Author: Ben Castellani (Page 154 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 06/17/21 | The last day of record heat as a cold front approaches

June 17, 2021 /

GDetailed Forecast Discussion: o ahead. Name any Front Range city and I will tell you that city broke their daily record high on Wednesday! As mentioned in yesterday's discussion, the long-standing record values for our region on June 16 were very attainable allowing almost every city to crush the existing record. Denver hit 100°F. Boulder 99°F. Fort Collins 100°F. Broomfield …

BoulderCAST Daily – Wed 06/16/21 | The heatwave continues with another day near 100 degrees

June 16, 2021 /

HDetailed Forecast Discussion: igh pressure will continue to dominate our weather today with another scorching afternoon on-tap. Yesterday was Denver's first triple digit day of the year with a reported high temperature of 101°F!  This broke the existing daily record high for June 15th by four degrees. Boulder only reached 96°F and this was not a record. Overall the airmass …

BoulderCAST Daily – Tue 06/15/21 | Despite increasing smoke, triple digits possible today & tomorrow

June 15, 2021 /

ADetailed Forecast Discussion: strong ridge of high pressure remains anchored over the area which will allow for continued hot and dry conditions under mostly sunny skies. This ridge really is something to behold! It's currently positioned along the Colorado/New Mexico border, with major axes extending northward into Canada and also westward through southern California out over the Pacific Ocean. This …

This week in Colorado weather: June 14, 2021

June 14, 2021 /

The heat is on this week as an anomalous ridge of high pressure dominates our weather pattern. Temperatures will soar into the upper 90’s to low 100’s most of the week, but a cooldown is in the pipeline. Let’s take a look at the outlook for the week ahead, what potential records could be shattered, and when the heatwave is expected to break.

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Get Ready: After a one day break, the heatwave rebuilds even stronger heading into next week

June 11, 2021 /

If you can believe it, Friday’s high temperatures was only in the 70’s across the lower elevations. What a gorgeous day! However, the brief cooldown will quickly be replaced by yet another heatwave in Front Range Colorado. This one will be stronger and longer than the last. Let’s discuss just how hot it will get, our concerns about new wildfires, and when the heatwave may finally relax.

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BoulderCAST Daily – Thu 06/10/21 | Critical fire conditions in the Mountains as the lower elevations soar into the 90’s

June 10, 2021 /

TDetailed Forecast Discussion: here's no beating around the bush. Today will be HOT as peak heating for the week occurs across northeast Colorado ahead of a cold front late tonight. The highly amplified ridge axis is positioned just east of our area again today (see blue dashed line below) with increasingly strong southwest flow entering the picture through the day …

BoulderCAST Daily – Wed 06/09/21 | Hot today, hotter tomorrow

June 9, 2021 /

SDetailed Forecast Discussion: outhwest flow will be increasing today into tomorrow as the gradient between a ridge to our east and a trough to our west tightens. This will spell out continued hot conditions for the Great Plains and Colorado as well with temperatures running about 10 degrees above normal. Despite not being that hot, this recent and current stretch …

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