Author: Ben Castellani (Page 161 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 – Wed 03/31/21 | A cool day, but it’s the first of many sunny days to come

March 31, 2021 /

TDetailed Forecast Discussion: he trough which brought us the snow yesterday has pushed eastward into the Great Lakes and Midwest. At the same time, a ridge is moving ashore into California from the west. Between the two, modest northwest flow is present over Colorado, which is not usually a very warm direction this time of year. So despite the sunny …

BoulderCAST Daily – Tue 03/30/21 | Remarkably colder with snow tapering off through the morning

March 30, 2021 /

WDetailed Forecast Discussion: hat a change in weather over the last 12 hours! After high temperatures in the lower to middle 70's Monday afternoon, a strong cold front blew through right on-schedule last night with widespread snow developing across the Denver Metro area after midnight. As of 6:00AM, we're sitting at 25°F at BoulderCAST Station with light snow falling. Current …

BoulderCAST Daily – Thu 03/25/21 | Remaining unsettled through Friday, but a nice weekend ahead

March 25, 2021 /

UDetailed Forecast Discussion: nsettled weather will continue for the next few days as a broad trough remains over the the area. The NAM 500mb vorticity forecast animation below shows the setup through Saturday afternoon with continued troughing pushing through Colorado. Towards the end of the animation, you should notice a ridge beginning to build in from the west. That ridge …

BoulderCAST Daily – Wed 03/24/21 | Cloudy & cold with a few snowflakes mixed in

March 24, 2021 /

ADetailed Forecast Discussion: few lingering snowflakes will taper off this morning across the Denver Metro as upslope and lift from the passing storm to our south begin to subside. Many areas picked up a dusting to upwards of a few inches of snow overnight. Roadways look to be just fine across the Plains, but they are snow-covered in the Foothills. …

BoulderCAST Daily – Tue 03/23/21 | Sandwiched between two storm system, watching for convective snow

March 23, 2021 /

ADetailed Forecast Discussion: tricky forecast is developing for today, tonight, and tomorrow as Colorado will conveniently reside directly between two storm systems, each offering only slight influences on our weather. This morning's infrared satellite imagery shows both systems. The one in Great Plains has developed into a strong mid-latitude cyclone. The system to our west is still gaining strength and …

This week in Colorado weather: March 22, 2021

March 22, 2021 /

As widespread light snow fizzles out Monday morning, we look ahead to an overall unsettled week filled with additional chances for rain and accumulating snow. Our focus in the near-term aims at the potential for convective snow showers Tuesday and Tuesday night. Beyond that, rain/snow will stick with us through the end of the week with temperatures remaining below normal.

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