Author: Ben Castellani (Page 142 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: November 18, 2021

November 18, 2021 /

TDetailed Forecast Discussion: he coldest temperatures of the season have developed across the entire area overnight with most locations falling into the teens on the Plains with below zero temperatures in the higher Mountains. Current readings early this morning are shown below. Boulder is a "warm" spot and Limon is a cold one. We are starting to see hints of …

Boulder underwhelmingly reported its first snowfall of the season last night, tying 2016 for the latest on record

November 17, 2021 /

The saga for our first measurable snowfall of the season is finally over, in Boulder at least. In a rather uninspiring fashion, the city reported its first official snowfall early Wednesday morning before sunrise. Let’s review how it happened, check in how this fits in with climatology, and congratulate the winners of our 2021 First Snow Contest!

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BoulderCAST Daily – Wed 11/17/21 | Morning flurries wrap up, then sunny and cold

November 17, 2021 /

A Detailed Forecast Discussion: few light bands of snow and flurries did develop overnight across the Denver Metro area. These bands were forced by the overhead jet stream, but in an environment with very limited moisture. The result was just a few flurries here and there, with up to a dusting of accumulation reported in isolated spots (like near Longmont). Here …

BoulderCAST Daily – Tue 11/16/21 | Warm & gusty with high fire danger

November 16, 2021 /

TDetailed Forecast Discussion: he main story today will be the continued unseasonably warm temperatures combined with gusty winds across the Front Range which will create high fire danger. This is all happening ahead of a cold front set to arrive later this evening. The large-scale weather setup for today is shown in the 500mb height anomaly forecast below from the …

This week in Colorado weather: November 15, 2021

November 15, 2021 /

Warm and gusty weather will kick off the week before a cold front arrives Tuesday evening bringing primarily light Mountain snow to the state. 60’s and 70’s will transition to 30’s by Wednesday. There is also a few outside chances for snow across the Denver Metro area this week, but nothing to get excited about. Both Boulder and Denver are rapidly closing in on the record for the latest first accumulating snowfall of the season. At this point, those records are definitely in jeopardy of getting eclipsed.

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Weekend Weather Snapshot: November 11, 2021

November 11, 2021 /

PDetailed Forecast Discussion: ersistently gusty conditions were reported much of the day yesterday as strong winds aloft were able to mix down to the surface during the daylight hours. The graphic below shows the peak gusts observed across the Front Range on Wednesday. Generally 30 to 40 MPH gusts were common, but the usual windy spots along Highway 93 in …

BoulderCAST Daily – Wed 11/10/21 | More sun but breezy with temperatures in the 50’s

November 10, 2021 /

HDetailed Forecast Discussion: appy Wednesday! The quick-moving trough axis is already about to depart Colorado to the east this morning. The backside of this trough has notably drier and subsident air which will lead to more sunshine but also more wind today for the Front Range. Can't win them all right? The departing trough brought a wave of light to …

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