Author: Ben Castellani (Page 150 of 301)

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.

This week in Colorado weather: June 22, 2020

June 22, 2020 /

With moist northwest flow present across Colorado for the next few days, a cooler start to the week with popcorn storms is expected. Late in the week, we are watching for a slow-moving, more organized Pacific weather system to reach our area. This could bring cooler and more unsettled conditions just in time for the weekend. We also discuss the latest on the summer monsoon.

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Saturday’s historic Colorado “derecho” wind event was one for the record books

June 9, 2020 /

Were you caught off-guard by the historic wind storm that swept across Colorado on Saturday? This type of widespread, damaging wind event is known as a derecho. What transpired on Saturday was the first in recorded history to impact Boulder and Denver. We take a look at the low pressure that caused the event, the astonishing wind reports from across the area, and discuss why this may have been the first and last derecho we ever experience.

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