Author: Ben Castellani (Page 66 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 This Weekend in Colorado Weather: Rain chances have tanked with a mild, largely dry Memorial Day Weekend ahead

May 23, 2024 /

Aquick glance at GOES-East water vapor imagery this morning shows that a closed-low pressure is spinning up across Idaho. Further south in the Front Range, dry air is present over our area with clear skies noted this morning over all but the far northwest corner of Colorado. Through the day, this tightly-wound system will race across Wyoming and into the …

Premium BoulderCAST Daily – Wed 05/22/24 | A chilly morning will transition into a gorgeous day, watching gusty winds tomorrow alongside a cold front

May 22, 2024 /

While I did mention back on Monday that there could be spotty frost across our area this morning, I forgot to send along a reminder in yesterday's update! Hopefully you weren't caught off guard with any of your plants or gardens. In any case, temperatures last night remained in-line with most model guidance, only getting cold enough for frost in …

Premium BoulderCAST Daily – Tue 05/21/24 | Another round of storms today, but nothing like the severe outbreak that unfolded to our east last evening!

May 21, 2024 /

The shortwave trough which largely fueled yesterday's severe weather outbreak in northeast Colorado is exiting the far eastern corner of the state this morning. Current radar imagery shows the last of the associated rainfall shield departing into Kansas and Nebraska as well. Most of the Front Range picked up a light round of rainfall overnight --- generally about 0.1" in …

This Week in Colorado Weather: May 20, 2024

May 20, 2024 /

Mother Nature will continue to pummel the western United States with storm systems this week, including plenty of activity here in the Front Range. Monday will provide the most substantial severe weather outbreak in Colorado so far in 2024, but fortunately that will go down east of the Denver Metro area. Another system will bring a good chance of widespread rain for us Tuesday alongside chilly temperatures. The rest of the week into the weekend will stay somewhat active with daily chances for showers and thunderstorms. Read on for all the details.

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Premium This Weekend in Colorado Weather: Largely quiet & warm weather under a split-flow pattern, but early next week may turn active again

May 16, 2024 /

There were fairly widespread raindrops yesterday in the Denver Metro area which led to up to 0.5" of rainfall in some locations. Most of the storms on Wednesday formed after dark and hit areas along and south of Interstate 70, though Broomfield/Westminster also caught some needed rainfall as well. A generally quiet next few days are expected for the Front …

Premium BoulderCAST Daily – Wed 05/15/24 | Cooler today with scattered thunderstorms, but warmer and drier in the days ahead

May 15, 2024 /

An active weather pattern currently sits across most of the contiguous United States, including here in Colorado. While the nation is lacking any truly strong storm systems right now (no major severe outbreaks, mid-latitude cyclones, cold air infusions), there are plenty of embedded shortwave features and small cut-off low pressures. One such shortwave is entering Colorado from this northwest this …

Premium BoulderCAST Daily – Tue 05/14/24 | Unsettled weather continues with scattered late-day gusty storms, some may produce severe wind gusts

May 14, 2024 /

Atightly-packed shortwave disturbance is sliding across Wyoming today -- notice the rotating vorticity max visible on this morning's GOES-East water vapor animation below. Though the bulk of the energy from this shortwave will pass north of Colorado, there is some trailing energy extending southward that will aid in the threat of showers and storms for us later today and tonight. …

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