Author: Ben Castellani (Page 265 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 12/28/17

December 28, 2017 / Ben Castellani

The Arctic airmass retreated right on cue yesterday morning, creating a swing in temperature of 51 degrees at BoulderCAST Station. Yesterday's timeline of temperature and dewpoint is shown below. Today will be similarly warm (50 to 55 degrees) with sunny skies overhead. Our attention shifts to the threat of strong winds tonight and tomorrow morning in the Foothills as a mountain wave sets …

DayCAST: Wed 12/27/17

December 27, 2017 / Ben Castellani

This morning was the coldest of the year at BoulderCAST station (close to zero degrees). What does an Arctic airmass look like on a 800 mb temperature map? Check out the NAM forecast below for last night....the cold air is clearly banked up against the Foothills. Fortunately, this all changes today thanks to northwesterly downslope flow and a retreating high …

This week in weather: December 26, 2017

December 26, 2017 / Ben Castellani

We hope you had a safe and festive holiday weekend! Despite the very cold start to the week, warmer weather is on the way! Read on for our outlook covering the upcoming week, including when we expect our next chance of snow.

DayCAST: Mon 12/25/17

December 25, 2017 / Ben Castellani

Merry Christmas! Thanks to a burst of snow Saturday evening, most of us will be experiencing our third White Christmas in the last four years (2015 / 2017), with more than 1" of snow on the ground today. However, we do not expect any falling snow on this Christmas for the Plains, despite an intriguing weather feature moving across southern Wyoming …

White Christmas Forecast: Jet-forced snow Saturday night, but will it last? (Updated)

December 22, 2017 / Ben Castellani

We discuss the forecast for more snow Saturday night across the Front Range, and detail the locations that will see a White Christmas!

DayCAST: Thu 12/21/17

December 21, 2017 / Ben Castellani

The upper-level system is currently located over central Utah and will move southwest into New Mexico by this evening. This position is supplying all of Colorado with weak mid-level ascent. At the surface, a cold front moved through overnight, and upslope has taken over. The 5:00 AM radiosonde sounding from the airport found weak upslope present up to about 650 …

DayCAST: Wed 12/20/17

December 20, 2017 / Ben Castellani

We have quite a warm day before winter returns tonight. West-southwest flow will downslope eastern Colorado through the day, pushing temperatures across the Plains into the 60's. Expect partly to mostly sunny skies for your Wednesday. Cold and snow arrive after midnight tonight but before sunrise tomorrow. We're generally expecting 1 to 4" of snow across the Denver Metro area by Thursday …