Author: Ben Castellani (Page 43 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.

Premium This Weekend in Colorado Weather: An early taste of summer, with fire danger, record heat and maybe a few snowflakes sprinkled in!

April 10, 2025 /

Gorgeous springtime weather will continue across the Front Range for the next several days as strong ridging will remain parked across Colorado through Saturday. The big ridge will be in full control of our weather through then, but by Sunday a disturbance passing along the Canadian Border will flatten the ridge bringing somewhat cooler temperatures and minor precipitation chances for …

Premium BoulderCAST Daily – Wed 04/09/25 | Elevated fire danger as warm downslope winds gust up to 35 MPH

April 9, 2025 /

West-northwest flow aloft remains in-place today alongside continued flattened ridging across Colorado. Moisture levels in this flow have decreased and the result will be much more sunshine today with high temperatures reaching 70 degrees or so. The main change in perceivable weather coming into this Wednesday will be an increase in downslope winds from the WNW through the day. Short-range …

Premium BoulderCAST Daily – Tue 04/08/25 | A relatively warm day stuck beneath a thick Chinook arch cloud

April 8, 2025 /

Flattened mid-level ridging is present across the Rockies today with increasingly strong zonal flow developing between the high pressure center off the coast of Baja California and passing shortwaves along the Canadian Border. This setup will put our area in a warm, downslope regime today with temperatures several degrees warmer than Monday, at least in theory. The main challenge today …

This Week in Colorado Weather: April 7, 2025

April 7, 2025 /

Following a chilly and unsettled first week of April, this week will be much quieter across Colorado with generally warm and dry conditions favored throughout the entire week under the protection of high pressure. Temperatures will fluctuate a tad due to a pair of dry backdoor cold fronts, but otherwise this week will offer-up gorgeous spring weather. That theme will continue right into the upcoming weekend with the first 80-degree temperatures of the year likely. Read on for all the details.

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Premium Storm Update – Thu 04/03/25 11:00AM | Rain/snow mix turning to all snow later, a similar event will unfold again tomorrow

April 3, 2025 /

Today’s gloomy mix of rain/snow remains on-track for the Front Range, spreading into the area quickly this afternoon before ending around midnight. Most of the actual snow accumulation will occur in/near the Foothills, with minor travel impacts in the higher terrain where slushy roads will occur. Another similar round of mixed precipitation will unfold again Friday afternoon into Friday night, with light accumulations possible as well, especially after the sun goes down Friday evening. We discuss the latest forecast details, inbound snowfall potential and when warmer weather will return.

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Colorado Forecast Update: Two spring storms will bring a prolonged mixed bag of precipitation to end the week

April 2, 2025 /

A big dip in the jet stream across the western United States will funnel two weak storm systems eastward in the coming days leading to a prolonged period of cool and gloomy weather to the Front Range that will take us right into the weekend. Our discussion here focuses mainly on the first storm set to move across Colorado on Thursday with a mixed bag of rain and snow. We’re expecting minimal travel impacts across the Boulder-Denver area due to warm temperatures, but some problems may occur in the higher terrain. Continue reading

Premium BoulderCAST Daily – Wed 04/02/25 | A cool & quiet day between systems, but two rounds of snow are brewing to end the week

April 2, 2025 /

Yesterday brought a few weak thunderstorms during the afternoon and evening hours, and eventually isolated snow showers overnight which produced a dusting of snow in some areas, but overall Tuesday's precipitation was more miss than hit across the Front Range. https://twitter.com/BoulderCAST/status/1907192067522200039 The western United States remains deeply entrenched in longwave troughing, with the wave that brought us the shower activity …

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