Author: Ben Castellani (Page 70 of 301)

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.

BoulderCAST Daily – Tue 05/30/23 | Thickening clouds with weak high-based convection today, but the severe risk returns Wednesday

May 30, 2023 / Ben Castellani

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Colorado Weekend Weather Outlook: May 25, 2023

May 25, 2023 / Ben Castellani

BoulderCAST Daily – Wed 05/24/23 | Storms rumble through this afternoon/evening taking most of the smoke with them

May 24, 2023 / Ben Castellani

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BoulderCAST Daily – Tue 05/23/23 | Lingering smoke and degraded air quality with a slight chance of a late-day storm

May 23, 2023 / Ben Castellani

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This Week in Colorado Weather: May 22, 2023

May 22, 2023 / Ben Castellani

The story since late last week has been the infiltration of smoke into the Front Range from distant but numerous Canadian wildfires. That trend will unfortunately continue early in the week with light to moderate smoke sticking around through at least Tuesday or Wednesday leading to degraded air quality. Fortunately, the pattern will shift midweek whisking away the smoke and changing the headlines to rain and thunderstorms for a few days. Let’s take a look at what is sure to be another interesting week in Colorado weather!

Smoke has descended on Front Range Colorado! Here’s where it came from and how long it will stick around

May 19, 2023 / Ben Castellani

Wildfire smoke roared into the Front Range late Thursday night like a freight train — well if those were somehow silent and made up of tiny cancer-causing particles! Air quality and visibility have both tanked across the entire Denver Metro area as a result. Yuck! We discuss where all this smoke is coming from and when it may actually clear out.