Author: Ben Castellani (Page 207 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: Wed 10/16/19

October 16, 2019 / Ben Castellani

A pleasant mid-week Beautifully pleasant weather will continue into our Wednesday as large-scale ridging moves across the state of Colorado. This ridge will hold for today into the first half of tomorrow before a deepening trough digs into the Pacific Northwest and Central Rockies just in-time for the weekend. After the noticeable cool-down yesterday, a quick shift to westerly downslope …

DayCAST: Tue 10/15/19

October 15, 2019 / Ben Castellani

Cooler (but still sunny!) following a cold front Did you notice the ninja-like cold front that pushed into the Metro area from from the northeast last night after midnight? The associated low pressure is both weak and rather far away, so we don't fault you if you missed it. The HRRR forecast radar animation from last night is shown below. …

This week in Colorado weather: October 14, 2019

October 14, 2019 / Ben Castellani

The week ahead will be mainly dry, but temperatures will be up one day and down the next. We’re also watching a series of Pacific storm systems late in the week that will bring snow to the Mountains and possibly the Plains as well over the weekend.

DayCAST: Fri 10/11/19

October 11, 2019 / Ben Castellani

Winter storm exits Are you tired of the snow and cold yet? If so, don't look at the thermometer outside right now.... The winter storm which brought a taste of jet-forced snow yesterday and the accompanying record-setting cold airmass is already headed into the Great Lakes. It's a massive storm with a breadth stretching all the way from Ontario to Nevada …

DayCAST: Thu 10/10/19

October 10, 2019 / Ben Castellani

Hello winter! Temperatures have dropped almost 60 degrees over just the last 14 hours in Boulder with light rain turning to freezing drizzle and now heavy snow across portions of the area. The temperature at BoulderCAST Station is a frigid 20 degrees right now. Do you see why it was hard for us not to call this an Arctic cold front? Right on-schedule, almost …

DayCAST: Wed 10/09/19

October 9, 2019 / Ben Castellani

The warm before the storm This is it folks...the final day of warmth before temperatures drop off a cliff this evening. Ahead of the approaching cold front, southwest flow straight from the Desert will facilitate temperatures soaring again to near 80 degrees. There will be a mix of wave clouds and sunshine through the day with a light warm breeze. …

DayCAST: Tue 10/08/19

October 8, 2019 / Ben Castellani

Very warm Tuesday The record high for October 8th in Boulder is 86 degrees set all the way back in 1965. While it won't be quite that warm today, it will be a beautiful Tuesday with unseasonably warm temperatures and a mix of clouds and sunshine. A weak disturbance embedded in the southwest flow will pass overhead this afternoon. Before …