Author: Ben Castellani (Page 241 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 09/12/18

September 12, 2018 / Ben Castellani

Denver set a new record high temperature on Monday and tied the record yesterday (93 degrees both days). Boulder has no records yet this week. There are plenty of hot days left in the pipeline, though... The main concern today (and for the next several days) is the potential for record high temperatures and dangerous wildfire conditions across the High …

A look back at the warm summer with almost no monsoon in Colorado

September 11, 2018 / Ben Castellani

Though there is officially still about one week left in summer, meteorological summer ended last weekend. We take a look back at what ended up being a warm, monsoon-deprived summer in which severe thunderstorms lessened wildfire and drought concerns. We also congratulate the 25 winners of our 2018 Summer Heat Contest!

DayCAST: Tue 09/11/18

September 11, 2018 / Ben Castellani

Records will fall this week While there is a rather foreboding trough coming ashore in the Pacific Northwest today, broad ridging across nearly the entire United States will hold strong to keep the trough from impacting Colorado for the next five to seven days. We have highlighted a weak but lengthy ridge axis stretching from western Mexico, through the Midwest …

This week in weather: September 10, 2018

September 10, 2018 / Ben Castellani

Weather in Colorado will be calm but hot for the last full-week of summer. Many areas will be flirting with record heat multiple times in the coming days. Elsewhere, the Carolinas are preparing for major Hurricane Florence which is likely to make landfall later this week.

DayCAST: Thu 09/06/18

September 6, 2018 / Ben Castellani

The entire country will see above normal temperatures today! Well, except for eastern Colorado.... The persistent weak and broad trough across the Four Corners region will be with us for one more day. This will again put much of Colorado in a favorable location for lift and moisture to overlap to produce scattered afternoon and evening thunderstorms. You can see …

DayCAST: Wed 09/05/18

September 5, 2018 / Ben Castellani

Last night's rain While global models like the GFS and NAM predicted spotty showers and storms through much of yesterday evening for us, the high-resolution models were oddly specific in the timing of thunderstorm development...between the hours of 10PM and 4AM during the overnight hours. As you know, this verified quite well. A cold front and upper-level forcing met perfectly …

DayCAST: Thu 08/30/18

August 30, 2018 / Ben Castellani

A dry & hot day High pressure remains in control across New Mexico with a troughy pattern in the Pacific Northwest. Warm and mostly dry downslope will continue into Colorado today. Yesterday's high temperatures blew well past model guidance, hitting 89 degrees at BoulderCAST Station and 90 degrees officially in Boulder. This was our 37th 90-degree day of the year. …