Author: Ben Castellani (Page 73 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.

Colorado Weekend Weather Outlook: April 20, 2023

April 20, 2023 / Ben Castellani

BoulderCAST Daily – Wed 04/19/23 | Much cooler with a chance of rain showers mixing with some snow late

April 19, 2023 / Ben Castellani

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BoulderCAST Daily – Tue 04/18/23 | Gusty & warm with elevated fire danger, turning chilly & unsettled the rest of the week

April 18, 2023 / Ben Castellani

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Premium Storm Update – Fri 4/14/23 7:30AM | Rain/snow develops across the area with a focus on this afternoon and evening

April 14, 2023 / Ben Castellani

The cold front has moved through overnight and temperatures have tumbled considerably. Rain and snow showers are already beginning to develop across the area and this trend will continue through the day. We discuss the latest on the approaching storm and provide some final details on what should be a rather soggy and/or snowy next 18 hours depending on your elevation.

This week’s “heatwave” nabbed a few records in Boulder

April 13, 2023 / Ben Castellani

🥵 Two record highs on Tuesday (Apr 11) and Wednesday (Apr 12), with the latter dating back more than 115 years!

🌡️ Tuesday was the 2nd earliest occurrence of middle 80s for the city, only beat out by April 7 1988 which was 86°

🔥 Tied record warmest minimum on Wednesday at 50°F (tied 1916)

🏜️ Almost a guarantee to set another record warm minimum for Thursday (Apr 13) unless we drop below 52°F before 6PM…

This Week in Colorado Weather: April 10, 2023

April 10, 2023 / Ben Castellani

This first major heatwave of 2023 will unfold this week across the Front Range as a broad ridge of high pressure produces bountiful sunshine and an influx of warm air from the southwest to Colorado. Multiple days of record high temperatures are expected as most of us soar into the 80s. However, late week a big cooldown is taking shape with rain/snow likely returning on Friday. Read on for all the details of the crazy weather week ahead.