Author: Ben Castellani (Page 227 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: Thu 02/21/19

February 21, 2019 / Ben Castellani

Watch out for snow & freezing drizzle developing this evening! Our next weather-maker is located near Las Vegas this morning as it continues its track southward today and eventually eastward tomorrow. We'll see a transition to wintry precipitation this evening, but until then, expect increasing clouds and cold temperatures to prevail under raw easterly flow in the Metro area. Our high will likely …

DayCAST: Wed 01/20/19

February 20, 2019 / Ben Castellani

Are you tired of the cold and snow? We aren't! Quiet weather takes over today as a brief lull in the action occurs across Colorado between storm systems. Don't get me wrong...the Front Range is still nestled deep within a relatively large troughing pattern (see below). However, from a small-scale perspective, there is a ridge axis right over Denver. This ridging combined with …

DayCAST: Mon 02/18/19

February 18, 2019 / Ben Castellani

After a short burst of moderate snow Sunday evening, light snow continues across the Front Range this morning. Snow totals thus far range from around 1" in downtown Denver, 3" in Boulder, to near 5" in Evergreen. The 7AM surface observations below show temperatures resting between 5 and 10 degrees this morning. Very cold considering skies are cloudy! We also …

A long period of intermittent snow and very cold temperatures expected

February 17, 2019 / Ben Castellani

Winter weather is knocking on the door again in Boulder and Denver beginning Sunday evening. Read our complete forecast covering the timing and amounts for a long-duration snowfall event that won’t fully wrap-up until late Tuesday night.

DayCAST: Wed 02/13/19

February 13, 2019 / Ben Castellani

Atmospheric river pummels California, heavy mountain snow in Colorado Today's 500 mb height anomaly and wind map below shows near-perfect zonal (westerly) flow present across Colorado. There is even slight ridging overhead. Look for a high in the upper 50's to near 60 degrees this afternoon. As we eluded to yesterday, a weak storm system will fully pass to the north of …

DayCAST: Tue 02/12/19

February 12, 2019 / Ben Castellani

Welcomed warm-up Not much is happening weather-wise the next two days as Colorado will reside in-between storm systems. As you can see in the 500 mb vorticity map below for this morning, weak ridging is present across the Rockies alongside west-southwest flow. This pattern will hold through Wednesday evening with warmer weather on-tap for our region. How warm are we talking? …

This week in weather: February 11, 2019

February 11, 2019 / Ben Castellani

Though we’re not expecting any rain or snow in the Metro area this week, temperatures will vary considerably day to day. We also discuss a developing atmospheric river event later this week and how it could impact our region over the weekend.