Author: Ben Castellani (Page 189 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.

A Graphical Review of Boulder’s April 2020 Weather

May 5, 2020 / Ben Castellani

Well, April 2020 didn’t play out quite as anyone expected with record cold and snow the main story. Here’s a quick and colorful recap of our weather during the month of April and how it relates to climatology told through a series of graphics.

BoulderCAST Daily – Tue 05/05/20 | Sunny and pleasant

May 5, 2020 / Ben Castellani

Detailed Forecast Discussion: There is extensive cloud cover across southern Colorado this morning as seen on GOES-East satellite imagery (below). These clouds are associated with the right-entrance region of a jet which has pushed off to our south. Elsewhere, skies are crystal clear across northern Colorado, Wyoming, and much of the Midwest. Temperatures have really cooled off this morning under …

BoulderCAST Daily – Thu 04/30/20 | April’s last day will be its hottest!

April 30, 2020 / Ben Castellani

Detailed Forecast Discussion: The final day of April will be the hottest day so far this month with highs expected to climb into the mid to upper 80's. The axis of the big ridge is passing directly over the Denver area this morning with warm west-southwesterly flow ensuing the rest of today and tomorrow. While the airmass itself is extremely …

BoulderCAST Daily – Wed 04/29/20 | The epic ridge is knocking on our door

April 29, 2020 / Ben Castellani

Detailed Forecast Discussion: High pressure will continue to build in from the west today with northwesterly flow across the Rockies. This will bring what you might consider perfect conditions to Front Range Colorado with highs in the low to middle 70's, sunny skies, and light winds, and low humidity. It will certainly be another stellar spring day! The real heat …

BoulderCAST Daily – Tue 04/28/20 | Slight cooldown today and breezy

April 28, 2020 / Ben Castellani

Detailed Forecast Discussion: A stealth cold front spilled southward across the Denver Metro area overnight bringing little more than a patch of cloud cover to the region. We didn't actually talk about this frontal boundary in our weekly outlook yesterday, and this was by design. The front is associated with a weak low pressure system in the Upper Midwest and …

This week in Colorado weather: April 27, 2020

April 27, 2020 / Ben Castellani

Our weather this week could easily be mistaken for that of early June as a prominent ridge of high pressure engulfs the entire western United States, including Colorado. There is a good chance that many Front Range cities will set a slew of new daily record high temperatures later this week, and potentially even challenge all-time monthly record highs for April. We discuss the weather pattern responsible for the unseasonable warmth and detail when cooler weather will return as it always does. Continue reading

BoulderCAST Daily – Thu 04/23/20 | Showers possible today and tomorrow

April 23, 2020 / Ben Castellani

Detailed Forecast Discussion: Another day of spring weather is expected for the region with temperatures in the 60's. Little has changed since yesterday with northwest flow continuing to pass across Colorado. There is just enough moisture present for diurnal showers to kick-off over the area. CAPE values this afternoon increase above 400 J/kg north and east of Denver and in …