Author: Ben Castellani (Page 185 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 – Tue 06/23/20 | Seasonal with a few afternoon and evening storms

June 23, 2020 /

TDetailed Forecast Discussion he large-scale pattern has changed very little from yesterday with a ridge of high pressure to our west and a trough to the east. In-between, northwest flow will continue across Colorado as the ridge builds ever-so-slightly eastward today. We're still just on the very eastern edge of the ridge. Similar to yesterday, morning sunshine will transition to …

This week in Colorado weather: June 22, 2020

June 22, 2020 /

With moist northwest flow present across Colorado for the next few days, a cooler start to the week with popcorn storms is expected. Late in the week, we are watching for a slow-moving, more organized Pacific weather system to reach our area. This could bring cooler and more unsettled conditions just in time for the weekend. We also discuss the latest on the summer monsoon.

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BoulderCAST Daily – Thu 06/18/20 | Rainy and 20 degrees cooler than yesterday

June 18, 2020 /

TDetailed Forecast Discussion emperatures will be more than 20 degrees cooler today compared to yesterday following the passage of the cold front last evening. As seen below, we're only starting out a few degrees cooler this morning across the Plains, but it is 10 to 15 degrees colder in the Mountains due to stronger cold air advection aloft. Highs will …

BoulderCAST Daily – Wed 06/17/20 | Hooray! A cold front arrives this evening

June 17, 2020 /

FDetailed Forecast Discussion: or some of you, today will be the sixth consecutive 90+ degree day with temperatures once again poised to just eclipse the 90-degree mark. Moderately strong south to southwest flow is the story today ahead of a Pacific trough approaching from the northwest. The animation below shows the trough's movement over the next few days. The trough …

BoulderCAST Daily – Tue 06/16/20 | Smoky early, then near record heat and breezy

June 16, 2020 /

TDetailed Forecast Discussion: hanks to several large wildfires burning across Arizona and southwest Colorado, we're really starting to see the smoke accumulate in the skies over Denver and Boulder. The Foothills are barely visible this morning if you head too far east. The snow-capped peaks even further to the west have vanished. One place, maybe the only place, to check …

BoulderCAST Daily – Thu 06/11/20 | Nothing but sun

June 11, 2020 /

ADetailed Forecast Discussion: n intensifying high pressure center in West Texas and a ridge axis extending northward will help our weather take a turn towards the warm side today and into the upcoming weekend. The large-scale setup across the country is shown in the 700 mb temperature and wind forecast map for later today below. Notice that west of the …

BoulderCAST Daily – Wed 06/10/20 | Drier air works into the region

June 10, 2020 /

DDetailed Forecast Discussion: rier air aloft began to work into the Front Range late yesterday and this will again be the case today as a large-scale ridge of high pressure begins to build in from the west. It will be rather boring across Colorado today. The "exciting" weather in the country now resides across the Midwest and Great Lakes where …

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