Author: Ben Castellani (Page 4 of 300)

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.

Premium BoulderCAST Daily – Tue 03/03/26 | Storm #1 spreads rain in today, while Storm #2 remains on-track to produce snow later this week

March 3, 2026 / Ben Castellani

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Premium This Weekend in Colorado Weather: Warm & gusty fire danger ahead of a somewhat uncertain weekend cold front

February 26, 2026 / Ben Castellani

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Premium BoulderCAST Daily – Wed 02/25/26 | The Front Range stays warm, windy and fire-prone for several more days

February 25, 2026 / Ben Castellani

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Premium BoulderCAST Daily – Tue 02/24/26 | High winds, critical fire danger, and Mountain snow develop as a Pacific jet drops south

February 24, 2026 / Ben Castellani

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This Week in Colorado Weather: February 23, 2026

February 23, 2026 / Ben Castellani

As February limps toward the finish line, Colorado’s “winter” continues to behave like anything but. Last week the Mountains cashed in on a burst of Pacific moisture while the Denver Metro area stayed stubbornly snow‑starved. The week ahead brings more of that same split personality—warmth, wind, fire danger, and another round of Mountain snow. We break down the lopsided snow totals from last week, the updated but still troubling snowpack numbers, and discuss why this week will be so darn warm and windy again in the Front Range.

Front Range Snowfall Totals: February 17-21, 2026

February 22, 2026 / Ben Castellani

Much-needed snow piled up across all of the Mountains of Colorado this week, but once again Boulder and Denver missed out on almost all of the action.