Author: Ben Castellani (Page 260 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.

This week in weather: February 12, 2018

February 12, 2018 / Ben Castellani

We’re tracking two wintry systems for the week ahead. The first one will mainly impact the higher elevations on Monday. The second one is scheduled to arrive on Thursday with perhaps better chances for snow across the Denver Metro area. Read on as we detail for the forecast for the next five days.

Storm Snow Totals: February 9-10, 2018

February 11, 2018 / Ben Castellani

Saturday’s snow storm amounted to 5.7″ in Boulder and 2.2″ in Denver.

Forecast update: Tricky temps today, freezing fog tonight, light snow Saturday

February 9, 2018 / Ben Castellani

A mix bag of wintry weather will be present across the Metro area through Saturday evening. Read on as we discuss how things will play out and provide our snowfall forecast for Saturday.

The GOES-16 weather satellite had a spectacular first year in orbit!

February 8, 2018 / Ben Castellani

The GOES-16 weather satellite launched on November 19, 2016 and began collecting revolutionary data with a higher temporal, spatial, and spectral resolution than ever before. From the raging wildfires in Montana, to a close-up on the eye of Hurricane Maria, GOES-16 has captured truly awe-inspiring results in 2017. What do you think?

DayCAST: Thu 02/08/18

February 8, 2018 / Ben Castellani

Westerly downslope ahead of our next weather system will warm the region today into the lower 60's this afternoon. Skies will be filled with wave clouds due to mid-level moisture and strong WNW winds aloft. Some of these winds will make it down onto the Plains gusting to 25 mph at times during the day and evening. Models currently diverge on the …

DayCAST: Wed 02/07/18

February 7, 2018 / Ben Castellani

Today: Sunny skies and temperatures in the middle 50's. Tomorrow: Partly cloudy and warm. Highs in the lower to middle 60's. Friday: Easterly flow will lead to cooler temperatures, but still no precipitation. Expect mostly cloudy conditions with highs in the 50's. The bottom falls out on Saturday: The main cold front could arrive as early as Friday evening, or …

DayCAST: Tue 02/06/18

February 6, 2018 / Ben Castellani

Snowfall totals across the region range from 1 to 3" in the highest Foothills along Peak to Peak highway, with almost no snow accumulation reported elsewhere in the Metro area. At BoulderCAST Station, we has several short periods of flurries overnight, but not quite enough to count as 0.1" of accumulation. The overnight radar loop shows the heavy jet-forced bands …