Author: Ben Castellani (Page 175 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 10/28/20 | A few degrees warmer, a few more clouds

October 28, 2020 /

TDetailed Forecast Discussion: he upper-low continues to spin to our south this morning with the center currently located across southeastern New Mexico. As you can see on the infrared satellite animation below from GOES-East, the outer edge of the cloud cover associated with the low is slipping northward into portions of the Metro area (click to zoom, look closely for …

BoulderCAST Daily – Tue 10/27/20 | A frigid morning, but warming up by afternoon

October 27, 2020 /

TDetailed Forecast Discussion: emperatures across the Denver Metro area are highly variable this morning with values well below zero in the lower elevations north and east, but a more modest 10 degrees or so around Boulder and Denver.  Localized low-lying areas will be colder, though. Terrain alone shouldn't cause this amount of separation between Fort Morgan and Boulder, for example. …

Winter Storm Update: Record cold and fluffy snow is en-route for Sunday & Monday

October 24, 2020 /

Significant weather changes are headed to the area over the next 12 to 48 hours with our second winter storm of the season taking aim on the Front Range. That’s right…don’t forget we had snow seven long weeks ago! This system will pack record-setting cold for late-October as well as widespread fluffy snowfall and embedded heavy snow bands compliments of the overhead jet stream. In this winter storm update, we discuss when the snow will arrive, how much accumulation to expect, and just how cold it will get to shatter existing records.

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BoulderCAST Daily – Thu 10/22/20 | Prepare for light freezing drizzle & the first HARD freeze of the season tonight!

October 22, 2020 /

MDetailed Forecast Discussion: ild temperatures, low humidities, and gusty winds in the High County yesterday led to explosive growth of the East Troublesome Fire west of Grand Lake (and overnight, into Grand Lake..). Evacuations were issued and the massive plume of smoke without a doubt dwarfed any of the other Front Range fires during the day. Here's the view from …

BoulderCAST Daily – Wed 10/21/20 | Warm today, tumbling temperatures tomorrow

October 21, 2020 /

TDetailed Forecast Discussion: here is one more mild day to enjoy before the pattern really begins to shift for us tomorrow. The jet stream is currently located still to the north with flow across Colorado coming from just a hair south of due westerly. The position of the jet is shown below. Across the Pacific Northwest, a quick-moving, clipper-type storm …

This week in Colorado weather: October 19, 2020

October 19, 2020 /

After an eventful weekend with two new wildfires igniting in Boulder County, the weather will become slightly less favorable for fire growth through the week in the higher terrain. Across the Plains, it will be mainly dry this week, but there are changes queuing up for the late-week period into the weekend including the potential for our first snowfall since early September!

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