Author: Ben Castellani (Page 170 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.

This week in Colorado weather: December 28, 2020

We hope that each and every one of you had a great holiday so far and that it continues into the New Year. This week’s weather will feature light snow accumulations Monday into Tuesday alongside chilly temperatures for much of the week ahead. We’re also watching another system later in the week which could ring in the New Year with more snow. Read on for all the details.

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BoulderCAST Daily – Thu 12/24/20 | A morning breeze, then mostly sunny

TDetailed Forecast Discussion: he cold air outbreak continues to push south and east across the continental United States. The cold front has already made it down to the Gulf Coast and northern portions of Mexico. The coldest of the air now resides over Minnesota and the Dakotas where surface temperatures are near -20°F! In Colorado, we're already starting to see …

BoulderCAST Daily – Wed 12/23/20 | Cold & blustery today, a “brown” Christmas is confirmed

TDetailed Forecast Discussion: emperatures have dropped into the 20's overnight with strong winds still present over much of the Denver Metro area. As expected, wind chills are nippy this morning in the 20's and teens across the lower elevations, but sub-zero in the higher terrain. Several wind gusts above 70MPH were reported last night associated with a strong line of …

BoulderCAST Daily – Tue 12/22/20 | A warm day, but turning much colder & windy tonight

HDetailed Forecast Discussion: appy first (full) day of winter! It sure won't feel like it...at least for most of your Tuesday. A progressive shortwave system is rushing across the northern Rockies this morning bringing impacts first to Idaho and Montana. It will reach Utah and western Colorado by afternoon and then eventually the Denver Metro area through the evening and …

Yes, we’ve got another sprinkle of snow coming during the day Friday!

In an almost identical setup to what transpired this past Monday, another weak storm system will progress across Colorado Thursday night into Friday afternoon. Once again the storm’s track and speed will greatly limit snowfall potential in the Denver Metro area. However, there will be a sprinkle of accumulation to close out the week in some locations. Let’s quickly take a look.

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