Author: Ben Castellani (Page 287 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 05/09/17

May 9, 2017 / Ben Castellani

How about those severe storms yesterday? Though most of the action skirted Boulder, parts of the north Denver Metro had plowable hail! Here is a video from around 3:30 PM yesterday... https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=x_-Tjl7peKA While conditions are less favorable for severe storms today across our region, we won't rule out a few stronger cells this afternoon as day-time heating, copious moisture, and …

DayCAST: Sat 05/06/17

May 6, 2017 / Ben Castellani

We'll see plentiful sunshine this morning, but clouds will increase during the afternoon with a few isolated thunderstorms forming across the Metro area. Probably only around a 10% chance of storms today. High temperatures return to the 80's, which will be the first time hitting the 80-degree mark since March 19th! As the ridge axis passes overhead tonight, moisture will …

DayCAST: Thu 05/04/17

May 4, 2017 / Ben Castellani

Temperatures begin their upward climb today as a SIGNIFICANT ridge intensifies across the western United States. The 500 mb vorticity map for this afternoon from the GFS model is shown below. With this, expect loads of sunshine today with a high near 70 degrees. We may hit 80 degrees tomorrow, and if not, we definitely will on Saturday! Our next …

DayCAST: Wed 05/03/17

May 3, 2017 / Ben Castellani

Happy Hump Day! After morning low clouds and scattered rain showers, we'll dry out with sunshine returning by afternoon. Highs will be only in the mid to upper 50's (which is slightly below normal for this time of year). Warmer weather returns tomorrow with highs in the 70's as a mid-level ridge builds in across the West. Not to be …

May Outlook: Trends, climatology, and predictions

May 2, 2017 / Ben Castellani

With April come and gone, we are now fully entrenched in the Spring season here in the Front Range. We take a look at current trends, past climatology, and offer our prediction for the month of May in northeast Colorado.

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DayCAST: Tue 05/02/17

May 2, 2017 / Ben Castellani

Today will offer up our best chance of precipitation for the entire week as a shortwave system dives across the state from Wyoming! Expect mostly cloudy skies today with an afternoon high in the upper 50's. Isolated sprinkles will be possible through the day, but by evening shower chances increase further to cover most of the Front Range. This precipitation …

This week in weather: May 1, 2016

May 1, 2017 / Ben Castellani

Happy First of May! Last week’s wintry weather will indeed be a tough act to follow. The week ahead will be quieter for sure, but the threat of rain and higher elevation snow is still a concern. We also see 80-degree temperatures and a stellar weekend on the horizon. Read on for our complete forecast of the upcoming week.