Author: Ben Castellani (Page 53 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 11/20/24 | Staying dry & sunny the rest of the week with warming temperatures, plus a few tidbits on the record dry last several months

November 20, 2024 /

Peaceful conditions are expected across northern Colorado the next few days as high pressure ridging intensifies over the Rockies. Our temperatures will slowly warm up each day with successive, reinforcing shots of warm air advection from the west and southwest. The 500mb height anomaly forecast animation below runs from this morning through Friday evening. For today, look for temperatures to …

Premium BoulderCAST Daily – Tue 11/19/24 | A cold & blustery day for everyone with light snowfall in the Mountains

November 19, 2024 /

Aweak storm system is spinning up near the Montana-Alberta-Saskatchewan triple point this morning, with a minor trailing trough axis jutting south into Utah and Colorado --- this is sadly our main weather-maker for the week. This trough has been fueling light snowfall in our Mountains overnight aided by weak jet forcing and favorable orographics, and the few cloud features visible …

This Week in Colorado Weather: November 18, 2024

November 18, 2024 /

This week’s weather will be a mixbag across Colorado, with a little bit of Mountain snow, bouts of gusty winds, and one or two sizable temperature swings for the lower elevations. With the exception of a cold and windy Tuesday, the week ahead will be pretty nice for us overall. Looking ahead, a juicy atmospheric river may reach Colorado during the upcoming weekend with substantial Mountain snow in the works. Read on for all the details.

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Premium This Weekend in Colorado Weather: Staying mild & mostly sunny through the weekend, but much colder weather & light snow will return early next week

November 14, 2024 /

The mid-level ridge we mentioned yesterday has just passed to the east of Colorado now with quiet conditions expected statewide under its influence once again. The main change in our weather today will be the return of milder temperatures thanks to warm air advection in the southwest flow. Here's how things are looking from space this morning on the GOES …

Premium BoulderCAST Daily – Wed 11/13/24 | Quiet & sunny the next several days between weather systems

November 13, 2024 /

Last evening's shortwave trough brought gusty northwest winds and a brief smattering of rain/snow showers to the Front Range, though only a few hundredths of an inch of precipitation were reported from these showers which mainly resided north and northeast of Denver Tuesday evening. GOES-East (with reanalysis 500mb model data overlaid) shows us that the trough has exited eastward into …

Premium Storm Update – Fri 11/8/24 9:00AM | Heavy snow is beginning NOW across the area, but let’s take one final look at the data!

November 8, 2024 /

The faucet of Gulf of Mexico moisture is on full blast into Colorado today! Moderate to heavy snow is beginning across the Front Range NOW and will continue through early Saturday, at times mixing with rain on the north side.  We discuss the latest on the approaching low pressure, take a tour through the most recent model data, and provide a few final details leading into this big and wet snowstorm!

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Premium BoulderCAST Daily – Thu 11/07/24 | Light snow with minimal consequence today, but Friday will be a different, much snowier story!

November 7, 2024 /

Heavy snow is falling across a large portion of southeast Colorado this morning, and by the current radar animation, you'd assume we're in for a doozy of a snowstorm today as this shield of snowfall heads northward. Well, this isn't really the case as our area will only catch a glancing blow from today's snowfall for the most part. There …

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