Author: Ben Castellani (Page 298 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: Wed 02/01/17

February 1, 2017 / Ben Castellani

A cold front moved through last night, so we won't be seeing the 60's again today. Even now, there is strong model disagreement on how cold we'll actually be today. Everything hinges on how much westerly flow will be around to push the cold pool eastward from the Denver area. We think we'll be somewhere in the mid 40's, though …

DayCAST: Tue 01/31/17

January 31, 2017 / Ben Castellani

One more warm day across the region as downslope flow continues. High clouds will be around through the day keeping skies partly to mostly cloudy. We should match or slightly exceed yesterday's high temperature of 63 degrees with no chance of precipitation statewide. Even though we will be about 20 degrees above normal, the record high for the date is …

This week in weather: January 30, 2017

January 30, 2017 / Ben Castellani

We begin the week under the protective influence of a mid-level ridge of high pressure. With this, the Front Range will be (mostly) dry and at times very warm through the week. Read on for our short and to-the-point weekly outlook.

DayCAST: Sun 01/29/17

January 29, 2017 / Ben Castellani

Mild temperatures with highs in the upper 50's. After some morning sun, high level clouds will build in for the afternoon, similar to yesterday. Latest model guidance suggests we will be dry through Friday, making today an excellent day to wash the car.

DayCAST: Sat 01/28/17

January 28, 2017 / Ben Castellani

A very quiet Saturday for the state of Colorado as we're under due northerly flow in the mid-levels today. Abundant morning sunshine will see a few afternoon clouds roll in from the north. Highs on the Plains will be in the upper 40's. Today would be an excellent day to hit the hiking or snowshoe trails as winds will be …

DayCAST: Fri 01/27/17

January 27, 2017 / Ben Castellani

After a very chilly morning, we'll see partly to mostly sunny skies and eventually warm into the upper 30's. The warming trend will continue through the weekend, with 40's tomorrow and 50's for Sunday. We're still not seeing hints for any precipitation until Wednesday at the earliest. Enjoy the sun!

Weather is about to take an extended vacation

January 26, 2017 / Ben Castellani

2017 got off to a quick start with multiple snow storms dumping on parts of northeast Colorado and the Mountains. However, we’re seeing strong indication in the models that things are about to quiet down significantly for the foreseeable future.