Author: Ben Castellani (Page 70 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.

This Week in Colorado Weather: April 8, 2024

April 8, 2024 /

After the very windy weekend, our weather in the Front Range will turn much quieter for the week ahead. Temperatures will fluctuate between the 50s and the 70s throughout the week with only one minor chance to pick up any precipitation. The upcoming weekend will see temperatures soar towards 80 degrees with fire danger unfortunately on the rise. Read on for all the details.

Continue reading

Premium This Weekend in Colorado Weather: Warm with elevated fire danger to end the week, but much cooler & unsettled beginning Saturday

April 4, 2024 /

Nothing but clear skies are present across the center of the country right now, including throughout all of Colorado. The complete lack of cloud cover is apparent on the infrared satellite animation from GOES-East this morning. A large but dying low pressure is noted across the Great Lakes, while a second trough of low pressure is situated near Oregon. Colorado …

Premium BoulderCAST Daily – Wed 04/03/24 | Gorgeous weather the next few days in the 70s, but fire danger ramps up Friday

April 3, 2024 /

Little change in the overall weather pattern is expected across the region today as a shortwave ridge continues to work into the area from the west. The ridge axis will wander from near Salt Lake City this morning into position directly over Denver by sunrise on Thursday. However, do note the 500mb height anomaly forecast animation below --- there is …

Premium BoulderCAST Daily – Tue 04/02/24 | The warming trend begins today, plus an early look at where the best eclipse viewing will be next Monday

April 2, 2024 /

Monday brought a wide range of springtime weather and cold temperatures to the Front Range for the first day of April. In Boulder we saw periods of rain and thunder at times, as well as spurts of accumulating hail and graupel. The video below is during on of the more rambunctious thundersnow showers that occurred around midday Monday. https://twitter.com/BoulderCAST/status/1774787944655577218 36-hour …

Premium This Weekend in Colorado Weather: Seasonal & pleasant ahead of our next spring storm late Sunday

March 28, 2024 /

Anice, quiet Thursday is in store across the Front Range as a ridge of high pressure sits overhead today bringing warming aloft and subsidence to the region --- two things that, of course, suppress precipitation. The chillier, northwest flow that we've been dealing with most of the week has finally exited towards the Great Lakes. This minor pattern shift will …

Premium BoulderCAST Daily – Wed 03/27/24 | A largely quiet day in the 50s and yes we still have a chance at 100″ of snowfall this season!

March 27, 2024 /

Today will be another fairly tame day across the Front Range as we start to see the large-scale weather pattern change for the good. The big trough that was left behind by our weekend storm system will finally scoot off to the east through the day, with chilly northwest flow transitioning to drier westerly flow as a shortwave ridge slides …

Premium BoulderCAST Daily – Tue 03/26/24 | Staying chilly with a chance of late-day popcorn snow showers, drier & warmer for tomorrow

March 26, 2024 /

The big storm system which brought us the thunderstorms and snow Sunday night has now pushed off into Iowa as of Tuesday morning, as seen in the water vapor satellite animation below. Back across Colorado, things are much quieter, but moisture remains over the entire state under a northwest flow regime. Notice how the area around Colorado is a milky …

« Older posts Newer posts »

Privacy Policy

© 2026 Front Range Weather, LLC

Up ↑