Author: Ben Castellani (Page 124 of 301)

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.

Summer 2021 Outlook: La Niña is dead, but that may not necessarily bode well for Colorado’s drought or the fire season ahead

There’s no doubt about it. The La Niña pattern that developed late last summer is now dead. There’s no need to mourn this loss as this is actually good for Colorado and bodes well for a more active monsoon season this summer…or does it? Let’s take a look at the current state of ENSO and the weather outlook for the coming months.

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This week in Colorado weather: May 17, 2021

Another week in May, another series of slow-moving spring storm systems for Colorado! The forecast Monday through Wednesday will be cool and gloomy with daily chances for showers and thunderstorms with even the threat for small hail and locally heavy rainfall. After the one nice day of the week on Thursday, another storm will approach late in the week bringing the chance of rain again alongside somewhat cooler temperatures. Read on for our complete outlook of the unsettled stretch ahead.

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