Author: Ben Castellani (Page 231 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: Fri 01/04/19

January 4, 2019 / Ben Castellani

Mid-winter warmth We're beginning an unseasonably warm stretch right now as the atmospheric jet stream gets "bunched up" across North America in the coming days. This atmospheric pattern favors slow-moving amplified waves, that is, big troughs and big ridges that take their time to progress. The way it is looking now, Colorado will largely reside in the warm portion of this …

DayCAST: Thu 01/03/19

January 3, 2019 / Ben Castellani

We have good news for those of you that are tired of the snow (already?)! A quiet and warmer pattern is developing across the western United States that will bring sunshine and above normal temperatures to our region through the weekend (and probably some of next week, too). You can see the incoming ridge and milder air in the 500 …

DayCAST: Mon 12/31/18

December 31, 2018 / Ben Castellani

Good morning everyone! The Arctic air and light snow have arrived the Metro area. They were running a few hours late to the (New Year's Eve) party. The temperature at BoulderCAST Station is a chilling 13 degrees right now at 9 AM...down from our high for today of 36 degrees at midnight. With nothing but colder air to the north, …

Winter Storm Update: Ringing in the New Year with fluffy snow and Arctic air

December 30, 2018 / Ben Castellani

Just when it seemed 2018 would end on a quiet note, snow returns to the forecast for New Year’s Eve in Boulder and Denver. Read on to find out when the snow will begin, how much we will see, and when we expect the first below zero temperatures of 2019.

DayCAST: Sat 12/29/18

December 29, 2018 / Ben Castellani

A nice warm-up today The active pattern of recent times has kept us all on our toes here at BoulderCAST. As soon as one system exits, the next is already approaching. Despite the overall lack of much snowfall to show for it in Denver or Boulder, this has been the case for the last week or two. Fittingly, there is indeed …

DayCAST: Thu 12/27/18

December 27, 2018 / Ben Castellani

We discuss the strong snow storm that eluded the Front Range, the very cold temperatures expected the next few days, and when our next chance of snow will be.

DayCAST: Wed 12/26/18

December 26, 2018 / Ben Castellani

No real changes needed to the forecast today with light snow chances and colder temperatures knocking on our door. The GOES-East water vapor animation is shown below. I really like to look at this to check the health of a storm and see where it is actually located. Even in the initialization hour, the models can get this simple facet …