be the new norm
Storms like Ida used to not come very often but for the second year in a row, an extremely intense hurricane slammed into Louisiana with power that is becoming more...

Turns out we don’t get 300 days of sunshine in Colorado and we’re just as shocked as you
We've all heard the saying that Denver and Colorado see an average of 300 days of sunshine per year. Well, this year (and probably every year to come) will not...

Colorado weather: Cold front brings threat of mudslides back to burn scar areas
Who's ready to cool off? After a stretch of days in the 90s with smoke filling the air again, it's safe to say that an upcoming change in the weather...

Snow? Colorado’s high peaks may see light flakes Thursday
It is not rare for an August cold front to drop snow on Colorado's mountains and the incoming cold front serves as a reminder that Colorado's weather is more clever...

A huge plume of smoke is headed to Colorado and will bring some of the world’s worst air quality with it
It's been a summer of bad air quality in Denver and the Front Range. Within the past couple of days, Denver has ranked within the top 10 cities for the...

The first average snowfall in Denver is less than 80 days away
We're in the midst of a late July heatwave so what better way to cool off than remembering that the average date of first snowfall along the Front Range is...