Author: Ben Castellani (Page 123 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 06/14/22 | The heatwave has cracked! For now…

June 14, 2022 /

The heatwave has finally cracked! A cold front passed through last night around 10:00PM with gusty winds and a wave of blowing dust battering the Denver Metro area.  As a result of this frontal passage, temperatures today will be about 15 to 20 degrees cooler. https://twitter.com/BoulderCAST/status/1536553075342684160   This morning's GOES-East infrared satellite animation is shown below. The big, cold trough …

This week in Colorado weather: June 13, 2022

June 13, 2022 /

The ongoing heatwave will last through Monday with near-record high temperatures expected once again. A welcomed cold front Monday night will offer a reprieve from the heat for a couple days, but the sizzling temperatures return in full-force later in the week. We’ll largely be dry the entire week ahead. However, signs are pointing towards a surge of subtropical moisture during the upcoming weekend into the Four Corners region. This will bring the chance of late-day thunderstorms back into the Front Range.

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Colorado Weekend Weather Outlook: June 9, 2022

June 9, 2022 /

Summer will be in full-swing for the weekend ahead! A hot pattern is developing across the western United States with temperatures progged to soar into the 90s for us the next five days or more. The atmospheric pattern responsible is a stagnant ridge of high pressure that sets up to our south across New Mexico and Arizona --- this will …

BoulderCAST Daily – Wed 06/08/22 | Mostly sunny & seasonal today, a heatwave commences tomorrow

June 8, 2022 /

⦁❶⦁ Tuesday was an active severe weather day across Colorado with widespread very large hail, 75+ MPH wind gusts, and numerous tornadoes reported

⦁❷⦁ Today will be mostly sunny and seasonal with highs around 80 degrees

⦁❸⦁ A heatwave is taking shape tomorrow and will last into early next week with daytime highs well into the 90s expected

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BoulderCAST Daily – Tue 06/07/22 | Supercell thunderstorms pop east of Denver

June 7, 2022 /

Today will be an active day east of Denver where supercell thunderstorms are likely to develop this afternoon and early evening. The stage is set with a stalled frontal boundary across northeast Colorado, an approaching shortwave moving in from Idaho (shown in the animation below), and an upper-level jet streak coming in as well. This jet will fuel 55+ MPH …

Colorado Weekend Weather Outlook: June 2, 2022

June 2, 2022 /

Precipitation totals from the soaking storm Tuesday into Wednesday are in (see below). Most areas picked between 0.7 and 1.4" of moisture with the highest amounts in the realm between Denver and Boulder where that stationary band of moderate rainfall setup Tuesday evening and night. Boulder officially reported 0.74" of rain, with 0.16" of that funneling into the month of …

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