Author: Ben Castellani (Page 167 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 – Thu 01/28/21 | Pleasant today, some model agreement for snow in the extended

January 28, 2021 /

HDetailed Forecast Discussion: igh temperatures yesterday were definitely a bust for portions of the northern Metro area. While southern Denver cruised to right around our forecasted high of 40 degrees, areas from Boulder to Greeley were unable to shake the shallow cold airmass and were stuck in the 20's all day. We only reached 25 degrees at BoulderCAST Station! We …

BoulderCAST Daily – Wed 01/27/21 | A bitter cold morning, but warming up the rest of the week

January 27, 2021 /

BDetailed Forecast Discussion: undle up if you're headed outside this morning. Temperatures have plummeted into the single digits in the Metro area with even below zero readings further east towards Kansas! Areas that have developed fog overnight are a little warmer in the lower teens, but that is still quite cold. Snow totals generally ranged from 1 to 3" in …

BoulderCAST Daily – Tue 01/26/21 | Light snow continues alongside cold temperatures

January 26, 2021 /

SDetailed Forecast Discussion: nowfall thus far has been very hard to come by with mostly just a few flurries to a dusting reported across the lower elevations. Here in Boulder, we've even seen a little bit of freezing drizzle overnight mixed in with the snow which was surprising and ultimately a bad sign. https://twitter.com/BoulderCAST/status/1354073860375605249 The first wave of snowfall last …

BoulderCAST Daily – Thu 01/21/21 | Fairly quiet through Friday, cooler with snow chances over the weekend

January 21, 2021 /

TDetailed Forecast Discussion: oday will be a mostly cloudy affair, but in general, a quiet day is expected with relaxed winds and temperatures only slightly cooler than yesterday in the upper 40's. There is a very weak cold front progged to slide through the Metro area later this morning. It's not going to do much for us, other than help …

BoulderCAST Daily – Wed 01/20/21 | Much warmer with some gustiness at times

January 20, 2021 /

TDetailed Forecast Discussion: he main weather foci for today and tonight will be the much warmer temperatures and strong downslope winds. Mountain wave amplification is already underway in the Foothills where hurricane-force gusts are being reported above 8000 feet elevation early this morning (see below) and High Wind Warnings are in effect. Locations in the central and southern Denver Metro …

Denver & Boulder Snowfall Totals: January 18-19, 2021

January 19, 2021 /

A few light snow showers impacted the Denver Metro area on Martin Luther King Jr Day afternoon and into the overnight. Only the very far southwestern suburbs had any snow stick. Boulder and Denver both reported just a trace of snow. A few inches were observed in the Foothills of Boulder and Jefferson Counties.

Shown below is our snowfall forecast map 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.

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