Author: Ben Castellani (Page 129 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 03/30/22 | Gusty north winds & cool

March 30, 2022 /

Yesterday was quite gloomy with rain eventually changing to snow across much of the area. Temperatures from Boulder northward stayed too warm until the precipitation had ended and no snow was reported. The map below shows radar estimated precipitation totals from the event. The big storm from yesterday is long gone now to the east. For today the primary concern …

BoulderCAST Daily – Tue 03/29/22 | Much cooler with rain/thunder transitioning to snow later this evening

March 29, 2022 /

⦁❶⦁ A wet storm system will spread rain, thunder and eventually some snow across the area today into tonight

⦁❷⦁ After highs in the 50s, a strong cold front blows through by early evening with tumbling temperatures and blustery northeast winds to 40 MPH

⦁❸⦁ Rain will change to snow during the mid to late evening, with that transition happening earlier in the Foothills and Palmer Divide

⦁❹⦁ Generally less than 1″ of accumulation is expected across the lower elevations, but several inches in the higher terrain

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Weekend Weather Snapshot: March 24, 2022

March 24, 2022 /

Those north winds sure were blustery yesterday! Gusts across the area peaked in the late morning hours on Wednesday in the 45 to 60 MPH realm in most Front Range locations. The map below shows the top wind gusts across the area. Thankfully things will be much less windy today (but still a little breezy) as the pressure gradient across …

BoulderCAST Daily – Wed 03/23/22 | Very blustery as we kick off an extended dry spell

March 23, 2022 /

Today commences a lengthy stretch of dry weather that will take us through the weekend and into the early part of next week as a broad ridge of high pressure slides eastward from the West Coast. Temperatures will stay on the cooler side once again as brisk northeast flow aloft exists across the area. The major cut-off low pressure system …

BoulderCAST Daily – Tue 03/22/22 | Staying chilly & gusty with popcorn rain/snow showers through the day

March 22, 2022 /

The deepening low pressure has been wreaking havoc across the southwest and south-central part of the country over the last 24 hours. The cold wrap-around portion of the system produced more than a foot of snow along I-70 in eastern Colorado yesterday. Under near-blizzard conditions, the interstate was closed from Denver to the Kansas border much of the afternoon and …

This week in Colorado weather: March 21, 2022

March 21, 2022 /

A strong cut-off low pressure system will slowly pass by south of Colorado early in the week leading to below normal temperatures, gusty winds and at times light snow for the area. Little to no accumulation is expected across the lower elevations though. Things turn sunny and warmer Wednesday and beyond, with the upcoming weekend looking particularly stunning. Read on for our complete outlook of the week ahead.

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The anticipated strong storm on Monday will be a swing and a miss for the Denver area (Updated)

March 19, 2022 /

For several days now we have anxiously been looking forward to a big cut-off pressure system forecasted to impact the southern Rockies on Monday. While we’re confident that heavy snow will indeed dump on eastern Colorado, we unfortunately don’t believe that will be across the Front Range. Let’s take a look at the evolving forecast and why this storm will most likely be a swing and a miss for the Denver area.

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