Author: Ben Castellani (Page 300 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: Thu 01/19/17

January 19, 2017 / Ben Castellani

Expect another day of sunshine with temperatures in the mid 50's for highs. A weak system is approaching from the southwest which could bring some cloud cover into the Metro area around sunset. No precipitation, though. Light snow accumulation will occur in the Mountains tonight into tomorrow, mostly for southwest Colorado. During the day Friday, a non-accumulating mix of rain …

DayCAST: Wed 01/18/17

January 18, 2017 / Ben Castellani

Another beautiful day for the Front Range. Look for mostly sunny skies once again with highs in the mid to upper 50's. This is well above normal for the middle of January, as you can imagine.

DayCAST: Tue 01/17/17

January 17, 2017 / Ben Castellani

Today will see a quiet weather day, likely welcomed after yesterday's snow. Expect highs in the mid to upper 40's this afternoon with mostly sunny skies. Further warming continues into Wednesday and Thursday with more sunshine and highs in the 50's to near 60 degrees. Still tracking cooler weather just in time for the weekend, but nothing looks substantial in …

DayCAST: Sun 01/15/17

January 15, 2017 / Ben Castellani

Overcast with just a slight chance of an afternoon snow shower in the Denver area. Highs will be in the mid to upper 30's. As we discussed in our forecast last night, a storm is tracking to the south of Colorado and could bring light snow to the region as it passes. The best chance of any snow accumulating would …

Sunday forecast: Denver on the edge of a wintry mess

January 14, 2017 / Ben Castellani

A storm currently located over the Baja Peninsula in Mexico will swing northeast during the day Sunday. Though the system’s track doesn’t exactly favor the Denver Metro area, some wintry weather will be possible Sunday into Monday. Read on for how much snow to expect and when it will fall.

DayCAST: Fri 01/13/17

January 13, 2017 / Ben Castellani

Happy Friday everyone! Hope you had a good week. There is not much going on weather-wise today. Our upper-level pattern has turned southwesterly and a weak ridge will be moving across the state today. This is all ahead of our next weather system, which is set to arrive Sunday (more on that below). Highs will be near 40 degrees today …

Snow for Thursday afternoon and evening

January 12, 2017 / Ben Castellani

A quick update on today’s weather as a cold front arrives later this morning bringing snow to the region. Model disagreements, even in this final hour, leave some uncertainty into how much snow may fall. Read on for all the details.