Author: Ben Castellani (Page 166 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 02/10/21 | Another day in the Arctic airmass

February 10, 2021 /

IDetailed Forecast Discussion: t's another morning with flurries, low clouds, and temperatures in the lower teens across the Denver Metro area. It will also be another day with a difficult forecast for high temperatures and one where we will likely end up well below most model guidance. Very little has changed in the grand scheme of things with a potent …

BoulderCAST Daily – Tue 02/09/21 | Another tricky temperature forecast today, snow and historic cold gearing up for the weekend

February 9, 2021 /

TDetailed Forecast Discussion: he cold, dense Arctic air was just too much to overcome yesterday, particularly north of Denver. High temperatures failed to warm above freezing in many areas, despite our forecast calling for middle 40's. Like we said yesterday in our weekly outlook, in these type of scenarios, models tend to "fall flat on their face" and certainty yesterday …

This week in Colorado weather: February 8, 2021

February 8, 2021 /

As of Monday morning, the Arctic airmass has spilled into the Front Range, but it won’t be staying for long! Boulder and Denver will be in and out of the frigid air much of the week ahead as the Arctic front wobbles back and forth. As such, some days will be more pleasant than others. While still somewhat uncertain, we are expecting the coldest air in years to inundate the region late in the week into the upcoming weekend alongside a chance of snow. Read on for our complete outlook of the upcoming week.

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BoulderCAST Daily – Thu 02/04/21 | Cool and gusty this afternoon, tracking Arctic air next week

February 4, 2021 /

JDetailed Forecast Discussion: ust as expected, last night's snow bands only managed to clip the southern fringes of the Denver Metro area. The radar animation below ends at around 9:00 PM last night. The overhead jet was really cranking out some intense precipitation bands, with mainly heavy snow around southern Denver but rain further east stretching into Nebraska where it …

BoulderCAST Daily – Wed 02/03/21 | Warm & gusty, then a chance of rain/snow this evening

February 3, 2021 /

TDetailed Forecast Discussion: he main weather-maker for later tonight is currently on approach from the northwest. This morning's GOES-East infrared satellite animation is shown below. The actual parent low pressure system is still spinning off coast of southern Washington. This is fairly easy to see in the animation. Quite a ways ahead of the storm, a narrow stream of deep …

BoulderCAST Daily – Tue 02/02/21 | The Groundhog said six more weeks of winter but we have concerns about tomorrow’s snow

February 2, 2021 /

⦁❶⦁ Despite Phil’s wintery prediction earlier this morning, our temperatures will soar into the 60’s today and tomorrow

⦁❷⦁ A quick-hitting trough will bring a chance of snow to the Front Range Wednesday night

⦁❸⦁ Even with decent lift and a potent jet core overhead, downslope looks to be too much to overcome northwest of Denver with this system

⦁❹⦁ Expected accumulations are minimal, but as always forecasting jet snow is tricky so stay tuned!

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