Author: Ben Castellani (Page 62 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 07/17/24 | A quick shot of monsoon thunderstorms with heavy rain this afternoon, but drier on Thursday

July 17, 2024 /

Happy Wednesday, folks! Today will offer another great chance of monsoon thunderstorms during the afternoon hours. This comes after two relatively wet days already this week: https://twitter.com/BoulderCAST/status/1812959681767219257 https://twitter.com/BoulderCAST/status/1813308211610714392 The ante will be upped a tad today thanks to a cold front that moved through overnight bringing a surge of low-level moisture to our area. We've been looking forward to this …

Premium BoulderCAST Daily – Tue 07/16/24 | Afternoon monsoon storms with a quick shot of moderate rain, more on the way tomorrow

July 16, 2024 /

Yesterday's late-day thunderstorms were a bit more fruitful than expected, including one particularly nasty cell which hit Broomfield and parts of Westminster with torrential rainfall, penny-sized hail, and wind. The scene below shows the storm crossing Interstate 25 around 3PM Monday. Precipitation reports show that more than 1" of rain fell from that strong storm in Broomfield, and more than …

This Week in Colorado Weather: July 15, 2024

July 15, 2024 /

After days of scorching heat, this week will fortunately trend cooler and wetter with the return of monsoon moisture to Colorado — perfect timing considering severe drought has now returned to the area and fire danger continues to explode. Following one more toasty outing on Monday, temperatures will tumble below normal by midweek with daily chances for monsoon thunderstorms, some of which could be severe. We review the ongoing heatwave, the recent Dinosaur Fire in Boulder, why the pattern is now shifting and look ahead to which days will offer the best chance of rain this week.

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Heatwave Update: The Front Range will sizzle this weekend, possibly reaching 100°+ three or four days in a row!

July 11, 2024 /

An impending pattern shift is expected to bring record-breaking triple-digit temperatures to the Front Range this weekend. This latest round of extreme heat is due to a superheated airmass moving into Colorado from the Desert, an airmass which has already produced all-time record highs in other western states. We review the climatology for rare triple digit heat, discuss why Denver is often several degrees warmer than Boulder during the summer, go over the forecast for just how hot it will get this weekend and look ahead to when we may finally cool off.

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Premium BoulderCAST Daily – Wed 07/10/24 | Back into the lower 90s today with widely scattered late-day thundershowers in/near the higher terrain

July 10, 2024 /

Today's weather will be largely identical to Tuesday's as the broader pattern remains unchanged. The strong ridge of high pressure has shifted only slightly north and east over the last 24 hours, now located near Las Vegas. Almost due northerly flow is noted over the Front Range. Similar to yesterday, we expect to see the development of widely scattered showers …

Premium BoulderCAST Daily – Tue 07/09/24 | The heat ramps up this week with upper 80s today trending towards 100° by Friday

July 9, 2024 /

Today will continue the slow trend upward in temperatures across the Front Range, a trend that will continue each successive day this week, eventually culminating with triple digits by Friday! The "heat dome" high pressure, which has been responsible for dozens and dozens of record high temperatures in the West, remains situated near the border of California and Arizona this …

Premium This Weekend in Colorado Weather: Last night’s impressive cold front, lovely weather for the Fourth, and details on our next chance of rain as the monsoon remains at large

July 4, 2024 /

Last night's cold front raced through around 10:30 PM local time packed with abnormally strong winds for July standards. Wind gusts up to 51 MPH accompanied the front, though gusts in Boulder were closer to 35 MPH. Despite the formidability of the front, this was a mostly dry passage with just a few weak showers spawning along it east of …

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