Author: Ben Castellani (Page 280 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 07/18/17

July 18, 2017 / Ben Castellani

Highs today will be very warm in the middle 90's across the lower elevations, with 75 to 85 degrees in the Foothills. A flattened high pressure is still centered across eastern Colorado. This has kept the monsoon plume at bay since Saturday. Mostly sunny skies will turn to a mix of clouds and sun by afternoon. While we do expect …

Introducing SummitCAST, hiking forecasts for Colorado’s high country

July 18, 2017 / Ben Castellani

Today we are excited to announce the launch of SummitCAST, our cutting-edge suite of localized forecasts for Colorado’s top hiking destinations. Read on for all the details and begin planning your next alpine excursion using the BEST mountain forecasts currently available!

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DayCAST: Wed 07/12/17

July 12, 2017 / Ben Castellani

Yesterday was the third consecutive day with daily average dew points in excess of 55 degrees in Tucson, Arizona. As we mentioned last week, this denotes the "official" start of the North American Monsoon! Let the (second) rainy season commence! Fittingly, today will offer the best chance of rain for our region as deep sub-tropical (monsoon) moisture is over the …

DayCAST: Tue 07/11/17

July 11, 2017 / Ben Castellani

Another active afternoon is expected across the region today. Following a little morning sun, clouds will quickly increase late this morning with scattered showers and storms developing across the Metro area during the afternoon and evening hours. The meteogram from Boulder below shows extensive mid and upper-level moisture which will produce plenty of cloud cover (relative humidities > 90%). The …

This week in weather: July 10, 2017

July 10, 2017 / Ben Castellani

This week we discuss the arrival of the summer monsoon which will facilitate some of the best chances of rain we have seen in weeks.

DayCAST: Sun 07/09/17

July 9, 2017 / Ben Castellani

The mid-level ridge remains in place across the state today with generally northerly steering winds aloft. While widely scattered thunderstorms return this afternoon across the higher elevations, the northerly flow should keep most of them from moving eastward onto the Plains. Expect highs today to push back into the middle 90's with mostly sunny skies. 10-15% chance of rain. The …

DayCAST: Sat 07/08/17

July 8, 2017 / Ben Castellani

A large ridge of high-pressure remains situated across the region today, though some limited moisture will be present underneath the ridge. With this, we expect scattered thunderstorms to break out this afternoon across the higher elevations, with isolated storms across the Plains. Conditions don't look favorable at all for mountain adventures today. Lightning is a real threat so be careful. …