Author: Ben Castellani (Page 214 of 301)

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 02/28/18

February 28, 2018 / Ben Castellani

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DayCAST: Tue 02/27/18

February 27, 2018 / Ben Castellani

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This week in weather: February 26, 2018

February 26, 2018 / Ben Castellani

Despite a generally troughy pattern remaining across the western United States this week, things in Colorado will be relatively quiet. Snow chances will be next to zero for the lower elevations, with only one brief period of light snow expected in the Mountains. Temperatures will also be much warmer this week compared to last.

Lighter banded snow Friday evening, again favoring the northwest Metro area

February 23, 2018 / Ben Castellani

Don’t let the sunny skies Friday morning fool you. Similar to the snowfall event on President’s Day, atmospheric components will briefly align this evening for banded snowfall to once again form across the Front Range. The Northwest Metro area appears to be favored again by the models, including Boulder, Louisville, Longmont, and Broomfield.

DayCAST: Thu 02/22/18

February 22, 2018 / Ben Castellani

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DayCAST: Wed 02/21/18

February 21, 2018 / Ben Castellani

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Storm Recap: The biggest snow of the year in Boulder, cold air set to linger

February 20, 2018 / Ben Castellani

Just as forecast, the overhead jet stream delivered heavy banded snowfall to the Boulder area Monday evening. We review the evolution of the storm and discuss the snow totals from across the region.

Boulder area, more so than Denver, favored for heavy snow Monday into Tuesday (Updates)

February 19, 2018 / Ben Castellani

Happy President’s Day! A winter storm is impacting northern Colorado with snow and much colder temperatures today through Wednesday. Models are latching onto a track the will produce a sharp gradient in snow amounts across the Denver Metro area. Read on for our full forecast.