Author: Ben Castellani (Page 242 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 08/29/18

August 29, 2018 / Ben Castellani

A quiet rest of the week A weak and flattened ridge of high pressure is located across southern New Mexico. Dry west-southwest flow is moving across Colorado. The cooler shallow airmass from yesterday will move and mix out quickly today. Below is a look at the precipitable water forecast for this afternoon. A large pocket of dry air dominates the …

DayCAST: Tue 08/28/18

August 28, 2018 / Ben Castellani

Cooler with a chance of rain A cold front moved through overnight and the stage is set for a much cooler day today across the Metro area. While the NAM model has more pronounced cooling for far eastern Colorado (below on right) than the GFS (below on left), the differences are smaller in the Boulder/Denver area. Temperatures won't climb all that …

This week in weather: August 27, 2018

August 27, 2018 / Ben Castellani

Monsoon moisture is making its annual retreat back into northwestern Mexico. When this happens, we look to the mid-latitude storm track to begin providing “weather” to Colorado again through the autumn season. Unfortunately, the storm track remains well to our north right now, so prepare for a generally quiet week ahead.

DayCAST: Sun 08/26/18

August 26, 2018 / Ben Castellani

Sorry for the late post today. It turns out Andrew did not have cellphone internet access at his cabin in Steamboat... Today's weather will be rather mundane, anyways. There is a fairly significant trough digging into the northern Rockies right now. We're far enough away still that warm southwest flow will be controlling our weather. Expect temperatures to reach into …

DayCAST: Thu 08/23/18

August 23, 2018 / Ben Castellani

Warmer times and smoke lie ahead The cool airmass that was with us the last few days is long gone, replaced now by a warmer northwesterly downslope flow. The 800 mb temperature map below shows the warm air across the Front Range and a big dip in the height line over Colorado this afternoon. This is a lee trough downslope signature. …

DayCAST: Wed 08/22/18

August 22, 2018 / Ben Castellani

Get ready for another unseasonably chilly day across the Front Range with low clouds and cooler temperatures lingering. We also discuss Category 5 Hurricane Lane which is heading towards Hawaii.

DayCAST: Tue 08/21/18

August 21, 2018 / Ben Castellani

Cooler and showery A weak cold front is backing into eastern Colorado today associated with a trough of low pressure in the northern Great Plains. By late morning, the front will be banked right up against the Foothills. The cooler air and southeasterly flow behind the front are visible in the 800 mb temperature map below. This front will push …