Author: Ben Castellani (Page 180 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 08/26/20 | The ridge weakens, Laura makes landfall tonight

TDetailed Forecast Discussion emperatures once again soared into the middle to upper 90's across the Front Range Tuesday afternoon. There were even some triple digits further east in the South Platte River Valley. For the third consecutive day in a row, Denver International Airport reported a high of 98°F. We recorded a peak temperature of just 95°F at BoulderCAST Station …

BoulderCAST Daily – Tue 08/25/20 | Heat continues with isolated storms

TDetailed Forecast Discussion he persistent and stagnant high pressure center is located across far southwestern Colorado today with a long, tilted ridge axis spanning from central Canada into Baja California. This will result in little change in the weather pattern from yesterday, with another very hot day anticipated with highs in the middle to upper 90's across the Front Range. …

BoulderCAST Daily – Thu 08/20/20 | Chance of beneficial rains today, no end to the heatwave in sight

BDetailed Forecast Discussion road mid-level ridge continues to encompass much of the western United States. The center of the high pressure is located across Arizona today with northwest flow over Colorado, not a big change from the last several days. A deep trough exists in the eastern part of the country. Bands of heavy rainfall and winds from Hurricane Genevieve …

BoulderCAST Daily – Wed 08/19/20 | Still hot as high pressure begins to weaken

TDetailed Forecast Discussion he almighty high pressure center that helped push Denver to the 100-degree mark yesterday is showing signs of weakening today. Notice the magnitude of the 500mb heights and anomalies have decreased today compared to yesterday, shown below . With this weakening, and slightly cooler temperatures aloft, we expect to see a few storms develop this afternoon and …

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