Author: Ben Castellani (Page 160 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.

Boulder and Denver Snow Totals February 6-7, 2020

February 9, 2020 / Ben Castellani

Pockets of jet-forced snow began to fall Thursday evening and continued intermittently through Friday afternoon across the Metro area. Bands of moderate to heavy snowfall were most prevalent near and south of Interstate 70 in the Denver Metro area and in the Foothills of Jefferson County where 8-16″ of snow was reported.

DayCAST: Thu 02/06/20

February 6, 2020 / Ben Castellani

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Boulder and Denver Snow Totals February 3-4, 2020

February 5, 2020 / Ben Castellani

Shown below is the BoulderCAST snowfall forecast map issued Sunday (February 2nd) during the afternoon with actual storm totals overlaid in boxes. Green boxes indicate that our forecast verified to within one inch of the observed snowfall. Red did not.

Seasonal Snow Totals (Updated Feb 5 2020)

Boulder	Denver
73.0"	32.7"

DayCAST: Wed 02/05/20

February 5, 2020 / Ben Castellani

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Premium Storm Update Mon 02/03/20 8:00AM

February 3, 2020 / Ben Castellani

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First significant winter storm of 2020 is taking aim on Front Range

February 2, 2020 / Ben Castellani

Over the course of the next 24 hours, there will be a drastic change in our weather! Temperatures will fall nearly 60 degrees, with the warm spring breezes of Sunday afternoon being replaced with freezing drizzle, snowflakes, and bitter cold. Let’s take a look at the incoming winter storm set to drop our first significant snowfall of the New Year, including timing and snowfall amounts.

*Premium Storm Update* Mon 2/3/2020 8:00AM: We discuss when the freezing drizzle will change to snow and why we think Monday’s evening commute will be very treacherous. Click HERE to read.