Author: Ben Castellani (Page 68 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 – Tue 04/30/24 | Lots of sun today but it’ll turn gusty….storms enter the forecast for tomorrow

April 30, 2024 /

Aquick-moving shortwave disturbance is passing across Wyoming early this morning, with just a tad of energy trailing south into the Front Range. Skies are totally clear in the Metro area, but clouds and even a few snow showers are falling in the Mountains and Foothills to the west. Current radar shows where the fleeting precipitation echoes are this morning. A …

Premium Storm Update – Sat 4/27/24 8:30AM | Widespread steady rain continues into the evening with 1-2″ more rain to go, 6-12″+ more snow in the higher Foothills

April 27, 2024 /

Showers and storms developed right on schedule Friday in the early evening hours, pummeling some areas with heavy rain, hail and lightning. Precipitation totals thus far generally range from 0.5" to 1.5" across the Front Range --- the higher of which were related to catching a thunderstorm or two with heavy rain Friday evening. A look at radar this morning …

Forecast Update: A super-soaker storm will slam the Front Range this weekend, up to 4 inches of rainfall and 2 feet of snow possible

April 26, 2024 /

A developing Four Corners low pressure system will move across southern Colorado this weekend producing a prolonged period of moist upslope flow into the Front Range. While temperatures will (fortunately) be too warm for snowfall across the lower elevations, anywhere from 1 to 4″ of rainfall is expected to dump on our area. Where temperatures are colder, the higher Foothills and Mountains could see over 2 feet of snow from this system as well. Here’s our latest thoughts on the incoming soggy rain (snow) storm!

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Premium BoulderCAST Daily – Thu 04/25/24 | Scattered rain showers arrive this evening, even soggier Friday into Saturday

April 25, 2024 /

The first of two troughs will arrive to the Front Range this afternoon and evening with storm chances increasing alongside its arrival. This trough will bring bigtime fire, wind and blowing dust today to parts of southern Colorado and much of New Mexico (where I am currently located). Further north the Denver Metro area, though, the concern today will be …

Premium BoulderCAST Daily – Wed 04/24/24 | Nice today, but multiple systems are eyeing Colorado and 1-2″ of rain possible

April 24, 2024 /

As promised, a shortwave ridge will gain control of the area today pushing a warmer and drier airmass into eastern Colorado --- wave goodbye to the "chilly" 60s! This will translate into a warmer and drier day today for the entire Front Range. Look for highs to push into the low to middle 70s. A stormy pattern takes over tomorrow …

Premium BoulderCAST Daily – Tue 04/23/24 | Highs only near 60 degrees with a chance of rain later

April 23, 2024 /

After highs well into the 70s on Monday, our Tuesday will be cooler following the passage of a dry cold front that passed during the wee morning hours. However, an uptick in moisture and post-frontal upslope will aid in the development of spotty late-day showers and a few thunderstorms across the entire area. Showers and storms will be weak overall, …

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