Author: Ben Castellani (Page 190 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 04/22/20 | A seasonal day, but turning more unsettled soon

April 22, 2020 /

Detailed Forecast Discussion: Today will be the nicest day of the week as we get a brief reprieve from the onslaught of weak shortwave disturbances flowing in from the Pacific Ocean. Yesterday's system has already pushed out of our forecast domain and is located over the Texas Panhandle this morning. Drier northwest flow and large-scale subsidence will be the story …

BoulderCAST Daily – Tue 04/21/20 | A small chance of late day storms

April 21, 2020 /

Detailed Forecast Discussion: As we discussed in our weekly outlook yesterday, the Front Range sits in a split-flow pattern early this week, resting comfortably between the subtropical jet to the south and the polar jet to the north. However, embedded in the larger flow is a series of shortwave disturbances moving across the Great Basin and Four Corners regions as …

Premium Storm Update – Thu 04/16/20 7:00 AM | Moderate snow transitioning to light snow, plenty of melting

April 16, 2020 /

Detailed Forecast Discussion: Moderate to heavy snow has been falling across the northern Front Range since about 10:00 PM last night. The very efficient mechanism for snow we discussed in our final forecast update last evening developed as expected with Boulder, Larimer, and Weld Counties facing the brunt of the heavy snow overnight. The National Weather Service was late to …

BoulderCAST Daily – Wed 04/15/20 | Snow returns tonight, continues into Thursday night

April 15, 2020 /

Detailed Forecast Discussion: A fairly quiet day is expected ahead of our next storm system. The GFS 500mb vorticity map below shows the position of the storm this morning in northern Idaho. It will track southeast and grow stronger into tonight. Skies will be party cloudy through the day with breezy northwesterly winds up to 25 MPH. We will experience …

BoulderCAST Daily – Tue 04/14/20 | A short break from the snow

April 14, 2020 /

Detailed Forecast Discussion: Unseasonably cold temperatures are once again the story today. This is our second consecutive morning with record low temperatures being reported across the Denver Metro area. Most cities are in the low to middle teens this morning, with single digits in the Foothills. Boulder had to drop below 14°F to eclipse the daily record and that does …

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