Author: Ben Castellani (Page 284 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.

Congrats to the winners of our Late-Season Snow Contest!

June 6, 2017 / Ben Castellani

Thanks to those of you whom participated in our Late-Season Snow Contest. The goal of the competition was to predict the amount of snow that would accumulate in Boulder from April 12 to May 31, 2017. In this post we review the entries, discuss the snow storms that occurred during that seven-week window, and announce the winners!

DayCAST: Tue 06/06/17

June 6, 2017 / Ben Castellani

A weak cold front has moved through overnight bringing light upslope to the region and a 10 to 15 degree cool-down from yesterday. This upslope will serve to enhance storm activity this afternoon and evening, bringing what will be our best chance of rain for the week! Expect partly cloudy skies this morning, with clouds building further into the afternoon. …

DayCAST: Sat 06/03/17

June 3, 2017 / Ben Castellani

Ridging returns to the region today after yesterday's weak system brought scattered showers and storms. Expect lots of sunshine for your Saturday with highs topping out in the middle 70's. A few isolated storms will be possible in the Mountains south of Interstate 70, but dry elsewhere. Similar weather is in store for tomorrow as well. The NAM model precipitation …

DayCAST: Thu 06/01/17

June 1, 2017 / Ben Castellani

Welcome to meteorological summer! In case you didn't know, meteorologists consider summer in the Northern Hemisphere to be from June 1 to August 31. The random (well not really) dates of "official" summer don't work well with climatology and record-keeping. Today's weather will be similar to yesterday. While we expect isolated to scattered storms to form over the Mountains and …

A recap of the lackluster 2016-2017 winter season

May 31, 2017 / Ben Castellani

This past winter was an under-performer in many regards. From the record-breaking late-start to the snow season, to the rain storms of March and April, it was NOT great year for powder across the lower elevations! Continue reading as we review a season of disappointment and crunch the numbers to see how well our snowfall forecasts verified throughout the Denver Metro area across the entire winter season.

DayCAST: Wed 05/31/17

May 31, 2017 / Ben Castellani

The large ridge axis we discussed in the weekly outlook yesterday will be smack overhead today. While we are expecting mostly sunny conditions to prevail across the Metro area, a few isolated storms will form across the Foothills and Palmer Divide. These weak storms likely won't last as they move eastward towards the Plains. However, a stray quick shower with light …

This week in weather: May 30, 2017 [Abbreviated]

May 30, 2017 / Ben Castellani

We hope that you enjoyed the long weekend as much as we did. The shortened work-week ahead will see the threat of disorganized afternoon showers and storms each day…some more than others. Additionally, these same storms could be a damper on your plans for the upcoming weekend. Continue reading for our full weather outlook for the next five days.