Author: Ben Castellani (Page 262 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: Fri 01/26/18

January 26, 2018 / Ben Castellani

Happy Friday! Not sure about you, but it has been a very long week for me.... I am glad it is coming to an end! We had a cold front move through last night around 8:00 PM, so we will be cooler today with highs only in the low to middle 40's under partly cloudy skies. Surprisingly, our weekly outlook was …

DayCAST: Thu 01/25/18

January 25, 2018 / Ben Castellani

Warmth returns! As a trough approaches the region, strong southwesterly flow in the low and mid-levels of the atmosphere will help push our temperatures on the Plains in to the 50's this afternoon. Here is the 500 mb vorticity forecast map from the GFS model for today: Notice above the SW-erly 500 mb winds of 75 knots across Colorado. These are the strongest winds …

DayCAST: Wed 01/24/18

January 24, 2018 / Ben Castellani

The ridge axis we have been mentioning all week will be directly overhead today. This will lend to another afternoon of quiet weather with morning sunshine giving way to increasing wave clouds through the day. Temperatures will be warmer in the middle 50's, surely putting a dent in the snow from this past weekend. The late week trough remains far from impressive. …

DayCAST: Tue 01/23/18

January 23, 2018 / Ben Castellani

Quiet weather will take us through the next THREE days as a decently-sized ridge axis traverses across the Rockies. Today the ridge is centered across Nevada, with northwest flow heading into Colorado. Expect sunny skies with temperatures topping out in the lower 40's. Confidence remains low on how an approaching Pacific trough impacts Colorado on Friday. The Euro and GFS have …

This week in weather: January 22, 2018

January 22, 2018 / Ben Castellani

Following yesterday’s impressive winter storm, quieter weather is on tap for the week ahead. The sunshine and warmer temperatures will be welcomed. Our next chance of snow comes late in the week…

[VIDEO] Final storm thoughts (Sat 01/20/18 4:00 PM)

January 20, 2018 / Ben Castellani

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Final Forecast: A slowing storm will lend to sizable snow totals

January 20, 2018 / Ben Castellani

STORM UPDATE (Sunday 9:00 AM): Totals through 9:00AM are 3-5″ across the Plains and 4-6″ in the Foothills. Everything looks on track. Snowfall rates will be heaviest before noon today (up to 3/4″ per hour), with snow tapering off this afternoon from northwest to southeast as winds shift to downslope. Additional accumulations of 1-4″ are possible.

The impending winter storm is tracking slightly slower than the weather models were advertising yesterday. The impacts are good, if you like snow that is! We provide our final forecast, including timing, impacts, and our snowfall forecast map!