Author: Ben Castellani (Page 270 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.

Strong downslope winds likely tonight through Wednesday

October 31, 2017 / Ben Castellani

The first high wind event of the “winter” season is upon us. We touch on why these type of downslope events happen, and provide details on the timing and intensity of the strongest winds.

DayCAST: Tue 10/31/17

October 31, 2017 / Ben Castellani

Happy Halloween! A few snowflakes will be possible before sunrise, but these should taper off prior to the morning commute with little to no accumulation expected. Partly cloudy skies this morning will give way to sunshine this afternoon. Temperatures will be warmer in the low 50's, a welcomed change from yesterday's dreary skies, freezing drizzle and snow! Trick-or-Treat Forecast: For this …

Winter briefly returns, more snow early next week

October 27, 2017 / Ben Castellani

From summer to winter in the blink of an eye! There has been quite the weather transition in the last 48 hours. We review yesterday’s snowfall and give some insight into when we may see our next.

DayCAST: Thu 10/26/17

October 26, 2017 / Ben Castellani

No changes needed to the forecast for the incoming "winter" storm this morning. As of 7AM, the front is located over southern Wyoming. Temperatures in the Metro area are in the low 50's. The front is visible in the surface map below showing station plots from across the region. The core of the front will pass through the Metro area …

Record warmth today & snow tomorrow!

October 25, 2017 / Ben Castellani

Temperatures are climbing to near-record levels into the low 80’s this afternoon. Would you believe that by this time tomorrow we’ll be 40 to 50 degrees colder with snowflakes flying? That is the situation at hand as a quick-moving storm system is set to clip eastern Colorado. Read on for details.

DayCAST: Wed 10/25/17

October 25, 2017 / Ben Castellani

An unseasonably warm day is expected across the Front Range as downslope heats us up to near 80 degrees this afternoon. 80 is the record high for the date in Boulder! The 800 mb temperature map below shows the warm air resulting from the downslope across eastern Colorado. We'll be dry today with plenty of sunshine. Models indicate a breaking wave …

DayCAST: Tue 10/24/17

October 24, 2017 / Ben Castellani

The large trough across the eastern United States will continue to marginally impact our region today. The coldest air is well to our east, but northerly flow will keep the Metro area below normal for another day. Temperatures will peak in the low 60's under mostly sunny skies. Tomorrow will see the shallow cold air mass move eastward, and warm …