Author: Ben Castellani (Page 235 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.

November 19, 2018 / Ben Castellani

This week in weather: November 19, 2018

November 19, 2018 / Ben Castellani

After yet another weekend of winter, our weather quiets down considerably for the upcoming week. We review the snow totals from this past weekend’s storm and discuss the forecast for Turkey Day.

DayCAST: Thu 11/15/18

November 15, 2018 / Ben Castellani

Happy Thursday! More mundane weather is expected today as dry and mild northwest flow remains in control across Colorado. Expect mostly sunny skies (below on left) and temperatures slightly above normal (below on right). This will translate to highs reaching near or a couple degrees north of 60 this afternoon with light winds. Overall, you can't really ask for much better …

DayCAST: Wed 11/14/18

November 14, 2018 / Ben Castellani

Great weather through Friday Quiet weather continues with an absolutely gorgeous rest of the week expected here in Colorado. Weak and warmer northwesterly flow will help push temperatures across the Plains today into the mid to upper 50's with mostly sunny skies. We'll see similar conditions tomorrow (and Friday) as well. Weekend wintry update Big changes in the weather are …

DayCAST: Tue 11/13/18

November 13, 2018 / Ben Castellani

Thawing out The storm system that brought snowfall to our region yesterday has cut-off and slowly moved southeastward into Texas today. The gradient between the departing storm and high pressure off the West Coast is leading to due northerly flow across Colorado today at 500 mb (see below). The grip of the winter airmass will be relaxing a little as …

Light snow Sunday alongside a reinforcing surge of cold air

November 9, 2018 / Ben Castellani

The monotony of quiet weather will be interrupted this weekend as a quick-moving storm system brings much colder temperature and light snow to the Metro area on Sunday. We discuss the timing and amounts of our first snow of the month of November.

DayCAST: Thu 11/08/18

November 8, 2018 / Ben Castellani

Quiet day as snow stays east of Metro area As expected, nearly all of the snow showers overnight remained east of the Metro area. It is possible there could be a few flurries in and around Boulder and Denver given the radar echoes indicated, but nothing of impact. The best energy from the passing trough, frontogenesis, and jet forcing will quickly …