Author: Ben Castellani (Page 252 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: Thu 04/26/18

April 26, 2018 / Ben Castellani

Slight changes today from yesterday's near-perfect weather... A moisture-starved trough is moving across the northern Great Plains today, with the tail-end clipping northeast Colorado. A cold front moved through last night with gusty winds now present across the Metro area, as well as some cloud cover. There is about a 5% chance of showers this morning, but not much more. …

DayCAST: Wed 04/25/18

April 25, 2018 / Ben Castellani

There is A LOT going on across the western United States weather-wise right now...all of which have impacted or will impact Colorado in some manner soon. In the 500 mb vorticity map below for today, notice.... Yesterday's system which brought rain and snow to the Metro area has gradually sagged southeastward into Oklahoma and Texas. This storm is no longer our …

DayCAST: Tue 04/24/18

April 24, 2018 / Ben Castellani

A cold front last night has dropped temperatures into the low to middle 30's with low clouds and light snow socked in across the Front Range this morning. A light dusting of snow on the grass occurred across the region before sunrise. By afternoon, the trough axis will sag southward into southern Colorado. The GFS 500 mb vorticity map for 12:00 …

This week in weather: April 23, 2018

April 23, 2018 / Ben Castellani

This week begins right where last week ended….with an approaching storm and the chance of showers for the region. Then, a high-amplitude ridge will build by midweek bringing quiet and somewhat warmer weather for us heading into the weekend. Read on for details.

DayCAST: Sat 04/21/18

April 21, 2018 / Ben Castellani

The storm system overall seems have to tracked slightly further north from where models were showing. The water vapor animation below from GOES-16 shows the storms track across southern Utah into southern Colorado overnight. As of this morning, the upper-low (core of the spin) appears to be located just southeast of Colorado Springs, about 50 to 80 miles off-track. This …