Author: Ben Castellani (Page 203 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: Tue 11/26/19

November 26, 2019 /

Moderate to heavy snow continues to fall across the entire area this morning. As of 5:00 AM, there are two remaining bands of extremely heavy snow: one east of DIA to the Kansas border and a second heavy band oriented north-to-south along the base of the Foothills. The current radar animation is shown below. Dark green radar returns of 30+ …

DayCAST: Thu 11/21/19

November 21, 2019 /

Round one of snow last night produced anywhere from a few flakes up to two inches of wet slush across the area. Ironically, the highest totals ended up being north of Denver where temperatures were colder when the rain/snow hit last evening. In the immediate Metro area, despite heavy snow falling for a solid hour or two, temperatures in the …

DayCAST: Wed 11/20/19

November 20, 2019 /

Our forecast issued last evening covers most of the finer details surrounding the incoming storm today and tomorrow. Be sure to catch up and read that if you haven't already. We want to reiterate that this will be a two-pronged event. In times when two storm systems are merging, it's helpful to look at an upper-atmospheric quantity called potential vorticity. It's too …

A slow-moving, convoluted storm will bring a lengthy period of unsettled weather to Colorado

November 19, 2019 /

One thing is for sure, a prolonged period of cold and unsettled weather will take hold of the Front Range Wednesday morning into Friday. A mash-up of rain, snow, and freezing drizzle will intermittently impact the area during this timeframe. Overall precipitation rates will be light, but the long duration could lead to light snow accumulations by Friday morning. In this update, we talk tumbling temperatures, rain/snow/ice timing, and potential snow accumulations.

*PREMIUM* STORM UPDATE (7:00 AM Thu 11/21): Don’t be fooled by the lull in the action… There is still more light snow to come! READ HERE

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DayCAST: Tue 11/19/19

November 19, 2019 /

Warm and wavy Tuesday Today will be the final day with large-scale ridging lingering across Colorado before we enter a more active and turbulent weather pattern moving forward. The 500 mb height anomaly map from the GFS for this morning is shown below. The ridge is clearly evident across the southern Rockies. A trough is coming ashore (and splitting) into …

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