Author: Ben Castellani (Page 148 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 – Wed 09/01/21 | Underwhelming rainfall expected despite near-record moisture levels from Nora’s remnants

September 1, 2021 /

DDetailed Forecast Discussion: eep moisture from Nora has surged into the Desert Southwest overnight with widespread high clouds encompassing much of the Four Corners region. Partly cloudy conditions are still noted this morning across the Front Range, but that will change through the day as this moisture spreads eastward. It will become mostly cloudy and/or overcast. Radar appears to be …

BoulderCAST Daily – Tue 08/31/21 | Near-record heat & smoky, Nora’s remnants arrive Wednesday night

August 31, 2021 /

TDetailed Forecast Discussion: emperatures soared into the 90's across the lower elevations on Monday. The map below shows approximate high temperatures for the Front Range. We reported a maximum temperature of 91°F at BoulderCAST Station, the same as the official high in Boulder. Monday was Boulder's 41st 90-degree day of 2021. The graphic below shows where this count ranks in …

This week in Colorado weather: August 30, 2021

August 30, 2021 /

The focus for this week’s weather discussion lies in the tropics. Category 4 Hurricane Ida made landfall into Louisiana on Sunday, but more importantly for Colorado, the remnants of once Hurricane Nora in the Pacific will reach our neck of the woods later this week. What will this surge of tropical moisture bring to the Front Range and when do we expect the thick smoke to begin to clear out again? Read on to find out.

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BoulderCAST Daily – Sun 08/29/21 | Decreasing clouds with continued smoke, watching Hurricane Nora’s remnants

August 29, 2021 /

ADetailed Forecast Discussion: s expected, the cold front has pushed through overnight and a layer of stratus has developed across most of the Denver Metro area. The clouds won't be sticking around long though as the moisture is rather shallow and will mix out quickly this morning. Our webcam in Boulder is already showing hints of blue sky through the …

BoulderCAST Daily – Thu 08/26/21 | Scattered afternoon & evening thunderstorms, the smoke plume returns this weekend

August 26, 2021 /

WDetailed Forecast Discussion: eak large-scale lift will be on the increase through the day today as a trough approaches northern Colorado from the west. This morning the trough axis is located over Idaho and Nevada. By evening, it will be pushing into western Colorado. Water vapor imagery this morning shows the approaching trough in western Idaho and Nevada. Some early …

BoulderCAST Daily – Tue 08/24/21 | Sunny & continued hot in the lower 90’s

August 24, 2021 /

EDetailed Forecast Discussion: xtremely dry air is situated over Colorado and most of the West today. Precipitable water is very low at the moment in Denver, with values through the day expected to reside at or below 0.4". This will result in definitively sunny skies and no chance of rain for the Front Range. GOES-East water vapor imagery shows the …

This week in Colorado weather: August 23, 2021

August 23, 2021 /

It has been fairly dry most of the summer with the monsoon moisture plume largely staying to our west. Over the last eight weeks, Denver has officially reported less than a half inch of rainfall which is far below normal. Not surprisingly, drought has now returned to portions of northeast Colorado. The week ahead will offer little reprieve from this dry pattern as temperatures remain above normal in the 90’s with just one day of decent rain chances to look forward to. Wildfire smoke will be fairly bearable, however, as a northward storm track and resulting atmospheric flow will keep the worst of it away from the Front Range.

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