Author: Ben Castellani (Page 153 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 06/30/21 | Scattered storms through the end of the week with elevated flood risk in the burn scars

June 30, 2021 /

TDetailed Forecast Discussion: he going forecast remains on-track for an uptick in storm activity and intensity over the next few days as a surge of moisture arrives to the Desert Southwest and Colorado. The large-scale pattern is such that the clockwise flow around a high in Texas will team up with the counter-clockwise flow around a low pressure in Utah …

BoulderCAST Daily – Tue 06/29/21 | Clouds & sun with low storm chances, but wetter days ahead

June 29, 2021 /

TDetailed Forecast Discussion: he historic high pressure center will shift slowly from the Pacific Northwest eastward into Minnesota by week's end. This sluggish trek is shown in the GFS 500mb height anomaly forecast animation below. Notice that Colorado will be under a weak troughing pattern today but gradually transitions to weak ridging over the next few days. This will lead …

This week in Colorado weather: June 28, 2021

June 28, 2021 /

This week will feature a continuation of the dangerous, unprecedented heatwave in the Pacific Northwest, but cool and rainy weather in the Front Range. Go figure! Our temperatures will remain below normal through the week with daily chances for showers and thunderstorms, helping to alleviate but not remove wildfire concerns across the state. We also discuss the status of monsoon season, the active tropical eastern Pacific, and what may lie ahead for the Fourth of July weekend.

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BoulderCAST Daily – Thu 06/24/21 | Let the cool & wet pattern commence!

June 24, 2021 /

⦁❶⦁ Rain returns to the forecast today with temperatures in the 80’s

⦁❷⦁ An even better chance of thunderstorms on Friday with heavy downpours and some hail possible

⦁❸⦁ An extremely dangerous heatwave is taking shape in the Pacific Northwest this weekend, but eastern Colorado will remain chilly

⦁❹⦁ Rain chances and below normal temperatures will persist into early next week

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BoulderCAST Daily – Wed 06/23/21 | Very hot & smoky, but a cooler and unsettled pattern is looming

June 23, 2021 /

TDetailed Forecast Discussion: oday should be the hottest day of the week with highs forecast to rise into the middle to upper 90's across the Front Range. A stagnant low pressure system is positioned off the coast of California and has been for the last few days. Out ahead of this low, warm and dry southwest flow has been spilling …

It’s Lightning Awareness Week! Find out why Colorado is one of the most deadly states for lightning

June 22, 2021 /

As you know, thunderstorms are usually a staple of summer in Colorado! Almost every day, monsoon moisture boils up into dark early afternoon clouds, some of which produce deadly cloud-to-ground lightning. We briefly review a few statistics and remind you that Colorado is ranked near the top of the list for lightning-related fatalities for a reason.

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BoulderCAST Daily – Tue 06/22/21 | Temperatures skyrocket back into the middle 90’s as smoke increases from new fires

June 22, 2021 /

MDetailed Forecast Discussion: onday's cool and smoke-free weather was a real treat! The high temperature at BoulderCAST Station was 73°F which came as low clouds finally cleared during the evening hours before sunset. We also reported 0.21" of rainfall before sunrise which was the largest single-day rainfall total since late May. We're starting out chilly this morning as well with …

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