Author: Ben Castellani (Page 131 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 03/08/22 | Fairly pleasant today but back to the Arctic tomorrow

March 8, 2022 /

Atranquil day is expected today as we'll be in-between storm systems for an ever-so-brief moment in time before the next Arctic blast arrives tomorrow. Dry and weak northwest flow will keep partly to mostly sunny skies around through the day with light winds. Today will be the nicest day of the week --- if you have any errands to run …

This week in Colorado weather: March 7, 2022

March 7, 2022 /

After a very cold and wintry weekend, the week ahead will be…well, unfortunately more of the same. We will enjoy a little bit of sunshine Monday and Tuesday, but yet another Arctic blast will arrive Wednesday to keep things cold and/or snowy for the rest of week. We discuss the expected timing of the Arctic front, potential fluffy snowfall amounts, and just how cold it will get later this week.

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Light snow ramps up Sunday morning and continues into Sunday night

March 5, 2022 /

Light snow and at times freezing drizzle have been falling in Boulder most of the day today, but it hasn’t amounted to much yet in terms of accumulation as snowfall rates have not been enough to counteract the increasingly strong early March sun! The lack of accumulation will change on Sunday as colder air and more substantial upslope arrive. Let’s talk temperatures, timing and those snowfall amounts expected through Monday.

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Premium Storm Update – Sat 03/05/22 7:30 AM | Scattered snow showers today, widespread light snow develops tomorrow

March 5, 2022 /

Storm #1 has mostly been a bust for the lower elevations with much less precipitation than expected occurring so far. We've saw just a few rain drops in Boulder last evening, but nothing much else overnight. There was a little bit of snow in southern Denver, but it only really amounted to a dusting. The current radar animation below shows …

Forecast Update: Our sampler of spring is about to end, watching the threat of heavy convective snow early Saturday

March 3, 2022 /

It may have seemed like spring was here to stay the way this week has played out so far — but alas, winter is gearing up again just in time for the weekend. We’ve got two different storm systems to discuss with you this evening. The first will offer a slight chance of thunderstorms Friday evening followed by a threat of heavy convective snow early Saturday morning. The second system will bring sub-freezing temperatures and lighter upslope snow to the entire area on Sunday. Let’s take a look.

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Weekend Weather Snapshot: March 3, 2022

March 3, 2022 /

Today will likely be the warmest day of the week as the ridge axis passes directly overhead during the day. The GFS 500mb forecast map below shows the center of high pressure over the Texas Panhandle, with the axis extending northward through the Denver area by midday today. Warm air advection will reign king with southerly or southwesterly flow across …

BoulderCAST Daily – Wed 03/02/22 | Lower 70’s & beautiful, but tracking rain/snow for much of the weekend ahead

March 2, 2022 /

The mid-level ridge continues to hold strong over the Rockies with an axis just to our west near Salt Lake City this morning. This will lead to continued warm conditions across the Front Range today through Friday as the ridge slowly shifts eastward. There are a few wave clouds around this morning as noted on our webcam: However, mostly sunny …

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