Author: Ben Castellani (Page 312 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 10/18/16

October 18, 2016 / Ben Castellani

Sunny skies and cooler weather will prevail today behind yesterday's gusty cold front. Look for a seasonal high temperature in the low to mid 60's this afternoon. Clouds will be on the increase though by sunset, with the threat of a few light rain showers overnight as yet another front passes. For the Foothills, snow levels will be around 7,000 …

This week in weather: October 17, 2016

October 17, 2016 / Ben Castellani

Our recent warm stretch is more typical of mid-September than mid-October, but it’s really hard to complain. Under the influence of an expansive ridge of high pressure, temperatures have exceeded 80 degrees each of the last four days, with several close-calls for record highs in many Front Range cities. For the week ahead, we’ll see a brief cool down and spurts of Mountain snow, but revert to boring summer-like weather before the weekend. Continue reading for our complete outlook of the upcoming week.

DayCAST: Sun 10/16/16

October 16, 2016 / Ben Castellani

A lee trough remains parked across eastern Colorado today. This is creating a steep pressure gradient from west to east across the state. This will bring windy conditions during the day today. Gusts up to 60 mph will be possible above treeline, with gusts to 45 mph on the Plains and Foothills. As you can imagine, fire danger will be …

DayCAST: Sat 10/15/16

October 15, 2016 / Ben Castellani

Mostly sunny and warm with a high near 80 degrees. All of Colorado will remain dry.

DayCAST: Fri 10/14/16

October 14, 2016 / Ben Castellani

Some sun and clouds, with a highs in the low 80's. A wave cloud over the Foothills could keep temperatures much cooler, near 70. Dry and hot weather continues right through the weekend for all of Colorado, with little if any chance of precipitation over the next seven to ten days.

DayCAST: Thu 10/13/16

October 13, 2016 / Ben Castellani

Today will see temperatures rebound back into the 70's. Hard to believe yesterday was in the 40's! Skies will be partly to mostly sunny, with just a few high clouds across the region. No rain for today. In fact, our next chance of any precipitation anywhere across the Front Range doesn't likely come until Tuesday or Wednesday, and that looks meager …

DayCAST: Wed 10/12/16

October 12, 2016 / Ben Castellani

The warm weather retreats briefly today as a cooler air mass has taken hold behind last night's cold front. After some fog/mist this morning, skies will clear by afternoon into mostly sunny conditions. However, it won't warm up much. Temperatures will remain in the mid to upper 50's. Moderating temperatures will take up through the rest of the week right into …