Author: Ben Castellani (Page 222 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 04/17/19

April 17, 2019 / Ben Castellani

Chance of rain showers Today will offer a minor chance of precipitation throughout the day for the Metro area. The main Pacific storm system has progressed into central New Mexico this morning as a closed 500 mb low pressure (see below). Some energy is present to the north of this across Colorado, all ahead of an approaching trough axis which …

DayCAST: Tue 04/16/19

April 16, 2019 / Ben Castellani

Trending unsettled the next few days... The weather today across our region will actually be fairly decent. As we discussed in our weekly outlook yesterday, things are trending more unsettled as the week progresses due to the approaching Pacific storm system to our west. Colorado will still be in the warm southwest flow for one more day, but clouds will be …

DayCAST: Thu 04/11/19

April 11, 2019 / Ben Castellani

How about that snowstorm yesterday! Did you keep your expectations low like we suggested? Even if you did, I am sure you will hear some conversations today about how "BOMB CYCLONE 2.0" was a bust and meteorologists are the worst people alive! The storm played out about as expected, quite closely to our forecast at least. A quick check of snow …

DayCAST: Wed 04/10/19

April 10, 2019 / Ben Castellani

It's a dreary morning across the Denver area with low clouds and some drizzle being reported. Things will get even worse in just a few short hours! The center of our spring storm is currently located just to our west across northern Utah and will be pushing into Colorado by mid-day. As of 6AM, showers and a few thunderstorms are already …

DayCAST: Tue 04/09/19

April 9, 2019 / Ben Castellani

Near-record heat today Deep southwesterly flow will be present through much of the atmosphere today. This is thanks to a strong jet wrapping around the base of the approaching storm system, which by the way had just come ashore this morning near Seattle. Much of our region will be in the subsident right-exit region of the aforementioned jet, leading to …

This Week in Front Range Weather: April 8, 2019

April 8, 2019 / Ben Castellani

From record-setting heat to potential blizzard conditions, this week has it all for northeast Colorado. The extent of wintry impacts Wednesday into Thursday will hinge on the track of the incoming storm, which as of now, remains shrouded in uncertainty. Either way, summer will shift to winter in the blink of a eye mid-week.

DayCAST: Thu 04/04/19

April 4, 2019 / Ben Castellani

Quiet Thursday The weather today turns quiet with a small-scale ridge moving through. Yesterday's weak disturbance that brought isolated showers and Mountain snow to the region has pushed eastward into Kansas and Missouri. Relatively dry westerly flow and synoptic sinking motion are in place across the Front Range and much of Colorado. We expect mostly sunny skies today east of …