Author: Ben Castellani (Page 266 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.

Forecast update: Snow later tonight, cold lingering through the weekend

December 20, 2017 / Ben Castellani

Accumulating snow and frigid temperatures are on the way for most of Colorado! Read on as we discuss the arrival of the first Arctic cold front of the season, one which has good timing to coincide with the winter solstice on Thursday.

Snow-less streak ended at 37 days in Boulder, 65 in Denver

December 19, 2017 / Ben Castellani

DayCAST: Fri 12/15/17

December 15, 2017 / Ben Castellani

The pattern has turned overly active for the western United States, something that seemed impossible just a handful of days ago! Frequent waves have and will be coming ashore in the Pacific Northwest. However, look for quiet weather today as Colorado lies in between weather systems at the moment. Skies will be sunny with temperatures rebounding to near 60 degrees …

DayCAST: Thu 12/14/17

December 14, 2017 / Ben Castellani

Our forecast for the snow looks to have turned out quite well based on the regional webcams. We expect most snowfall to end from north to south before sunrise this morning with total accumulations generally 1-2" on the Plains, and 2-4" in the Foothills. Skies will quickly become partly sunny by afternoon with temperatures chilly in the upper 30's to lower …

DayCAST: Wed 12/13/17

December 13, 2017 / Ben Castellani

An initial cold front moved though already this morning, so highs will be cooler today in the low to middle 50's across the Metro area with partly cloudy skies. This comes after Boulder set a new record high yesterday hitting 68 degrees! Changes have occurred in the last 24 to 36 hours in the models to bring the chance of …

Subtle pattern shift brings changes to forecast, starting with snow tonight!

December 13, 2017 / Ben Castellani

Changes to the forecast bring the return of accumulating snow to the Front Range. We detail when we expect the snow to start and how much will fall.

DayCAST: Tue 12/12/17

December 12, 2017 / Ben Castellani

The "dipole" pattern continues across the country today. A dominant ridge of high pressure is in place from southern California into the Arctic Circle. For these areas, including Colorado, temperatures will remain well above normal. Temperatures so far in December are running 15 to 25 degrees above normal in much of Alaska! Temperatures this time of year should be around 6 degrees for highs …