Author: Ben Castellani (Page 216 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 06/26/19

June 26, 2019 / Ben Castellani

Very little has changed in the large-scale pattern since yesterday. Neither the trough nor ridge have moved at all. Warm and not-very moist southwest flow continues to push into Colorado which will translate into another very warm and mainly dry day for the Metro area. Expect highs in the upper 80's this afternoon with a mix of clouds and sunshine. …

DayCAST: Tue 06/25/19

June 25, 2019 / Ben Castellani

Slight chance of high-base storms today Today will be a day of transition from the northwest flow (and associated wave clouds) we saw yesterday to the hotter weather which will take over the rest of the week. We're just beginning to see hints of a ridge axis developing across the southern Great Plains this morning. This ridge will intensify and …

This week in weather: June 24, 2019

June 24, 2019 / Ben Castellani

Following a record-setting cold weekend to kick off summer, temperatures are headed upwards with most Front Range cities likely to see a string of several 90-degree days later this week.

Will monsoon season arrive late this year to Colorado?

June 20, 2019 / Ben Castellani

Monsoon lovers may have to wait awhile for our daily dosage of summer-time thunderstorms. Mid and long-range weather models predict a delay in the onset of monsoon season across the American Southwest. We discuss why this won’t necessarily impact Colorado all that much, at least compared to other states such as Arizona.

DayCAST: Thu 06/20/19

June 20, 2019 / Ben Castellani

Borderline hot today The brief calm period of weather across our region is coming to an end later today as a large trough of low pressure drops into the northern Rockies. This morning the trough is located along the border of western Montana and Canada. Before things go downhill however, we'll squeeze out one more fairly decent day in Boulder …

DayCAST: Wed 06/19/19

June 19, 2019 / Ben Castellani

Drier, warmer, and breezy at times Today will be much more pleasant than the last few days thanks to mid and low-level winds turning westerly across the state of Colorado. The small-scale disturbance of yesterday is gone and downslope flow is helping to bring in a much warmer airmass that is lacking in moisture. You can see the set-up at …

DayCAST: Tue 06/18/19

June 18, 2019 / Ben Castellani

One more soggy day Just about everyone got in on the thundershower activity that passed through the region yesterday afternoon and evening. As we warned, several severe storms formed generally east of Denver along with reports of minor street flooding in Boulder and Aurora due to the heavy downpours. The only official severe report in the immediate area was a 62 …