Author: Ben Castellani (Page 234 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 11/28/18

November 28, 2018 / Ben Castellani

Unseasonably warm Wednesday Eastern Colorado will hold onto one more day of unseasonably warm temperatures before an approaching trough brings in cooler air tonight and tomorrow. The 700 mb temperature forecast below shows the Front Range clinging to temperatures just above freezing at 10,000 feet this afternoon. This will translate to temperatures in the upper 50's across the Plains and …

DayCAST: Tue 11/27/18

November 27, 2018 / Ben Castellani

Another dry day beneath an upper-level ridge is expected again today. The ridge axis will be across western Colorado at mid-day (see below). Mostly sunny skies and rather dry subsident flow will lead to temperatures rising to near 60 degrees this afternoon. Higher-resolution models indicate just enough mid-level moisture to maintain and grow a thick mountain wave cloud through the day over the …

November 24, 2018 / Ben Castellani

DayCAST: Fri 11/23/18

November 23, 2018 / Ben Castellani

Good morning everyone! We currently sit between weather systems (see below). Yesterday's trough has moved off to our east into Kansas. A much strong system is gearing up and coming ashore into Washington state this morning and will move southeast into Colorado during the day tomorrow. For today, the weather story for us will be the gusty winds. A combination of …

DayCAST: Thu 11/22/18

November 22, 2018 / Ben Castellani

Happy Thanksgiving! We just wanted to take a moment to say thanks for showing your support for BoulderCAST as a Premium member. Your contribution helps us provide daily forecasts, content, and an overall solid weather experience to the Boulder and Denver communities. We truly couldn’t do it without you and wish you all a safe and happy Thanksgiving! And now the forecast... Thanksgiving last …

DayCAST: Wed 11/21/18

November 21, 2018 / Ben Castellani

Sunny and mild weather continues across most of the Rockies today with highs reaching the lower 60's. It should be easy to see why this is the case from the GFS precipitable water anomaly forecast map below. However, you can already see some moisture streaming northward ahead of a trough coming ashore into California... This trough will trek eastward and spread …

DayCAST: Tue 11/20/18

November 20, 2018 / Ben Castellani

Boring in Colorado...for now A fairly impressive ridge by November standards is translating across the northern Rockies right now. This will result in mostly sunny skies today and tomorrow with temperatures warming up towards 60 degrees for the Metro area. The weather in the Mountains will be pleasant as well with wind speeds below normal for this time of year. …