Author: Ben Castellani (Page 155 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 – Tue 06/08/21 | The hottest day thus far in 2021

June 8, 2021 /

BDetailed Forecast Discussion: y now you've likely heard about the single tornado that formed east of Longmont yesterday and tracked northeastward through Weld County. This was initially a weak landspout formed by colliding outflow boundaries from nearby convective showers. However, it quickly grew into a full-fledged tornado more than a quarter-mile wide at its base! The lack of any other …

BoulderCAST Daily – Thu 06/03/21 | Summer is finally here!

June 3, 2021 /

GDetailed Forecast Discussion: ood morning and happy Thursday! Dry and warm weather will prevail today and tomorrow under the influence from a strong ridge of high pressure that will be shifting eastward into the Rockies. The center of the high sticks across Nevada both days, but it will flatten out to extend to the central part of the country by …

BoulderCAST Daily – Wed 06/02/21 | Have we finally kicked the wet & cool spring pattern?

June 2, 2021 /

⦁❶⦁ Dry but remaining somewhat cool under northerly flow with highs in the middle to upper 70’s

⦁❷⦁ A broad ridge will spread into Colorado in the coming days with dry weather through Friday

⦁❸⦁ A heat wave along the West Coast won’t fully reach our area, but temperatures will warm nicely into the 80’s and eventually near 90 degrees

⦁❹⦁ The next 7 to 10 days look to be warmer than normal and largely dry for the Front Range

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This week in Colorado weather: June 1, 2021

June 1, 2021 /

Following the long, cold and gloomy holiday weekend, our weather improves considerably in the coming days. Temperatures will warm back above average and may even approach 90 degrees for the first time in 2021. After a few dry days, subtropical moisture is expected to surge into Colorado during the upcoming weekend bringing the return of wet weather to the region.

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BoulderCAST Daily – Mon 05/31/21 | A chilly day with isolated drizzle and late-day storms

May 31, 2021 /

BDetailed Forecast Discussion: etween 0.75" and 1.5" of rain has fallen across most of the Denver Metro area as of Monday morning. The highest totals were from Boulder to Fort Collins. The rainfall was particularly widespread and intense during the late afternoon and evening yesterday. The radar animation below is from around 3:00PM on Sunday. That's about as busy as …

BoulderCAST Daily – Thu 05/27/21 | Mostly sunny today, turning soggy for the holiday weekend

May 27, 2021 /

TDetailed Forecast Discussion: he anticipated cold front reached Boulder last night around 11PM following a drab and rather dry day across the Front Range. Thunderstorms initiated in the afternoon near Greeley and Fort Morgan as expected, but did not explode as quickly as models were showing, likely due to the extensive cloud cover blanketing northeast Colorado on Wednesday. As the …

BoulderCAST Daily – Wed 05/26/21 | A slight chance of a storm, but tornadoes and large hail for far northeast Colorado

May 26, 2021 /

ADetailed Forecast Discussion: n active severe weather day is taking shape in the northeast corner of Colorado today! However, that threat does not encompass the immediate Metro area. In fact, we'll be lucky to see any rain at all with a drier, more stable airmass situated across our area and increasing clouds helping to reduce solar heating through the day. …

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