Author: Ben Castellani (Page 47 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 BoulderCAST Daily – Wed 02/12/25 | A bitter cold day with just a smidge of additional snow, slightly below zero temps tonight

February 12, 2025 /

Well, last night's snowstorm unfolded as one of the absolute lowest potential outcomes, with almost everywhere in the Front Range underperforming on both moisture and snow. We started to see the writing on the wall in the hours leading up to the event as moisture output in nearly every modeling suite was trending down quickly. We didn't change our forecast, …

This Week in Colorado Weather: February 10, 2025

February 10, 2025 /

Following a bitter cold and snowy January in the Front Range, the month of February so far has brought with it milder conditions. Last week we had our first 60-degree day in Boulder since just before Christmas, and even our first 70-degree day since late October. The warmer weather has been a welcomed reprieve, though it has rightfully confused some flowering plants across the area with early blooms. This warm weather was never going to last though — we’ve still got plenty of winter to go and this week will get us right back on-track with a two-part blast of Arctic air and snow headed for the Front Range. Read on for the latest details on the snowfall timing, amounts, and expected temperatures.

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Premium This Weekend in Colorado Weather: Beautiful through Friday, Mountain snow this weekend, and the Arctic blast early next week

February 6, 2025 /

After a brief jaunt into the 60s yesterday afternoon, our temperatures will drop a bit today thanks to the same pesky Arctic airmass that has been spoiling forecasts all week long!  Overnight the cold front backed into the area again, shown in the temperature timeline graphic below reaching Boulder just after 3AM this morning with temperatures dropping from the 50s …

Premium BoulderCAST Daily – Wed 02/05/25 | Chinook wind gusts up to 50 MPH will blast us back into the 60s today

February 5, 2025 /

The cold and stubborn airmass still remains fairly entrenched across the Metro area Wednesday morning. Temperatures are currently in the teens in Longmont, 20s in Boulder and Denver, 40s around Centennial and close to 50 in Castle Rock. Quite the spread out there for sure --- dress appropriately this morning! Through the day we will see an increase in downslope …

Premium BoulderCAST Daily – Tue 02/04/25 | Highly varied temperatures today as an Arctic boundary waffles about, gusty winds tomorrow will turn up the heat again

February 4, 2025 /

An Arctic cold front draped across the western High Plains yesterday pushed into the Denver Metro area during the early afternoon hours, a bit sooner and stronger than scheduled. Before the front passed on Monday, it was downright balmy outside with most of the area reaching the lower 70s. The city of Boulder skyrocketed to 73°F officially, one degree shy …

Premium Storm Update – Thu 01/30/25 8:00AM | Bands of snow creating slick travel across the southeast Metro this morning, bone dry in Boulder

January 30, 2025 /

As expected, bands of snowfall pushed into the southeast Denver Metro area earlier this morning. While Boulder and the northwestern Front Range are dry, the southern and southeastern suburbs are facing a slick morning commute with heavy snowfall rates at times. We discuss the latest forecast, including how far westward these snow bands will make it and discuss the warm weekend ahead!

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Premium BoulderCAST Daily – Tue 01/28/25 | More sun for our Tuesday, the late-week storm will bring a few snowflakes to the region

January 28, 2025 /

Today will be almost a carbon copy of Monday with the broader pattern across the West remaining nearly identical. We do see about 1°C of warming noted at the 700mb level aloft, which would translate into slightly warmer temperatures through the Metro area, but only by ~1 to 3°F at the surface. Highs today should top out between 44°F (north …

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