Author: Ben Castellani (Page 158 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: March 2, 2020

March 2, 2020 / Ben Castellani

Following a quick taste of winter Sunday night, our weather takes a turn for the better with warmer and drier conditions ensuing this week. We discuss the snow totals from Sunday night and look ahead to possible record warmth later this week into the weekend.

Winter Storm Update: Pockets of heavy snow Sunday evening, thundersnow possible

March 1, 2020 / Ben Castellani

Spring is in the air! An interesting weather setup is taking shape to change rain over to snow across the Boulder-Denver area late in the day Sunday into Sunday night. In general, snow amounts will be just a few inches, but we are concerned that springtime convection and cold temperatures may combine Sunday evening to produce embedded pockets of very heavy snow, possibly accompanied by thunder. Read on for our complete forecast and our thoughts on where thundersnow is most likely Sunday evening.

BoulderCAST Daily – Thu 02/27/20 | More of the same

February 27, 2020 / Ben Castellani

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GFS 500mb height anomaly forecast for today

BoulderCAST Daily – Wed 02/26/20 | Much warmer today, but still cooler than average

February 26, 2020 / Ben Castellani

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BoulderCAST Daily – Tue 02/25/20 | Cold & blustery with a chance of snow

February 25, 2020 / Ben Castellani

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Southern-track storm to bring a small amount of wet snow Sunday

February 22, 2020 / Ben Castellani

A potent southern-track storm system will scoot across southern Colorado on Sunday bringing the return of winter weather to the Front Range. While warmer temperatures will limit the overall impact, we are expecting a small amount of accumulating snow for much of the Denver Metro area. Read our latest forecast and see where your location lands on our snowfall forecast map.