Author: Ben Castellani (Page 282 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 06/27/17

June 27, 2017 / Ben Castellani

Today will be the warmest day of the week as a ridge moves across the state during the morning hours. However, a weak trough will already be moving in by sunset. This trough will fuel isolated storms, most of which will be east of Denver. A few supercells may form towards the Nebraska border later this afternoon with large hail the main threat. We …

This week in weather: June 26, 2017

June 26, 2017 / Ben Castellani

While our forecast for the week ahead contains the chance of rain each and every day, we do believe that many locations won’t see a drop of rain at all this week. The roller-coaster ride of temperatures is the bigger story here.

Possible hail Thursday & the cool weekend ahead

June 22, 2017 / Ben Castellani

After record-setting heat the last two days, the first wave of cooler air arrives early this afternoon. Then, an actual cold front is set to move in later tonight. Before that however, we’ll have to survive a few hail-producing severe storms this afternoon.

DayCAST: Thu 06/22/17

June 22, 2017 / Ben Castellani

CHANGE IS ON THE HORIZON! A cold front is set to arrive to the Metro area from the northeast later this morning. While the air behind the front is not be cold by any means, highs will be in the low 90's for the lower elevations, with 70's and low 80's in the Foothills. One thing you will notice behind the front is …

DayCAST: Wed 06/21/17

June 21, 2017 / Ben Castellani

Both Boulder (97 degrees) and Denver (99 degrees) broke daily record temperatures yesterday. We notched 97 degrees as well at our station (see weather history graph below). Slightly more cloud cover this afternoon should keep us a little cooler compared to yesterday. Don't get us wrong though, it's still going to be mostly sunshine. Expect temps to top out in the …

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June 20, 2017 / Ben Castellani

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DayCAST: Tue 06/20/17

June 20, 2017 / Ben Castellani

It’s going to be a hot next couple of days with only limited chances for rain. It’s only fitting for the official beginning of summer! Continue reading for our complete forecast!