Temperatures in Boulder, Colorado, skyrocketed by almost 30 degrees in only one hour on Wednesday because of a phenomenon called Chinook winds. Here's how that works.

It was significantly warmer today than it was yesterday. From Wednesday morning to Thursday afternoon, some locations warmed up nearly 75°.

A viewer recently sent our weather team an email about the term "Chinook winds." She said she grew up hearing the term, and it inspired her to learn more about where it came from. For those who ...

Record breaking cold continued for parts of Montana this morning but warmer air will take over through the next few days.

Chinook Winds are common knowledge in Colorado. A dry, warm downslope wind. But the term originated hundreds of years ago, named after a Native American tribe.

Clouds increase as a warm front begins to move across the state. Light snow showers will develop along and west of the Divide ...

A key factor driving this warm-up is the Chinook wind, which is common this time of year. The Chinook wind is a warm, dry wind that originates in the Pacific Northwest, moving up into the ...

There's a good chance Red Deerians can soon say goodbye to dangerously cold temperatures and wind chills for the rest of the ...

This type of wind in the Rockies is known as a chinook, and it often produces rapid temperature changes, particularly in winter. Chinook winds are the result of air rising over mountain ranges.