Author: Ben Castellani (Page 143 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 11/09/21 | A wave of snow for the Mountains tonight but we stay dry across the Metro area

November 9, 2021 /

ADetailed Forecast Discussion: Pacific trough has come ashore overnight and a weak atmospheric river event is underway across California. This storm system will race over the Great Basin and into the Rockies by this evening bringing widespread though mostly light snow to the Mountains. Across the Denver Metro area we will remain dry with just downslope flow persisting. There will …

Weekend Weather Snapshot: November 4, 2021

November 4, 2021 /

TDetailed Forecast Discussion: he warming trend continues today as a ridge of high pressure pushes eastward across the area. This ridge axis will largely remain in control across Colorado through the entirety of the weekend ahead. Hooray! There is a weak wave making landfall into the Pacific Northwest right now which will race across Wyoming and Montana by early tomorrow. …

BoulderCAST Daily – Wed 11/03/21 | The warming trend begins

November 3, 2021 /

ADetailed Forecast Discussion: warming trend will commence today as high pressure finally loosens its grasp and the low-level easterly upslope reverses across our area. Today's 800mb temperature and wind forecast map  below shows that westerly flow is now present up and down the Rockies with a slight warming downslope pattern noted. However, the primary reason for the anticipated jump in …

BoulderCAST Daily – Tue 11/02/21 | Widely scattered rain and snow showers with light accumulations possible in the Foothills

November 2, 2021 /

LDetailed Forecast Discussion: ight to even moderate snow was reported on Monday across much of the Denver Metro area, but officially only a trace of white stuff was observed in both Boulder and Denver. The elusive first measurable snowfall of the season thus remains at large. https://twitter.com/BoulderCAST/status/1455220583247990786 Today will offer another chance at snow for the entire area, but odds …

This week in Colorado weather: November 1, 2021

November 1, 2021 /

The week kicks off with cold and unsettled conditions lingering across the Front Range. A combination of chilly upslope and the nearby jet stream will produce scattered rain and snow showers for the entire region with a chance some areas could see minor snow accumulations. After a wave of heavier Mountain snow on Tuesday, things begin to quiet down and warm up midweek and beyond. Read on for our complete outlook of the week ahead including a look at potential snow amounts.

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Weekend Weather Snapshot: October 28, 2021

October 28, 2021 /

ADetailed Forecast Discussion: ridge of high pressure will begin to build across the state of Colorado today with those stronger northwest winds finally relaxing and any lingering Mountain snow flurries tapering off through the morning. Many ski resorts picked up between 3 and 8" of snow the last few days, increasing the odds that we see a few more resorts …

BoulderCAST Daily – Wed 10/27/21 | Gusty northwest flow lingers today, an outside chance of snow on Halloween

October 27, 2021 /

YDetailed Forecast Discussion: esterday's strong cold frontal passages brought widespread light rain showers to the Denver Metro area producing up to 0.20" of rain in spots. Officially Boulder reported just 0.02" bringing our precipitation total for the month of October so far to 0.16", which as you likely surmise, is astonishingly below normal. The deep Pacific trough has shifted just …

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