Author: Ben Castellani (Page 277 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: Tue 08/22/17

August 22, 2017 / Ben Castellani

Monsoon moisture is slowly beginning to work its way back into northeast Colorado. The driving force is a large, cut-off low pressure system offshore from California. However, a bulk of the thunderstorm activity will once again be south of the Denver Metro today, with just isolated storms across our region. Look for about a 15% chance of rain later this …

DayCAST: Wed 08/16/17

August 16, 2017 / Ben Castellani

As we discussed in the weekly outlook, a cold frontal passage last night served to enhance showers and storms across the Denver Metro area. Most places saw anywhere from a few sprinkles up to a quarter of an inch of rain. A few localized spots exceeded 1" ! The overcast and showery conditions this morning are the result of lingering upslope flow …

What can weather radars tell us about bats?

August 15, 2017 / Ben Castellani

We examine the fascinating amount of information about bats that can be gleaned from their signatures on weather radars!

DayCAST: Tue 08/15/17

August 15, 2017 / Ben Castellani

We'll begin this morning with mostly sunny skies, but clouds will be filling in by early afternoon. Widely scattered storms will be possible this afternoon, evening, and night as a trough moves across northern Colorado. It's hard to say for sure, but a weak cold front arriving after sunset tonight may help enhance storm activity, especially east of Interstate 25. …

This week in weather: August 14, 2017

August 14, 2017 / Ben Castellani

Our cool and wet prediction for the month of August has held true thus far. The city of Boulder is currently riding a streak of 17 consecutive days of below normal temperatures. Furthermore, the last 90-degree afternoon was nearly three weeks ago. Will the upcoming week continue the trend? Read on to find out!

DayCAST: Thu 08/10/17

August 10, 2017 / Ben Castellani

Happy Thursday! A weak piece of upper-level energy will be moving through the Metro area this morning. This will provide some clouds and light showers across the region before 11 AM. After this point, sunshine will break out paving the way for another round of widely scattered afternoon and evening thundershowers. A weak frontal boundary is stationed across eastern Colorado …

DayCAST: Wed 08/09/17

August 9, 2017 / Ben Castellani

Large-scale atmospheric flow is predominantly westerly across Colorado today as we sit on the front line between a ridge over the Desert Southwest and a trough over the northern Great Plains. As such, temperatures will be mostly seasonal with high temperatures topping our near 80 degrees. There is still plenty of moisture lingering across northeast Colorado today, and with daytime heating, …