Author: Ben Castellani (Page 268 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 11/23/17

November 23, 2017 / Ben Castellani

Happy Thanksgiving! We just wanted to take a moment to say thanks for showing your support for BoulderCAST as a Premium member. Your contribution helps us provide daily forecasts, content, and an overall solid weather experience to the Boulder and Denver community. We truly couldn't do it without you and wish you a safe and happy Thanksgiving! And now...today's forecast... As we …

DayCAST: Wed 11/22/17

November 22, 2017 / Ben Castellani

Moderately strong northwest flow will be in place today across Colorado in the mid and upper levels of the atmosphere. The key factor in today's forecast is the strengthening ridge of high pressure across Baja California. The northwest flow should help to produce cloud cover near and west of the Divide today, with maybe even a few isolated snow showers. …

DayCAST: Tue 11/21/17

November 21, 2017 / Ben Castellani

A weak disturbance is moving across southern Wyoming this morning with impacts stretching southward into northeast Colorado. A weak cold front moved through overnight, and we could see a few isolated showers this morning as a result. Snow levels won't drop much, likely only down to around 9,000 feet. The slight threat of rain for Boulder and Denver should cease …

This week in weather: November 20, 2017

November 20, 2017 / Ben Castellani

Read on as we detail the weather for the week ahead, including travel impacts for the Thanksgiving holiday.

DayCAST: Thu 11/16/17

November 16, 2017 / Ben Castellani

Warm southwesterly winds will inundate the Front Range today ahead of our next quick-moving storm system. Expect temperatures to soar into the lower 70's, with some middle 70's in spots across the Denver/Boulder area. Skies will be mostly sunny. The 800 mb temperature forecast map below for this evening shows the position of the upper-low, as well as the expected …

DayCAST: Wed 11/15/17

November 15, 2017 / Ben Castellani

We'll be in-between weather systems today and tomorrow as a ridge axis passes across the Rockies. Expect cooler conditions this afternoon with highs in the middle 50's. Sunny skies will be across the region, however...an excellent fall day. Much warmer weather arrives tomorrow ahead of our next system. Some models suggest we could approach record temperature values in the middle 70's. Not …

DayCAST: Tue 11/14/17

November 14, 2017 / Ben Castellani

Another quiet fall day on tap for Tuesday Temperatures soared into the lower 70's yesterday afternoon across the Metro area. The 500 mb map below shows the set-up across the country for this evening. A low-pressure system will be passing to our north tonight. Until then, westerly downslope continues today. Models indicate that stronger cross barrier flow will combine with moisture today …