Author: Ben Castellani (Page 135 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.

Winter Weather Update: An Arctic blast ushers in widespread snow and bitter cold beginning Tuesday afternoon (Updated)

A slow-moving winter storm will impact the Front Range Tuesday through Thursday bringing accumulating snow and bitter cold temperatures to the entire area. We expect the most snow to fall in the city of Boulder and nearby Foothills with lower amounts in Denver. Nonetheless, travel impacts will be widespread and temperatures will bottom out below zero as the storm pulls away on Thursday. Let’s talk timing and look at our snowfall forecast map.

Premium Storm Update (2/1/22 7:00AM): Overnight model runs have increased our confidence that higher-end snow totals will occur with this system. Thus we are bumping up snow amounts a tad across the area. We discuss the model changes and some things that still need to be watched closely as the snow begins Tuesday afternoon. READ HERE

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The snowiest January since 2014 has put a “normal” snow season back within reach as drought conditions improve

Adding in the few inches that fell on Thursday, Boulder has now notched nearly two feet of snowfall in the month of January, the most since 2014. This recent snow event was just one of many small winter storms to impact the Front Range in the weeks following the devastating Marshall Fire. Colorado has seen slight drought improvement, but there is definitely much more needed. In this update we discuss the recent snow totals, how January as a whole is shaping up, the locations that are seeing drought conditions improve, why La Niña will make further recovery more challenging and much more.

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BoulderCAST Daily – Thu 01/27/22 | A surge of moderate snowfall this morning tapering off during the afternoon

The National Weather Service has increased their totals a bit and now are closer inline with our forecast posted yesterday. A Winter Weather Advisory has been issued for the entire Metro area and Foothills as snowy conditions will develop for the back-half of the morning commute. The only model that was somewhat concerning to us yesterday was the HRRR as …

BoulderCAST Daily – Wed 01/26/22 | Mostly sunny today with more snow tomorrow

We're starting off quite chilly across the Metro area this morning. BoulderCAST Station is reporting a temperature around 10 degrees, but there are some colder conditions further north and east including below zero temperatures along the South Platte River valley as shown below. Our average low this time of year is 23°F so this morning is definitely below normal. Things …

BoulderCAST Daily – Tue 01/25/22 | Watch for a burst of heavy snow this morning!

Though everything is coming together just a tad slower than expected, a burst of heavy snow this morning remains the primary concern in today's forecast. GOES-East infrared satellite imagery shows the storm system diving southward through Salt Lake City early this morning. Most of the associated large-scale lift is to the east of this trough which is putting all of …

This week in Colorado weather: January 24, 2022

The week begins quiet on Monday, but things turn notably snowy and much colder by Tuesday. We’re tracking a winter storm that will bring accumulating snow to all of eastern Colorado Tuesday morning into the afternoon hours with a dicey morning commute all but guaranteed. We discuss the timing of the storm and expected snowfall amounts across the region. Further out, another round of snow could accompany a weak system on Thursday, but that is still evolving. Read on for all the details.

Premium Storm Update (1/25/22 6:00AM): We do a final check of the latest model runs and how they compare to what is actively occurring across northeast Colorado early Tuesday morning. We give our final thoughts on the storm and discuss the next chance of light snow waiting in the wings for Thursday. READ HERE

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