Author: Ben Castellani (Page 199 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.

DayCAST: Thu 01/09/20

January 9, 2020 / Ben Castellani

Today’s forecast covers the changing weather pattern that will lead to much cooler temperatures and a chance of accumulating snow tonight.

DayCAST: Wed 01/08/20

January 8, 2020 / Ben Castellani

Warm today but trending cooler with a chance of snow Today will be a day of transition as we migrate from the flattened ridge of yesterday into a cooler troughy pattern beginning tonight. The good news is that accompanying this transition will be warmer, southwesterly winds, though they will be brief. Thus we expect more clouds but also warmer temperatures …

DayCAST: Tue 01/07/20

January 7, 2020 / Ben Castellani

Breezy today and warmer The jet streaks responsible for the high winds over the weekend, yesterday, and early this morning have pushed off to the east. The GFS 250mb wind forecast animation below spans from this past Saturday evening through this afternoon. Notice the strong southwest-to-northeast oriented jet that passed over the weekend, and yet another northwest-to-southeast oriented one yesterday. …

This week in Colorado weather: January 6, 2020

January 6, 2020 / Ben Castellani

This week will favor continued northwest flow across the central and northern Rockies. We’ve got strong winds, potential 60 degree temperatures, and even snow to discuss this time around. Read on for more details.

DayCAST: Thu 01/02/20

January 2, 2020 / Ben Castellani

A little cooler, more mountain snow A sizable, but disorganized trough has overtaken the Intermountain West including Colorado today. This trough consists of the Pacific energy that came ashore earlier in the week, but also the remnants of a large cut-off low that has scooted northward from Mexico. The bulk of the energy remains well south of our area in …

DayCAST: Wed 01/01/20

January 1, 2020 / Ben Castellani

Happy New Year! We begin 2020 with an overall pleasant day thanks to continued northwesterly downslope and a milder pre-frontal airmass being situated across all of eastern Colorado. It will be a day of transition, however, as unperturbed northwest flow morphs into a deepening trough across the central Rockies. The NAM 500mb height and vorticity animation below depicts this shift …

DayCAST: Tue 12/31/19

December 31, 2019 / Ben Castellani

2019 ends quietly Today's weather will be cool and quiet as Colorado remains in-between storm systems. There is a large cut-off low well to our southwest offshore and a ridge of high pressure stretching eastward from the Pacific Northwest. This set-up has left our area under the control of cool northwest flow today, not unlike yesterday. Expect sunny skies with …