Author: Ben Castellani (Page 50 of 301)

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* Storm Update – Wed 3/13/24 8:00AM | Extremely heavy snow remains on track for the Front Range with significant travel disruption beginning late Wednesday evening

The overarching forecast remains on-track this morning as a significant and highly impactful snowstorm bears down on the Front Range. We review a wide gamut of the most recent model data, with trends suggesting a boom scenario is more likely than a bust. Travel will become extremely difficult (and in some areas of the Foothills, impossible) Wednesday night into Thursday night, with some power outages expected. We give our final thoughts on the impressive winter storm about to slam the Denver Metro area. Buckle up and stay safe!

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This Week in Colorado Weather: March 11, 2024

It will be business as usual the first two days of the week with 60-degree temperatures and dry conditions continuing. However, a major storm system will drop south into the Desert Southwest this week, with impacts expected in the Front Range Wednesday through Friday. All signs point to a significant dumping of upslope precipitation in our area from this storm, most of which will fall as heavy wet snow. There’s still a lot of uncertainty in this week’s forecast, but let’s discuss the latest developments in what could be a historic March winter storm for the Denver Metro area.

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Winter Weather Update: A slow-moving, upslope-infused winter storm arrives late Thursday with several inches of snow up for grabs (Updated)

After a long, quiet stretch following last week’s snow squall, winter weather will return to the Front Range as a slow-moving but ultimately weak storm system impacts the area to end the work week. We discuss the long-duration of weak upslope about to unfold, the potential snowfall amounts across the area, and when travel will become slick.

Update (Thursday 3/7/24 7:00AM): We’ve now concerned that heavy snow the far eastern areas of Colorado on Thursday will reduce the amount of upslope/moisture that make it back westward into the Front Range. We’ve seen models trend downward in snow amounts slightly for our entire area, especially east of I-25. Thus, we’ve scaled back snow amounts slightly for the region. Please check our updated snowfall map, model forecast graphics, and storm impact timeline throughout this post. We talk about this last-minute shift and much more in Thursday morning’s Premium discussion HERE

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