Author: Ben Castellani (Page 116 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 – Wed 09/07/22 | Smoky with widespread record highs today & tomorrow, the weekend continues to trend colder

September 7, 2022 /

The stagnant, incredibly hot weather pattern remains across the West for a few more days before a cold front will usher in autumn-like temperatures for the weekend ahead.  The high pressure center over Utah has strengthened further to over 600 decameters at 500mb --- a nearly unprecedented magnitude for this time of year. With little change in the overall setup …

BoulderCAST Daily – Tue 09/06/22 | The scorching heatwave continues through Thursday

September 6, 2022 /

Yesterday's high temperature soared to a toasty 95° in Boulder, while it was even warmer at 97° in Denver. This was our 47th 90-degree day of the year, a count that continues to grow further above normal with each passing day. Today will be even hotter as the unseasonably strong and persistent ridge remains situated over Utah and western Colorado. …

August 2022 Graphical Weather Review: A continuation of what has been a hot & somewhat dry summer

September 1, 2022 /

August 2022 followed the trend of the rest of the summer as another hot and somewhat dry month across the Front Range. August began very warm, cooled off around the middle of the month as monsoon moisture surged, and finally once again turned toasty by months’ end. Here’s a quick and colorful graphical recap of our weather during August and how it relates to climatology.

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Colorado Weekend Weather Outlook: September 1, 2022

September 1, 2022 /

GOES-East water vapor imagery shows the departing shortwave in Kansas and Nebraska which produced a few thunderstorms across northeast Colorado yesterday. Two additional shortwave systems are visible across Montana this morning --- these will be rotating through later today and early Friday. While they are unlikely to produce any precipitation for us, they will allow for more clouds and a …

BoulderCAST Daily – Wed 08/31/22 | 90s again with isolated storms possible, some turn severe east of Denver

August 31, 2022 /

The strong ridge remains situated over Utah and Nevada, with our area still under northwest flow aloft and largely dry air. The main change for today is the introduction of a weak disturbance that will clip northeast Colorado and spawn a few thunderstorms this afternoon and evening. The subtle feature is hard to detect in the graphic above, but is …

BoulderCAST Daily – Tue 08/30/22 | A big ol’ ridge takes hold for the foreseeable future

August 30, 2022 /

Today is the day where the ridge really begins to take control of the Rockies as it strengthens over Colorado, Utah and Nevada. The most unseasonable warmth will take place on the western portion of the ridge where deep southerly flow will bring north hot air from the Deserts. In our area, west-northwest flow will keep things warm but not …

This Week in Colorado Weather: August 29, 2022

August 29, 2022 /

After a couple cooler weeks, a new ridge of high pressure will form over Utah and dominate the extended forecast across the Front Range leading to a lengthy stretch of 90-degree days accompanied by little to no rainfall. The upcoming Labor Day weekend looks pretty nice across the area as the warmth continues but with some storms popping up in the Mountains. Let’s take a look at the weather week ahead.

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