Author: Ben Castellani (Page 149 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 – Thu 08/19/21 | Watch out for severe weather this afternoon, including hail, strong winds & a couple tornadoes

August 19, 2021 /

TDetailed Forecast Discussion: oday's main concern is the development of scattered severe thunderstorms across much of northern and northeastern Colorado as the upper-level closed-low pressure system draws closer. This morning the low is spinning in southern Idaho, just a little west of Salt Lake City. Southerly flow of 40 MPH is noted aloft over Colorado this morning, with surface flow …

BoulderCAST Daily – Wed 08/18/21 | One more hot day, much cooler tomorrow with severe storms possible

August 18, 2021 /

TDetailed Forecast Discussion: he primary concern for our weather the next few days will be the approaching trough from the Pacific Northwest, a system which is unseasonably strong for mid-August. The center of the upper-trough is located across eastern Oregon this morning. Thick smoke is wrapping around the base of this trough... first southward into portions of Nevada, then northeastward …

BoulderCAST Daily – Tue 08/17/21 | Hot & smoky with isolated gusty showers, the cooldown is still on-track for Thursday

August 17, 2021 /

TDetailed Forecast Discussion: hough the smoke never really vacated our area, over the past weekend it was largely high up in the atmosphere with relatively clear air near ground-level. We even had a few days WITHOUT Air Quality Alerts issued for the Denver Metro area, about the only such occurrence of this in the last five weeks. However, the smoke …

BoulderCAST Daily – Thu 08/12/21 | One final day of thick smoke with highs around 90°F and a chance of a LATE storm

August 12, 2021 /

⦁❶⦁ High pressure has pushed into California redirecting the thickest smoke northward into the Pacific Northwest

⦁❷⦁ One more day of moderately thick smoke is expected across the Front Range before we clear out considerably

⦁❸⦁ High temperatures near 90 degrees, but watch for isolated storms LATE tonight

⦁❹⦁ A slightly better chance of storms tomorrow, some of which could produce large hail

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BoulderCAST Daily – Wed 08/11/21 | Continued smoke with an outside shot at record heat

August 11, 2021 /

UDetailed Forecast Discussion: nfortunately, the direct atmospheric pipeline of smoke from the California fires remains intact today. We're just starting to see high pressure begin to move into northern California and the Great Basin area. This high pressure will weaken the winds aloft and finally cut off the supply of smoke to Colorado. This doesn't look to fully happen until …

BoulderCAST Daily – Tue 08/10/21 | Staying smoky, warm & dry

August 10, 2021 /

HDetailed Forecast Discussion: igh temperatures yesterday peaked in the middle 90's in most locations, though Denver International Airport did tie an existing record high temperature for August 9th at 98°F. This existing record was only one year old -- yes it was just etched previously in 2020. It's remarkable that Denver was able to tie a record high under this …

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