Author: Ben Castellani (Page 273 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 09/28/17

September 28, 2017 / Ben Castellani

The autumn pattern continues across the Front Range... The upper-level low that was in northern Arizona yesterday has slowly wiggled northward and today is over Utah. Before it passes by this afternoon, it will continue to pump moisture into our region. We should expect to see overcast/dreary skies again today, with widespread rain showers this morning giving way to drier …

DayCAST: Wed 09/27/17

September 27, 2017 / Ben Castellani

Today will be another cloud-filled dreary day across the region as the cut-off system in northern Arizona flings moisture northward into Colorado via strong southerly flow. The position of the storm can be seen below. While skies will be overcast with spotty light rain or drizzle through the day, we expect the bulk of the precipitation to hold off until …

DayCAST: Tue 09/26/17

September 26, 2017 / Ben Castellani

Enjoy the sunniest day of the week! We'll be between systems as one pulls away into the northern Great Plains and another develops in Arizona. Expect mostly sunny skies this morning, with partly cloudy skies in the afternoon. The lower elevations will remain dry, but we can't rule out a few isolated light showers in the higher elevations south and …

This week in weather: September 25, 2017

September 25, 2017 / Ben Castellani

It truly felt like summer came to a close as Fall officially began last Friday. What a great reprieve these last few days have been! The large trough which began to influence our region last Friday will continue to be our main focus for much of the week ahead with below normal temperatures and unsettled weather prevailing across Colorado.

Big weather changes this weekend as autumn arrives!

September 21, 2017 / Ben Castellani

We’ve really been spoiled of late in regards to weather! Only a few raindrops have fallen in the last six weeks, with temperatures remaining warmer than normal on all but a handful of days. This changes on Saturday as a deep trough plows into the region, kicking the unending ridge of high pressure eastward. Cool and unsettled weather will linger well into next week. We’re also monitoring the potential for the first significant snowfall in the Mountains. We have a lot to discuss!

DayCAST: Thu 9/21/17

September 21, 2017 / Ben Castellani

After a slight cool down yesterday, we warm back up into the upper 80's this afternoon under full sunshine. There will hardly be a cloud out there today! Southwest winds could be breezy at times. As we detailed yesterday, a big cool-down is looming to our west as an autumn trough approaches! We'll be in the warm sector today and tomorrow, …

DayCAST: Wed 9/20/17

September 20, 2017 / Ben Castellani

As you can see in yesterday's weather history graph below, the high temperature was 86 degrees. Nice and toasty for mid-September. The blue line shown at 6:00 PM last evening denotes the passage of a cold front. This will cool our temperatures today comparatively. Nonetheless, it will still be in the upper 70's with heaps of sunshine this afternoon. EPIC CHANGES …