Author: Ben Castellani (Page 288 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.

Storm recap: Just a weekend of winter

April 30, 2017 / Ben Castellani

Winter has made quite the return across the Front Range this weekend! Snowfall totals from this weekend’s storm ranged from a couple of inches to a couple of feet. Continue reading as we provide a brief recap of what could potentially be our last snow event until Autumn.

Forecast for Friday and Saturday is messy to say the least

April 27, 2017 / Ben Castellani

Another storm is on the way! These late-season spring systems are almost always a messy forecast with a high potential to bust. The upcoming storm will NOT be an exception to this general rule. We detail the set-up for the storm and provide some initial thoughts and expectations for rain and snow set to begin Friday afternoon and continue into Saturday.

Precipitation vs. Evaporation: Colorado’s Losing Battle

April 26, 2017 / Ben Castellani

On a basic level, you’re likely familiar with the terms precipitation and evaporation. However, their relationship to one another is more important than you may think for Colorado. We explain this relationship and why it has major impacts on our plant life, population sustainability, drought potential, and even feeds back into our every day weather.

DayCAST: Wed 04/26/17

April 26, 2017 / Ben Castellani

The unsettled weather is a result of a large trough encompassing the region, with quick-moving embedded waves. The 500 mb map from the GFS model is below. The system that brought a few thundershowers to the region yesterday can be seen over Oklahoma. Another wave is visible over Idaho. This secondary wave will produce yet another chance of showers and …

DayCAST: Tue 04/25/17

April 25, 2017 / Ben Castellani

A weak upper-level disturbance will be sliding across southwest and southern Colorado today. After some morning sunshine, clouds will fill the afternoon sky. Most of the lift will be to our south, but we can still expect a few isolated afternoon and evening showers across the region, especially from the city of Denver southward. Many areas north of Denver will be dry. …

Potent Pacific storm brings ugly weather for the next two days

April 20, 2017 / Ben Castellani

As advertised earlier in the week, wet weather is set to invade the region this afternoon and linger through the day Friday as a strong storm plows across Colorado. While the lower elevations will see all rain, potentially lots of rain, the Foothills and Mountains will be cold enough for snow. Read on for our complete forecast covering the next two days and the upcoming weekend.

DayCAST: Thu 04/20/17

April 20, 2017 / Ben Castellani

Hello everyone! A busy forecast today. We'll provide a more detailed post later this morning, but here are the basics. ... Our storm is right on track...it's situated across Utah right now. We expect rain showers to increase through the afternoon with even a few thunderstorms possible. Temperatures are relatively warm, so we're not anticipating any snow on the Plains for …