Author: Ben Castellani (Page 218 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.

[VIDEO] Final storm thoughts (Sat 01/20/18 4:00 PM)

January 20, 2018 / Ben Castellani

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Final Forecast: A slowing storm will lend to sizable snow totals

January 20, 2018 / Ben Castellani

STORM UPDATE (Sunday 9:00 AM): Totals through 9:00AM are 3-5″ across the Plains and 4-6″ in the Foothills. Everything looks on track. Snowfall rates will be heaviest before noon today (up to 3/4″ per hour), with snow tapering off this afternoon from northwest to southeast as winds shift to downslope. Additional accumulations of 1-4″ are possible.

The impending winter storm is tracking slightly slower than the weather models were advertising yesterday. The impacts are good, if you like snow that is! We provide our final forecast, including timing, impacts, and our snowfall forecast map!

DayCAST: Thu 01/18/18

January 18, 2018 / Ben Castellani

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Billion-dollar Denver hailstorm last May is now spiking insurance rates ‘statewide’

January 17, 2018 / Ben Castellani

On May 8th 2017, a severe thunderstorm formed over the western suburbs of Denver around 2:30 PM Mountain Time. Hailstones up to 2.75″ in diameter pummeled cars and structures causing a total of $1.4 Billion (that’s billion with a “B”!) in damage, thereby becoming the costliest hailstorm in state history. We take a look back at this historic storm, and give you warning of the impending insurance spikes for 2018.

Video DayCAST: Wed 01/17/18

January 17, 2018 / Ben Castellani

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DayCAST: Tue 01/16/18

January 16, 2018 / Ben Castellani

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Light snow arrives just in time to celebrate M.L.K. Day

January 14, 2018 / Ben Castellani

Though the Front Range has been feeling warmer of late, the Arctic air has never been far away. This boundary has remained just across the border in Nebraska and Kansas for the last few days. This changes tonight as the cold front pushes back south and west along with some moisture to bring light snow to everyone. Read on to find out the exact timing and snowfall amounts.

2017: The 2nd Warmest for Earth, 3rd for Colorado, 11th for Boulder

January 12, 2018 / Ben Castellani

Earth. It’s really cool, but it’s warming up faster now than it may have ever warmed before. Unless the buzz from last week’s East Coast blizzard has turned you into a climate change denier, you are likely already on-board with this sentiment. With 2017 now behind us, we take a look back at temperatures throughout the year for the globe, Colorado, and Boulder.