Author: Ben Castellani (Page 160 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.

The upcoming week will be rather unsettled with chilly temperatures and daily chances for rain and snow

April 10, 2021 /

April has been an incredibly warm month so far in the Front Range, but that will change next week as a major pattern shift takes hold. Gloomy and unsettled conditions will spread in Tuesday and beyond with daily chances for rain and snow. Due to marginal temperatures, the highest probably of significant snow accumulations will be in the Foothills, but just about everywhere will see snow at times. Let’s take a quick look at the still evolving forecast for next week.

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BoulderCAST Daily – Thu 04/08/21 | Up and down temperatures the next few days, turning unsettled late Sunday & beyond

April 8, 2021 /

IDetailed Forecast Discussion: t will be a roller-coaster ride of temperatures over the next several days as weak storm systems clip northern Colorado with largely dry cold fronts. The 500mb vorticity forecast animation below shows two disturbances that will impact Colorado through Monday morning. The first arrives tonight into early Friday, while a second enters the picture on Sunday. Both …

BoulderCAST Daily – Wed 04/07/21 | Clearing skies with highs returning to the 60’s

April 7, 2021 /

NDetailed Forecast Discussion: ot sure about your location, but I definitely heard my first rumble of thunder in 2021 yesterday as a line of showers and thunderstorms moved through the Boulder area. There was also very small hail mixed in with the brief but moderate rainfall. The long narrow line of convective showers, as seen in the radar animation below, …

BoulderCAST Daily – Tue 04/06/21 | Rain/thunder today, possibly mixing with snow later tonight

April 6, 2021 /

WDetailed Forecast Discussion: hile temperatures are still relatively mild this morning in the 40's, a cold front did push through overnight. Cold air advection will continue through the day making for a much colder outcome than any day of late. Highs this afternoon will push only into the mid to upper 50's. Our main weather focus today will be an …

This week in Colorado weather: April 5, 2021

April 5, 2021 /

The week begins right where the weekend left off with record warm temperatures on-tap for Monday. However, change will come quickly Tuesday with much colder temperatures, rain changing to snow, and even a little thunder thrown into the mix. The back-half of the week will be quiet, mild and sunny with this trend flowing right into the upcoming weekend. Read on for our complete outlook of the week ahead.

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BoulderCAST Daily – Thu 04/01/21 | Close to 70 and sunny, near-record warmth this weekend

April 1, 2021 /

TDetailed Forecast Discussion: he big and broad ridge has moved eastward and is now fully entrenched across Colorado where it will stay for the next five days or so. The ridge axis, denoted by the blue dotted line below, will be passing directly over the Front Range later this afternoon into evening. As is always the case, east of the …

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