Author: Ben Castellani (Page 55 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 10/23/24 | Completely dry through at least Sunday, but is snow brewing for next week?

October 23, 2024 /

Arelatively flat mid-level ridge will be passing across Colorado today which will facilitate the continuation of warm, quiet, sunny, and dry weather in the Front Range. However, up in the Pacific Northwest, a weak disturbance is coming  ashore today which will race eastward and across Montana by tonight into early Thursday. This system will become a slight factor for us …

Premium BoulderCAST Daily – Tue 10/22/24 | Quiet weather the next few days in the 70s

October 22, 2024 /

Dry westerly flow, devoid of even any clouds, is present across Colorado today with the jet stream situated to our north in Montana. Today will be the first of many quiet and mild outings ahead in the Front Range. After starting out in the middle 40s this morning, we will warm up nicely into the middle 70s by afternoon under …

This Week in Colorado Weather: October 21, 2024

October 21, 2024 /

As we transition deeper into autumn season, Colorado weather continues to keep us all on our toes. This past weekend, a slow-moving storm system that was expected to bring widespread light precipitation to the Denver Metro area ended up being a tad underwhelming, with the bulk of the moisture staying to our south. While Boulder and Denver received only minimal rainfall, areas of southern Colorado and New Mexico experienced heavy rainfall which led to deadly flash flooding. Looking ahead, this week promises relatively quiet weather for the Front Range, with just a brief cool down scheduled for late week. We’re also tracking an interesting storm in the pipeline for next week which could bring sub-freezing temperatures and potentially some snow to the area just in time for Halloween.

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Premium BoulderCAST Daily – Wed 10/16/24 | Warm with a small chance of late-day gusty rain showers, plus an update on the unsettled weekend ahead

October 16, 2024 /

Skies are mostly clear across the Front Range this morning, but a weak area of low pressure is looming off to our southwest in Arizona. The leading edge of a large trough is coming ashore in the Pacific Northwest, which is our highly-anticipated weather-maker for the end of the week and weekend ahead. This approaching trough will help to kick …

Premium BoulderCAST Daily – Tue 10/15/24 | Cooler & sunny today, we continue to track the demise of never-ending summer late this week

October 15, 2024 /

Happy Ides of October! Yesterday's high temperature was 82°F in Boulder which was three degrees shy of the daily record high  (85°F from 1962). Nothing screams fall like 80-degree warmth! However, a weak and dry cold front will move through during the morning. This will knock our temperatures back down to around 70 degrees this afternoon. Some places may remain …

Premium This Weekend in Colorado Weather: Up & down temperatures but still no precipitation, pesky clouds will limit our Northern Lights viewing

October 10, 2024 /

The wave of smoke that arrived into the area yesterday afternoon was quite dramatic, with air quality tanking to Unhealthy for Everyone (150+) for a short time in some locations. This is the view from Gunbarrel yesterday as a beautiful Wednesday afternoon morphed into pea soup. Fortunately the smoke dissipated rather quickly and things are looking a lot better for …

Premium BoulderCAST Daily – Wed 10/09/24 | Another warm & quiet day here, Cat 3+ Milton landfalls tonight in Florida

October 9, 2024 /

Mostly clear skies are noted across much of the country on satellite this morning, including here in the Front Range. There's just a couple small wave clouds around at this hour. Category 5 Hurricane Milton can be seen screaming towards Tampa Florida, and weakening as well, in the Gulf of Mexico. Milton is on-track to make an unfortunate landfall late …

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