Author: Ben Castellani (Page 202 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 12/05/19

December 5, 2019 /

A gloomy day of rain then snow Our forecast update last evening just about covers things for the weather unfolding across the area today. As of 6:30 AM, we're just starting to see light showers spread eastward into the Denver Metro area. Temperatures are largely in the mid to upper 30's. Thus, initially precipitation will fall in the form of …

Rain then snow expected during the day Thursday, change-over timing remains fuzzy

December 4, 2019 /

We’ve been monitoring a weak storm system lingering off the California coastline for the last few days. Latest model guidance indicates a track that is significantly further north than what has been advertised the last few days. While there is still some uncertainty, especially in regards to temperatures and the potential for rain versus snow in our area, the chances have increased for precipitation during the day Thursday. Read our updated forecast discussion including our thoughts on snow amounts.

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DayCAST: Wed 12/04/19

December 4, 2019 /

Just clouds today, chance rain/snow tomorrow A weak ridge is building across Colorado today before our next storm system moves into the state later tonight. The NAM 500 mb height anomaly forecast below shows the passing ridge directly over Colorado and the ever-so-slight shading of red present in our area indicating the higher heights. It will be a dry Wednesday. …

DayCAST: Tue 12/03/19

December 3, 2019 /

Serene Tuesday Picking right up where we left off yesterday, another quiet day will ensue across the Front Range with northwest flow well established. Looking at the big picture via the GFS 500 mb map for today (below), there is actually a weak trough stretching from the Great Lakes all the way back into eastern Colorado. There are some light …

DayCAST: Thu 11/28/19

November 28, 2019 /

Warm(er) weather for Thanksgiving We begin this morning with two satellite animations from GOES-East of a strong "Bomb Cyclone" coming ashore in Oregon two days ago on Tuesday evening. This massive low pressure eventually became the cut-off low that will be our topic for discussion today! The remnants of the "Bomb Cyclone" have weakened and made their way into central …

DayCAST: Wed 11/27/19

November 27, 2019 /

Clearing skies, a deep blanket of fresh snow, and the lingering Arctic airmass have teamed-up this morning to drop temperatures into the single digits or just below zero across the lower elevations. Any shading of white and below is sub-zero in the HRRR model surface temperature forecast graphic below for this morning! Our snowstorm from yesterday has rapidly pushed eastward …

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