Author: Ben Castellani (Page 131 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.

BoulderCAST Daily – Tue 03/02/21 | Close to 60 with lots of sun

March 2, 2021 / Ben Castellani

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BoulderCAST Daily – Thu 02/25/21 | A foot of snow last night, quiet today, and blowing snow tomorrow

February 25, 2021 / Ben Castellani

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BoulderCAST Daily – Wed 02/24/21 | Snow ramps up early this evening, highest totals expected in the western Metro

February 24, 2021 / Ben Castellani

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Tracking upslope snow Wednesday night, a big gradient expected (Updated)

February 23, 2021 / Ben Castellani

It’s been a glorious start to the week so far with highs getting back above normal on Monday and Tuesday. Even though it was quite breezy at times, temperatures flirting with 60 degrees took the chill right out of the wind. The stretch of fair weather changes very soon as two cold fronts and a taste of winter weather bear down on Colorado. A widespread, upslope-driven snowfall event is gearing-up for Wednesday evening into Thursday. Let’s take a look at the timing and snowfall amounts expected across the Front Range!

UPDATE (Wed 2/24/21 7:00AM): Updated snowfall forecast map, fine-tuning amounts and the position of the expected sharp gradient. Details of these changes are included in Wednesday morning’s Premium weather discussion, found HERE.

BoulderCAST Daily – Tue 02/23/21 | Near 60 degrees today, colder with upslope snow tomorrow

February 23, 2021 / Ben Castellani

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This week in Colorado weather: February 22, 2021

February 22, 2021 / Ben Castellani

The nicest weather in nearly three weeks will unfold Monday and Tuesday, but snow is just a few days away! Yet another wintry system with an unfavorable track will impact the area Wednesday evening into Thursday bringing widespread upslope snow to the Front Range. We’re also watching the potential for a more significant winter storm during the upcoming weekend, but uncertainty remains this far out. Read on for our complete outlook of the week ahead.

Denver & Boulder Snowfall Totals: February 20, 2021

February 21, 2021 / Ben Castellani

A weak storm and associated jet streak moved across Colorado on the evening of February 20th producing bands of moderate snowfall for a brief period. Southeastern portions of the Denver Metro area were hit hardest. Let’s take a look at the totals.

Forecast Update: A quick hit of snow Saturday evening, primarily south/east of Denver

February 20, 2021 / Ben Castellani

Another day, another chance of light snow. The theme of this winter continues as a weak storm system blazes across Colorado Saturday evening bringing a chance of snow to the region. We’ve got some jet-forcing to deal with this time, so localized bands of heavy snow are possible, but our forecast keeps most of these south and east of Denver. Let’s take a look at the timing and snowfall amounts!