Author: Ben Castellani (Page 303 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 12/29/16

December 29, 2016 / Ben Castellani

Sunny skies return statewide today as dry air filters in and a weak upper-level ridge builds in across Colorado. Following the passage of last night's cold front, we'll be cooler today in the low to mid 40's for afternoon highs. Weather looks pleasant for the holiday weekend with highs in the 40's and a good deal of sunshine. However, focus …

DayCAST: Wed 12/28/16

December 28, 2016 / Ben Castellani

A weak system will be moving through today embedded in the westerly flow. Expect sunny, mild, and breezy weather with a high near 50 degrees for the Plains. Gusts at times may exceed 35 mph. In the Mountains, light orographic snow will develop early this morning and continue through the day, along with blustery winds exceeding 65 mph. We're only …

DayCAST: Tue 12/27/16

December 27, 2016 / Ben Castellani

Nothing but sunshine out there today with highs in the low 50's for the Plains. Outside of a few Mountain snow showers, tomorrow will be more of the same.

This week in weather: December 26, 2016 [Abbreviated]

December 26, 2016 / Ben Castellani

We hope you had a safe and festive holiday weekend! Please excuse the brevity of this week’s forecast. Overall, we’re not expecting much in the way of interesting or impactful weather this week anyways. Dry and warm conditions will prevail through Friday, with snow potentially arriving for the weekend and into early next week. Read on for our short and sweet outlook covering the upcoming week.

DayCAST: Sun 12/25/16

December 25, 2016 / Ben Castellani

A powerful system will be trekking across Colorado during the day today. Fortunately for those traveling, the worst of it will largely remain well to our north and east, where blizzard conditions will be possible in the Dakotas and Nebraska! The "warm" sector of the system will be over the Front Range this morning. With this, we expect strong upper-level dynamics …

DayCAST: Sat 12/24/16

December 24, 2016 / Ben Castellani

Expect a beautiful day out there. Highs will be in the upper 40's with full sunshine! The GFS model has tracked tomorrow's system slightly further south, opening the door for a few snowflakes in the Denver Metro tonight into early Christmas morning. Any accumulation would be very light (less than 1/2"), but it could be a nice treat for Christmas …

Will we see a third White Christmas in a row?

December 23, 2016 / Ben Castellani

There is nothing quite as magical as snow falling on Christmas Day. We’ve gotten lucky the last two years in Denver with snow falling on Christmas in both 2014 and 2015. We explain the meteorological definition and provide our thoughts on the potential for a third consecutive White Christmas.