Author: Ben Castellani (Page 248 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: Tue 06/19/18

June 19, 2018 / Ben Castellani

A recap of yesterday’s hailstorms, a discussion of today’s forecast which contains more hail, and a look at the eye of Category 4 Hurricane Bud from GOES-16.

This week in weather: June 18, 2018

June 18, 2018 / Ben Castellani

Despite the first day of summer arriving on Thursday, it sure feels like mid-spring! Temperatures have dropped into the middle 50’s with low clouds, drizzle, and fog hanging around as of Monday morning. A frontal boundary has backed into northeast Colorado and will be major player in a wet start to our week, along with the potential for severe weather as well. We do have a few dry days in the extended forecast, however.

DayCAST: Thu 06/14/18

June 14, 2018 / Ben Castellani

Today will be the warmest day of the week Expect partly cloudy skies this morning and through the day, with temperatures topping out in the middle 90's. Dew points across the Plains will be in the 40's this afternoon, enough moisture to fuel a couple of afternoon and evening thunderstorms again from 3:00 PM to 8:00 PM. Storms will be …

Remnants of Hurricane Bud will bring beneficial rains to Colorado this weekend

June 13, 2018 / Ben Castellani

A favorable atmospheric set-up will help to funnel the remnants of Hurricane Bud, currently churning off the coast of western Mexico, into Colorado over the upcoming weekend. We discuss the impacts this will have for the Front Range and the rest of the state.

DayCAST: Wed 06/13/18

June 13, 2018 / Ben Castellani

Warming up With the cooler airmass to our north relaxing today, temperatures will be a little warmer this afternoon. We have included two 800 mb temperature maps for Colorado below. The one on the left is from yesterday evening. On the right, this evening's map. Notice the easterly upslope yesterday which allowed for cooler temperatures across the region. In the Boulder area (within …

DayCAST: Tue 06/12/18

June 12, 2018 / Ben Castellani

One more cool day Yesterday ended the streak of 4 consecutive 90-degree days in Boulder and 7 consecutive 90-degree days in Denver. Despite a large dome of high pressure remaining in control across the Texas Panhandle again today, a large trough skirting across Montana and Canada to our north continues to funnel cooler air into northeast Colorado. The 800 mb temperature …

DayCAST: Thu 06/07/18

June 7, 2018 / Ben Castellani

Who's ready for another hot one? The 500 mb ridge remains across central Texas...the same location is has been all week long... The slightly cooler airmass that was in place yesterday across northeast Colorado has moved out. Very warm conditions will return with temperatures this afternoon pushing into the low to middle 90's across the Metro area. The 850 mb temperature …