Author: Ben Castellani (Page 244 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.

Video DayCAST: Tue 08/07/18

August 7, 2018 / Ben Castellani

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DayCAST: Thu 08/02/18

August 2, 2018 / Ben Castellani

More sunshine and warmer conditions are expected today. Colorado is still within the confines of the ridge, and today the Denver area will be in-between atmospheric impulses. We still can't rule out an isolated shower or storm this afternoon and evening compliments of solar heating, but most areas will be generally sunny and dry. Smoky haze will again fill the skies, …

DayCAST: Wed 08/01/18

August 1, 2018 / Ben Castellani

The 500 mb maps below indicate that the high pressure center has moved slightly to the south and east since yesterday, now located across northern Arizona. The same "cool" northwesterly flow will be across Colorado again, keeping our temperatures seasonal despite the massive ridge in place. Embedded in this northwest flow today is an extremely weak disturbance. You can see this feature …

DayCAST: Tue 07/31/18

July 31, 2018 / Ben Castellani

Our region is in-store for another quiet day on this Tuesday as high pressure and dry air continue to build in. The 500 mb ridge remains located near Las Vegas this morning, with brisk north-northwest flow aloft heading into Colorado. The position of the ridge will continue to re-direct the plume of juicy monsoon moisture westward. With the exception of a …

This week in weather: July 30, 2018

July 30, 2018 / Ben Castellani

After a seven-day onslaught of severe weather across northeast Colorado, we’re happy to report that things will be quieting down this week. The weather will be pleasant for Monday and Tuesday, but recirculated monsoon moisture will bring the chance of storms back our forecast from Wednesday on. A slow but steady warming trend will unfold as well.

DayCAST: Fri 07/27/18

July 27, 2018 / Ben Castellani

We close out the work-week today with a continued chance of thunderstorms. Things will play out very similar to yesterday with isolated to widely scattered storms developing by early afternoon across the Foothills. These storms will shift eastward through the day, and intensify as they come down on the Plains. This is especially true as they pass east of Denver …

DayCAST: Thu 07/26/18

July 26, 2018 / Ben Castellani

I mentioned in my weekly outlook ten days ago that the ridge of high pressure across the western United States would be stubborn. Here we are, coming up to the end of July, and that same ridge remains a popular topic in our daily forecasts. The good news (if you're tired of heat) is that the ridge has retrograded westward a fair …