Author: Ben Castellani (Page 156 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 05/25/21 | Mostly sunny & mostly dry

May 25, 2021 /

ADetailed Forecast Discussion: relatively quiet day is expected for this Tuesday as Colorado rests under fairly dry westerly flow. Two low pressure systems are present across the West. One along the Canadian border and another in the Pacific Northwest. Both of these will move due east in the coming days, largely bypassing Colorado to the north. This is where the …

BoulderCAST Daily – Thu 05/20/21 | Lower 80’s and isolated storms, some turning severe well east of Denver

May 20, 2021 /

ADetailed Forecast Discussion: highly amplified pattern is taking shape across the continental United States today and this will continue well into the upcoming weekend and early next week. The main features are a deep trough in the Great Basin and a potent ridge in the eastern half of the country. Colorado rests between the two with southwest flow pushing into …

BoulderCAST Daily – Wed 05/19/21 | Increasing clouds with a chance of weak late-day storms

May 19, 2021 /

ADetailed Forecast Discussion: more seasonal day is in store today with warmer temperatures and some sunshine, but there still remains a chance of late-day storms developing. The slow-moving, borderline snail-like storm system responsible for the gloomy last four days in Denver has weakened and lost much of its identity over the last 24 hours. The ill-defined circulation is positioned somewhere …

Summer 2021 Outlook: La Niña is dead, but that may not necessarily bode well for Colorado’s drought or the fire season ahead

May 18, 2021 /

There’s no doubt about it. The La Niña pattern that developed late last summer is now dead. There’s no need to mourn this loss as this is actually good for Colorado and bodes well for a more active monsoon season this summer…or does it? Let’s take a look at the current state of ENSO and the weather outlook for the coming months.

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BoulderCAST Daily – Tue 05/18/21 | Gloomy with spotty showers throughout the day

May 18, 2021 /

TDetailed Forecast Discussion: hunderstorms, soaking rain, and small hail were widespread yesterday afternoon and evening from Denver to Boulder. This is the view from Gunbarrel around 4:00PM on Monday where a layer of small hail coated the ground. https://twitter.com/CReppWx/status/1394415820894208007 Radar estimated rainfall totals indicate the heaviest rain occurred north and west of Denver, over an inch in some cases. We …

This week in Colorado weather: May 17, 2021

May 17, 2021 /

Another week in May, another series of slow-moving spring storm systems for Colorado! The forecast Monday through Wednesday will be cool and gloomy with daily chances for showers and thunderstorms with even the threat for small hail and locally heavy rainfall. After the one nice day of the week on Thursday, another storm will approach late in the week bringing the chance of rain again alongside somewhat cooler temperatures. Read on for our complete outlook of the unsettled stretch ahead.

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BoulderCAST Daily – Thu 05/13/21 | A dry & seasonal day, storm chances ramp up beginning tomorrow

May 13, 2021 /

TDetailed Forecast Discussion: he warming trend continues today as a flattened ridge of high pressure over Arizona drifts slightly eastward. Northwest flow is still present across Colorado, a direction that won't warm us that much. Nonetheless, it will be warmer than the last four days! We're expecting highs today to reach into the lower to middle 70's. As you can …

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