Author: Ben Castellani (Page 58 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 09/11/24 | Scattered PM storms today, hot & gusty with high fire danger Thursday

September 11, 2024 /

The mid-level trough in the Pacific Northwest is about to come ashore into Oregon this morning, as shown in the 500mb vorticity forecast animation below. Out ahead of the trough, southwest flow will slowly increase across Colorado today leading to some changes in our weather. Initially this southwest flow will contain above normal moisture content which will produce an uptick …

Premium BoulderCAST Daily – Tue 09/10/24 | Increasing clouds & smoke with a few isolated gusty showers around, a better chance of rain on Wednesday

September 10, 2024 /

Today's weather will be almost identical to Monday's with morning sunshine giving way to a few isolated high-based showers and storms later in the day. This morning's water vapor animation shows a belt of dry air draped across the southern half of the nation, but this doesn't include Colorado actually. In our neck of the woods, a weak shortwave disturbance …

This Week in Colorado Weather: September 9, 2024

September 9, 2024 /

The second week of September will bring a prolonged period of unseasonable warmth to the Front Range along with minimal rainfall. The early to mid-week period will actually have slight chances for rain, but late-week will have much drier air and gusty winds leading to elevated fire danger. Temperatures will remain close to 90 degrees every single day in the extended, with some influx of wildfire smoke at times from the Pacific Northwest. Read on for all the details.

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Premium This Weekend in Colorado Weather: Thursday’s clearing skies & autumn-like temperatures will give way to a warm & mostly dry weekend in the Front Range

September 5, 2024 /

The mid-level low pressure now sits directly over northwest Colorado this morning as it continues to trek off to the southeast. Several impressive areas of lift moved through the Front Range in the last 18 hours ahead of this low pressure, as well as a welcomed cold front last evening. The morning low today at our station was 52.0°F, the …

Premium BoulderCAST Daily – Wed 09/04/24 | Scattered thundershowers move in later today and linger into the overnight, a few may produce severe hail/wind

September 4, 2024 /

Today will be the most active and wettest day of the week in the Front Range, and as usual, the forecast is no walk in the park. A strong, but somewhat petite mid-level low pressure approaches from the northwest this morning, currently located over Idaho. Ahead of this system, southwest flow is developing across Colorado aloft with moisture on the …

This Week in Colorado Weather: September 3, 2024

September 3, 2024 /

September is finally upon us — what a great time of the year this is in Colorado! Mother Nature will deliver rather varied weather this week in the Front Range. Hot temperatures and high pressure will give way to a Pacific trough by midweek. Clouds will be on the increase alongside the risk of severe thunderstorms for Wednesday, with even a touch of snow in our highest elevations. Things will clear out nicely for the upcoming weekend leading to gorgeous and seasonal late-summer conditions. Read on for all the details.

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Premium BoulderCAST Daily – Mon 09/02/24 | A hot Labor Day near 90° with isolated storms possible producing gusty winds but little to no rainfall

September 2, 2024 /

NOTICE: Due to the Labor Day holiday, our usual weekly outlook discussion will be published a day later on Tuesday this week. Please check back tomorrow for the latest on Front Range weather. Early week weather highlights are as follows:

⦁❶⦁ High pressure is centered directly over Colorado Monday but it will slowly weaken as we head into midweek

⦁❷⦁ Expect sunny skies this morning, but increasing clouds during the afternoon and evening — an isolated thunderstorm is possible with little to no rain and gusty winds

⦁❸⦁ More or less the same exact weather for tomorrow but perhaps a degree or two warmer

⦁❹⦁ The week ahead will be largely dry, except for late Wednesday when a weak storm system will clip northern Colorado

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