Author: Ben Castellani (Page 204 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 11/14/19

November 14, 2019 / Ben Castellani

High pressure builds The weather story today and tomorrow will be the large ridge of high pressure building into Colorado from the west. This will bring a drying and warming trend to Front Range, along with lighter winds. The GFS 500 mb height anomaly forecast animation below shows the ridge moving in today and holding through the day Friday. For today, …

DayCAST: Wed 11/13/19

November 13, 2019 / Ben Castellani

Not a bad Wednesday This morning's GFS forecast 700 mb temperature anomaly map tells many stories: The Arctic airmass that swept into the central and eastern portions of the United States over the weekend is beginning to exit the country entirely. Goodbye shivering emoji! A weak shortwave is just going to clip northeast Colorado this morning. The dry and feeble …

This week in Colorado weather: November 12, 2019

November 12, 2019 / Ben Castellani

We hope you enjoyed the snowy and cold Veterans Day holiday! We first review the totals from the light snow event yesterday, then take a look at the weather transpiring the rest of the week. Things get interesting just in time for the weekend!

DayCAST: Mon 11/11/19

November 11, 2019 / Ben Castellani

Snow ends, sun by afternoon Light snow will rapidly wind down this morning from north to south across the Metro area as the quick-moving energy responsible for the freezing drizzle and snow overnight moves away. The back edge of the remaining snow was near Loveland at 6:00 AM and should be past Boulder by 7:30 AM. The radar from this …

Freezing drizzle turning to snow tonight and a much colder Monday

November 10, 2019 / Ben Castellani

Enjoy the beautiful weather Sunday while you can! We are watching an approaching trough and Arctic cold front that will bring winter back to the area tonight and early Monday. In this forecast update, we discuss when you can expect the front and the change-over from freezing drizzle to snow. We also provide our snowfall forecast map.
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DayCAST: Thu 11/07/19

November 7, 2019 / Ben Castellani

Clearing skies make for a great autumn day Hope you weren't caught off guard by yesterday's cold front and the round of gloom and freezing drizzle that followed! Fortunately the very chilly airmass that spilled into the Front Range on Wednesday only brushed our area. Westerly downslope flow will help to slowly erode the cold air and low clouds, making for a much …

DayCAST: Wed 11/06/19

November 6, 2019 / Ben Castellani

Mild early, then falling temperatures and eventually spotty freezing drizzle The day will begin rather pleasant with mild temperatures as the Metro area is situated comfortably within the pre-frontal airmass. Expect early day highs in the 50's as a result. However, this will change as a shallow cold front sags into the area with temperatures slowly dropping the rest of the …