Author: Ben Castellani (Page 109 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 – Thu 12/01/22 | Warming up, but brace for high winds tonight through Friday

Abig warm-up is expected today as the Arctic airmass moderates and ultimately gets washed out by warm downslope from the west. Similar to yesterday, there will be a sizable spread in temperatures today across the Denver Metro area despite everyone seeing plenty of sunshine. Areas around Boulder and Fort Collins will be cooler, likely staying in the 40s (boo!), but …

Storm Recap: An exclamation point on a decisively cold & snowy month of November

We concluded the already very snowy and cold month of November with even more snow and cold on Tuesday. A brief period of moderate to heavy snow led to a slick morning commute in many areas, with some of the coldest air of the season filtering in as the snow cleared out. Let’s take a look at the snowfall totals across the area, review November’s weather so far, and discuss the largely pleasant weather that lies ahead.

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BoulderCAST Daily – Wed 11/30/22 | Mostly sunny but cold, dangerous wind chills out east

Fresh snow cover and clear skies overnight allowed temperatures to drop into the single digits in most areas across the Front Range. This is close to the coldest night we've had so far this season. Thankfully winds are nearly non-existent this morning in the immediate Denver Metro area and thus wind chills are not too much colder overall. Out east …

Premium Storm Update – Tue 11/29/22 4:00AM | Plan for a dicey A.M. commute as bitter cold & snow impact the area

MPREMIUM STORM UPDATE: 4:00 AM Tuesday November 29th oderate to heavy snow arrived right on-schedule early this morning reaching Boulder just after midnight and Denver around 3AM. A liaison between a favorable jet stream overhead and a cold front are spawning this intense snow which has sagged southward overnight into our area.  Here's a portion of the radar animation from …

This Week in Colorado Weather: November 28, 2022

After a largely quiet and long Thanksgiving weekend, things get going quickly this week with widespread accumulating snow developing across the Front Range late Monday night into Tuesday alongside much colder conditions. Afterwards, the rest of the week will see moderating temperatures and generally dry/quiet weather, but we are tracking more snow in the Mountains on Friday. Read on for all the details.

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BoulderCAST Daily – Thu 11/24/22 | A pleasant but cool Thanksgiving day, the extended remains somewhat active

Radar returns have been meager through the overnight, with the only snow falling across the Palmer Divide area and it has been minimal at that. There could be a couple flurries across the Boulder/Denver area early this morning, but that is about it. If you have plans to travel into the Mountains or up the Palmer Divide, expect minor snow …

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