Author: Ben Castellani (Page 52 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.

This Week in Colorado Weather: December 2, 2024

December 2, 2024 /

As we step into the first week of meteorological winter, the Front Range will feel like anything but. This week will feature pleasant weather thanks to a persistent and strong ridge along the West Coast. While the primary storm track remains off to the east, Colorado will enjoy above normal temperatures and dry conditions, day in and day out. Read on for all the details.

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Premium BoulderCAST Daily – Sun 12/01/24 | Nothing but sun today and much of the week ahead

December 1, 2024 /

Northwest flow continues across the region today but will be starting to weaken as ridging works into the area from the west. GOES-East shows a few wispy clouds developing in the northwest flow, mainly in Wyoming and north, but not much activity is making it into Colorado except for a few wave clouds. High temperatures warmed above expectation into the …

Premium BoulderCAST Daily – Sat 11/30/24 | Close to 50 degrees with increased wave cloud activity

November 30, 2024 /

Another day of northwest flow is on-tap across Colorado, with the only real notable change being an uptick in wave cloud cover associated with a weak passing shortwave. Check out the total cloud cover forecast animation below which runs through midnight tonight. Skies will be partly cloudy with light winds this morning in to afternoon. We should see temperatures creep …

Premium BoulderCAST Daily – Fri 11/29/24 | Mostly sunny & about ten degrees warmer today, but still below normal

November 29, 2024 /

Chilly northwest flow will continue across the area today as Colorado rests in between a downstream deep trough in the Great Lakes and a developing ridge along the West Coast. Mid-level temperatures moderate several degrees which should allow for a jump in our high temperatures of about 10°F compared to our cold Thanksgiving yesterday. Highs will reach the middle 40s, …

Premium This Weekend in Colorado Weather: Happy cool but sunny Thanksgiving! There’s nothing but sunshine in our extended forecast…

November 28, 2024 /

Apologies for the brevity today, but most of our team is either on travel or engrossed with family activities. Luckily, however, Mother Nature gave us Coloradan meteorologists a pass, as quiet weather is the story for this Turkey Day statewide. Temperatures will remain chilly, despite the shift to full sunshine, as we still reside in a northwest flow pattern with …

Premium This Weekend in Colorado Weather: Gorgeous the next few days, but a cooler more unsettled pattern takes hold late in the weekend

November 21, 2024 /

Abeautiful end to the week and first part of the weekend will unfold across the Front Range the next few days as Colorado rests directly under the influence of a ridge of high pressure aloft. The ridge over the region can be seen in the European ensemble 500mb height anomaly forecast below. By the end of the animaton, which is …

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