Author: Ben Castellani (Page 138 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.

Weekend Weather Snapshot: December 30, 2021

December 30, 2021 /

IDetailed Forecast Discussion: n addition to warmer temperatures, high winds are expected to develop through the morning and continue into the evening for areas in and near the Foothills. High-resolution models agree well on this facet, but it continues to be a bit of a mystery forecast since the usual wind ingredients are not necessarily fully in-play. However, with such …

BoulderCAST Daily – Wed 12/29/21 | Sunny & cool today, windy with elevated fire danger tomorrow, & a NYE snow update

December 29, 2021 /

⦁❶⦁ Falling and blowing snow will continue at various intensities in the Mountains through the rest of the week causing travel impacts

⦁❷⦁ Very quiet today across the Denver Metro area with highs in the 30’s under partly cloudy skies

⦁❸⦁ Warmer tomorrow, but high winds are possible in and near the Foothills — this will create elevated fire danger

⦁❹⦁ New Year’s Eve snowfall is all but guaranteed (woo!), but models still disagree on how much snow will fall

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BoulderCAST Daily – Tue 12/28/21 | Chilly today & tomorrow

December 28, 2021 /

MDetailed Forecast Discussion: ountain snowfall compliments of the most recent shortwave is decreasing in coverage this morning as the system pulls eastward and the best lift shifts towards Kansas. Some light snow showers will linger through the day and even intensify tonight as better moisture returns. Plan on continued mountain travel impacts the rest of the week, though they will …

This week in Colorado weather: December 27, 2021

December 27, 2021 /

Our state has benefited greatly from the recent atmospheric river event with snowpack thankfully getting back close to normal for now. However, things remain dreadfully dry east of the Continental Divide. The week ahead will offer generally cooler than normal temperatures across the Denver area with continued Mountain snowfall really piling up. We are also tracking a potential Arctic outbreak and some snow just in time to ring in the New Year. Here’s the latest.

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Weekend Weather Snapshot: December 23, 2021

December 23, 2021 /

TDetailed Forecast Discussion: he primary forecast concern heading into the holiday weekend is the blast of winter coming to the Mountains! Snow is expected to ramp up rapidly through the day as extremely moist southwesterly flow arrives with the core of the atmospheric river reaching Colorado. Copious, near-record moisture will produce widespread orographic (upslope) snowfall beginning this morning in far …

BoulderCAST Daily – Wed 12/22/21 | Continued mild, but an atmospheric river will dump holiday snow in the Mountains

December 22, 2021 /

LDetailed Forecast Discussion: ittle has changed in the atmosphere across Colorado compared to yesterday. As a result, we'll have another mild day with elevated fire danger for portions of the Front Range. Gusts are expected to push above 30MPH in the Foothills, while temperatures soar into the low to even middle 60's around Boulder and Denver. There will be some …

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