Author: Ben Castellani (Page 105 of 358)

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 NV5 Geospatial Software in Boulder.

BoulderCAST Daily – Tue 01/24/23 | Flurries & light snow develop this evening, linger on-and-off into Wednesday night

January 24, 2023 /

Fog was widespread across the area overnight at one point but has since diminished and is now located mainly along the base of the Foothills. Note the dissipation of the fog (white shading) in the GOES-East satellite animation below which is the nighttime cloud microphysics product. The potent cut-off low that missed Colorado remains well to our south and will …

This Weekend in Colorado Weather: January 19, 2023

January 19, 2023 /

Snow has finally come to an end across all of eastern Colorado overnight with the large closed-low pressure pushing off into Kansas and Nebraska. This system brought approximately 24 consecutive hours of snowfall to the Denver Metro area, but most of it was on the lighter side. The official snowfall total in Boulder was 5.8", with 9.2" in Denver (out …

BoulderCAST Daily – Wed 01/18/23 | Light snow will continue through the day, but snow totals will come in low

January 18, 2023 /

The overnight evolution of the storm ended up leading to a fairly significant swing and a miss for the entire Denver area as the low pressure formed just slightly further north and in a less concentric manner than expected. This essentially put the dreaded dry slot over the Front Range through much of the night, as shown in the GOES-East …

This Week in Colorado Weather: January 16, 2023

January 16, 2023 /

A major winter storm set to impact the Front Range Tuesday night through Wednesday. The heaviest snowfall will likely be focused east of Interstate 25 where up to 10″ could fall, with lesser amounts in Boulder and the Foothills. Another chance of light snow on Friday will round out a rather cold overall week for the Denver Metro area. Read on for our complete outlook of the week ahead, including our preliminary snowfall forecast map for the midweek snowstorm.

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This Weekend in Colorado Weather: January 12, 2023

January 12, 2023 /

Areas of patchy dense fog have developed this morning across the northern Front Range. It doesn't appear to be foggy at all here in Boulder at the moment, but parts of the Metro area are under a Dense Fog Advisory for this travel hinderance. Visibility observations indicate the fog may be worse out towards Longmont and into parts of Weld …

BoulderCAST Daily – Wed 01/11/23 | Spotty wet snow showers through early afternoon, but they won’t amount to much

January 11, 2023 /

The Pacific trough axis is already entering western Colorado this morning with an area of decent lift moving across the state --- this is just beginning to work into the Front Range and Denver Metro area as of sunrise. Current radar shows a narrow band of wet snow coming down off the Foothills around Boulder. This will produce a brief …

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