Mark Monstrola

Meteorologist

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Originally from the Pittsburgh area, I fell in love with weather while bonding with my mom every summer on our front porch as we watched thunderstorms roll through the neighborhood.

Ever since I was a little kid, my dream was to attend the Pennsylvania State University. That dream became even more clear after finding out Penn State offered one of the best Meteorology programs in the country. It’s not much of a stretch to say I bleed blue and white.

After fulfilling one of my life goals of getting my degree, I was offered my first television job in Youngstown, Ohio. You may not have heard of Youngstown, but it is a great area with residents who have a huge passion for their city. It will always have a spot in my heart.

After spending 5 years in northeast Ohio, I moved on to central Texas where I took a job in the state capitol of Austin. I loved Texas, but my dream city has always been Denver.

I have plenty of friends that moved to Denver after college. A few years ago I made a visit to the Mile High City, and knew right away Denver was the one place I wanted to work more than any other.

I couldn’t say no to the opportunity to join the Fox31 and Channel 2 teams when it came along.

I love the beauty of the mountains, the winter sports scene, and of course the challenge of forecasting the constantly changing weather in Colorado.

Recent Articles

  • Famed Groundhog Day just around the corner

    PUNXSUTAWNEY, Pa. — For many of us, it feels like it was just yesterday in which we were making our New Year’s resolutions while watching the ball drop to welcome in 2017. It what seems like a blink of an eye January has passed us by, and as we say goodbye, we begin to look ahead to the second month of the year. When you think of February, a few highlights may come to mind such as Black History Month, President’s Day […]

  • Where things stand so far this winter and what’s next

    DENVER — With the end of January upon us, we are two-thirds of the way through the meteorological winter (Dec. 1 to March 1). It has been an interesting season so far, with significant fluctuations in temperature and an up-and-down ride from a snow standpoint. There were lengthy warm and dry periods in October and November. Then came the arrival of the Pineapple Express, which finally changed the weather pattern and started bringing snow and cold to the mix. There […]

  • Pineapple Express and plentiful snow forecast to settle down

    DENVER — Over the last few weeks, the term Pineapple Express was used a few times in reference to the pounding of snow the mountains from California to Colorado have received. The term is used to describe an atmospheric pattern that delivers a river of Pacific moisture to the western United States. The term was coined because of the proximity of the moisture’s origin to Hawaii. Essentially, the jet stream flow picks up this moisture near the island state and […]

  • Colder temperatures move into metro area; freezing fog advisory issued

    DENVER — A freezing fog advisory was issued for the great Denver metro area on Tuesday, the National Weather Service said. The advisory comes as a fast-moving cold front moved into the area on Tuesday morning, bringing much colder temperatures and creating the possibility of icy weather for the afternoon commute. The freezing fog advisory is in effect until 2 p.m., covering the metro area and the northern Front Range foothills. Fog rolled into Denver International Airport, causing delays as […]

  • Ice storm possible in southeast Colorado

    DENVER — After what should be a fairly quiet night around the city, scattered rain and snow showers are expected to develop Sunday afternoon in the Denver metro area. On-and-off snow will begin around noon mixing with a few raindrops at times. Little accumulation is expected during the day. Sunday night into Monday will transition to all snow. By Monday morning’s drive, the northern half of the city will wake up to a dusting to 1 inch of snow. The […]

  • Storm bringing snow, bitter cold to metro Denver, heavy snow in mountains

    DENVER — A strong storm will bring snow and bitter cold to metro Denver, the Front Range and much of Colorado during the next two days. Winter storm watches are in effect for the foothills and neighborhoods on the west side of Denver through Thursday afternoon, the National Weather Service said. Snow is expected to begin during the afternoon Wednesday.  The evening drive might be a little slick. The heaviest snow will fall overnight through Thursday morning before tapering off […]

  • White Christmas in the mountains, windy on Front Range on Christmas Day

    DENVER — A strong holiday storm will bring heavy snow in the mountains and lots of wind to the Front Range on Christmas Day. High Wind Warnings will be in effect for the Front Range mountains and the foothills.  Winds may reach 70 mph in spots. Snow & wind mountains, with Blizzard conditions portions of northeastern plains through 2 pm. High wind warning foothills/plains. #cowx pic.twitter.com/Lq0g6eCSd5 — NWS Boulder (@NWSBoulder) December 25, 2016 The snow and wind is going to make things […]

  • Snow arrives in mountains, chance of snow on Christmas in metro Denver fades

    DENVER — Snow is likely in the mountain of Colorado the next few days, particularly in the southern part of the state. There will be occasional periods of sunshine between snow bands. For the Plains and Denver metro areas, expect mostly sunshine for Friday and Saturday. Any chance of snow is low through next week. A storm will slide through on Christmas, but unless it moves about 50 to 100 miles to the south of its current path, don’t expect […]

  • Temperatures cool as winter officially arrives; snow possible for Christmas

    DENVER — Winter arrived early Wednesday morning and a weak cold front will bring down temperatures after reaching the mid-50s on Tuesday. The winter solstice happened at 3:44 a.m. Wednesday will have the least amount of sunlight of the year, at nine hours, 21 minutes. The cold front will bring a chance of snow to the northern mountains. There is a 30 percent chance of accumulation along the Interstate 70 corridor and to the north and a 10 percent chance […]

  • Quiet start to week with warmer temperatures, clear skies

    DENVER —  Over the past few days, Coloradans have endured below-freezing temperatures, snow-related car crashes and frostbitten fingers. Outside of a few pockets of light mountain snow, Colorado skies will stay relatively quiet to start the week. Keep sunglasses nearby Monday as mainly sunny skies will carry throughout the day. It might be a chilly morning with lows in the upper teens, but highs will surge back to the low 40s.  Tuesday looks similar with highs in the upper 30s. […]

  • Warm, dry weather derailing ski season opening plans

    DENVER — It is certainly no secret the weather during this year’s fall season has been acting bit out of character with eye-opening stats backing that up. Including conditions recorded Monday afternoon, there are two lengthy streaks at Denver International Airport, the official reporting site for Denver. The last time Denver recorded a below-average high temperature was Oct. 20. That marks 18 straight days and counting with above-average highs.  During that streak, the record high was tied or broken three […]

  • Summer 2016 recap and a look ahead

    DENVER — It’s that time of year.  The 90-degree days are becoming few and far between.  Frequent swings in temperature are the norm.  We’re trading in shorts and T-shirts for jeans and hooded sweatshirts.  Broncos football has arrived. There are so many great things about fall, and we’ll get to our next season in a moment, but first let’s take a look back at the summer of 2016. When asked to reflect on this summer’s weather, it is likely most […]