Author: Ben Castellani (Page 179 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 09/09/20 | Morning flurries, remaining unseasonably cold

September 9, 2020 /

MDetailed Forecast Discussion ost of our area ended up dodging a bullet with snow totals coming in on the lower end of the spectrum. Boulder reported nearly 5" of heavy wet snow with this wintry system. This wasn't the earliest occurrence of snow in Boulder, but it was indeed the earliest accumulation on record. The view from the webcam downtown …

*Premium* Winter Storm Update: Tue 09/08/20 7:30AM

September 8, 2020 /

We've seen temperatures fall nearly sixty degrees over the last 14 hours (93°F to 33°F), but it still hasn't been enough to change rain fully over to snow across the lowest elevations. It looks like the delayed arrival of the cold air we talked about in our video discussion yesterday has verified to some degree. There is some lower elevation …

Winter Storm Update: Unprecedented early season snow headed our way! (Updated)

September 6, 2020 /

Brace for impact! The highly-anticipated early-season storm is confirmed at this point with widespread heavy wet snow expected across the entire Front Range region late Monday night into Tuesday night. We still have our concerns about how much snow will actually stick given the situation. It’s still summer after all! Nonetheless, read on for our in-depth snowfall forecast discussion and map.

PREMIUM WINTER STORM VIDEO UPDATE (10:00 AM Mon 09/07/20): Our early season winter storm remains on-track. We take a look at the latest model runs and discuss the wild weather about to unfold across the Front Range in the next 12 to 48 hours. Click HERE to watch our 40-minute video discussion.

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Colorado Forecast Update: Record heat transitioning to record cold and snow? Let’s talk about it…

September 4, 2020 /

It’s hard to believe that we could go from sizzling record heat to snow in a little under 36 hours, but that is just what most weather models are indicating early next week! A major autumn storm system is progged to drop southward putting a giant, bitter cold bullseye right along the lee of the Rockies. With this strong and cold early-season storm system, a period of intense lift and upslope will likely unfold across the Front Range producing widespread rain showers and even the threat of snow all the way down to the lower elevations of the Boulder-Denver area. Needless to say, it’s definitely going to be an interesting forecast heading into early next week! Let’s talk about it….

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BoulderCAST Daily – Thu 09/03/20 | Slightly cooler today, a heat wave this weekend, and snow next week?!

September 3, 2020 /

QDetailed Forecast Discussion uiet weather will remain across the Front Range through the rest of the week. A cold front pushed through during the overnight last night which will lead to a slightly cooler day today for the area. From the surface observations at BoulderCAST Station, we can see that the cold front moved through just before 4:00AM with gusty …

BoulderCAST Daily – Wed 09/02/20 | A boring stretch of weather ahead

September 2, 2020 /

IDetailed Forecast Discussion f you thought the atmosphere was dry yesterday with the crystal blue skies (devoid of smoke by the way!), today will be more impressive with even drier air pushing into Colorado from the northwest. This dry air is rotating around the persistent ridge of high pressure in the Great Basin. The resulting flow of warm downslope will …

BoulderCAST Daily – Tue 09/01/20 | Morning stratus, then sunny and pleasant

September 1, 2020 /

ADetailed Forecast Discussion chilly trough digging southward across the Rockies brought much cooler temperatures yesterday (the high was just 71°F at BoulderCAST Station!) and widespread light rain showers to the Boulder and Denver area overnight. As we mentioned in our weekly outlook, most of the energy with this trough is across western Colorado, but some did spill into the Front …

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