Author: Ben Castellani (Page 67 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.

Colorado Aurora Forecast Update: Cloudy skies in the Front Range Saturday night will require eager viewers to head north to see round two!

May 11, 2024 /

In extremely rare fashion, Mother Nature’s incredible showing of the Northern Lights Friday night extended across nearly the entire continental United States, including a shimmering display of pink and green hues over the Denver area. If you somehow missed the exceptionally infrequent sight Friday night, you have a second chance Saturday night as severe geomagnetic storming is set to continue across planet Earth for at least one more night. Unfortunately, you won’t be able to see much in the Front Range this time around due to cloud cover. However, a couple hours of interstate driving should be enough to reach clear skies in order to take in round number two Saturday night. Let’s discuss!

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Premium This Weekend in Colorado Weather: Temperatures trend up this weekend, but so do the rain chances

May 9, 2024 /

Acomplex, though fairly weak, troughing pattern sits over the Rockies right now, including squarely across Colorado. This morning's GOES-East water vapor animation shows that the Front Range is still located south of the trough axis, evident by the fact we are still under southwest flow. Over the next several days, this trough won't move much, with a weak closed-low pressure …

Premium BoulderCAST Daily – Wed 05/08/24 | Sunny and a bit breezy today, the best chance of rain for the week comes tomorrow

May 8, 2024 /

Fortunately models trended a tad warmer last night due to gusty winds sticking around through the night. As a result, the scary Freeze Watch was cancelled for the Metro area. Overnight temperatures have dropped into the 30s across most of the region (20s in the higher terrain), with some lower elevation spots (circled below) dropping to or under freezing. This isn't …

Premium BoulderCAST Daily – Tue 05/07/24 | More wind today & a risk of sub-freezing temperatures tonight!

May 7, 2024 /

The broad upper-level low pressure has shifted northeastward over the last 24 hours, now sitting up across portions of South Dakota. After seeing significant wave cloud development yesterday and overnight, drier air has worked into the Front Range from the northwest leading to clearing skies. Winds aloft are still very strong however --- close to 80 MPH at mountain top …

This Week in Colorado Weather: May 6, 2024

May 6, 2024 /

The weather pattern across the western United States stays exceedingly active throughout the week ahead with impacts across Colorado ranging from Mountain snow, to cooler than normal temperatures, to elevated fire danger to days of strong downslope winds. Here in the Front Range, we will catch a little bit of everything this week. Read on for all the details.

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Premium This Weekend in Colorado Weather: Several cold fronts producing mostly wind, minimal rain

May 2, 2024 /

The extended forecast will remain unsettled for the Front Range as we head into the first weekend of May! The European ensemble 500mb height anomaly forecast animation below runs through Monday. In general, the theme for the next five days will be an active pattern across the West, but with all three storm systems in the mix passing north of …

Premium BoulderCAST Daily – Wed 05/01/24 | Conditions trend downhill today with rain, gusty winds and small hail possible through the afternoon/evening

May 1, 2024 /

Despite temperatures soaring comfortably into the lower 70s on Tuesday, the wind was sure feisty across the Front Range. Wind gusts of 30 to 50 MPH were frequent during the day across most of the area, with the strongest gusts in and near the Foothills. The NCAR Mesa (southwest of Boulder) reported dozens of gusts over 50 MPH, and at …

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