Author: Ben Castellani (Page 226 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: Sun 03/03/19

March 3, 2019 / Ben Castellani

Very light snow continues to fall across portions of the Front Range this morning, including Boulder. Temperatures dropped slightly below zero in most locations around sunrise. The record low temperature for March 3rd in Boulder is -4°F. I don't think we quite got there but we will have to wait and see. Overall, snow totals came in on the low side, …

DayCAST: Sat 03/02/19

March 2, 2019 / Ben Castellani

The banded snow from the overhead jet remained north of Boulder for most of the night (as expected), with 3 to 6" already reported in the Loveland, Estes Park, and Fort Collins areas as of 9:00 AM Saturday. About 1 to 2" has fallen in Boulder and Longmont, and almost nothing in Denver. Light snow will linger near and north of …

DayCAST: Thu 02/28/19

February 28, 2019 / Ben Castellani

A warm day is expected today, compared to yesterday at least. Our forecast yesterday ended up being not so good, with the cloud cover more stubborn than expected. The high temperature at BoulderCAST station was only 31 degrees! Easterly flow will be relaxing near the surface today which should help warmer air aloft mix out the remaining Arctic airmass through …

DayCAST: Wed 02/27/19

February 27, 2019 / Ben Castellani

Freezing fog early, then sunshine Surface high pressure has moved southward overnight and is located in eastern Montana and western South Dakota this morning. This has strengthened the easterly flow into Colorado and will help push the colder Arctic (ish) airmass westward into the Front Range. Similar to yesterday, this push will increase low level moisture and lead to the development …

DayCAST: Tue 02/26/19

February 26, 2019 / Ben Castellani

Mild temperatures will once again be the focus today across the Front Range. The Arctic front we mentioned yesterday continues to remain stationary to our north across central Wyoming. As you can see below, temperatures vary significantly across this boundary, with Colorado fortunately remaining on the warm side of the fence. Expect temperatures today to be several degrees warmer than yesterday. …

This week in weather: February 25, 2019

February 25, 2019 / Ben Castellani

Persistent zonal flow this week will keep chances for snow across the Mountains. The lower elevations will generally be dry and quite warm, but a late-week storm system will likely change this.

Storm Recap: The snow hit HARD in some areas Friday evening

February 23, 2019 / Ben Castellani

Heavy snow fell Friday evening across portions of the Metro area. For potentially the first time ever, Denver International Airport reported the highest snow amount region-wide. We discuss the storm specifics and review the snow totals from across the Front Range.