Author: Ben Castellani (Page 1 of 274)

Ben grew up in southwestern Pennsylvania and holds both a bachelor's and a master's degree in Meteorology, the latter being from CU Boulder. His hometown received nearly three feet of snow from the Storm of the Century back in March of 1993, sparking his initial interest in impactful weather. Ben currently works on remote sensing and data analysis software at L3Harris Technologies in Boulder.

Premium BoulderCAST Daily – Wed 02/26/25 | Notably cooler today, warm weather returns tomorrow, and an update on next week’s interesting pattern shift

February 26, 2025 / Ben Castellani

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Premium BoulderCAST Daily – Tue 02/25/25 | Warm & windy as temperatures soar well into the 60s with winds gusting up to 45 MPH

February 25, 2025 / Ben Castellani

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This Week in Colorado Weather: February 24, 2025

February 24, 2025 / Ben Castellani / 0 Comments

The last two weeks have been considerably colder than normal across the Front Range (thanks Flatiron Freddy!), but that changes this week as the atmospheric pendulum swings the other direction ushering in a welcomed pattern shift across all of Colorado. The week ahead will be largely dry in our area with temperatures well above normal every day except Wednesday. The beautiful conditions will continue through the upcoming weekend, but the first week of March will see a return of cooler and unsettled weather with rain and snow chances in tow.

Winter Weather Update: Finally some actual snow to go with the brutal cold! Snow arrives late Thursday, heaviest across the southern Front Range

February 20, 2025 / Ben Castellani / 0 Comments

It’s been a brutally cold week in the Boulder-Denver area with temperatures remaining entirely below freezing since Saturday morning. Up until now, we haven’t had much snow to show for this Arctic plunge, but that changes later on Thursday as we finally get some moisture and a real storm system passing through to generate widespread snowfall across the Front Range. We discuss the latest forecast details, including how models have been trending the storm further south in recent runs which will make for a tricky forecast, one with a very sharp gradient in expected snowfall totals. Let’s take a look.