Author: Ben Castellani (Page 74 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.

March 2023 Graphical Weather Review: The coldest March in more than 50 years was unfortunately also a dry one

March 2023 concluded as the coldest March in more than 50 years in Boulder and was our fifth consecutive month with below normal temperatures — this winter has been atypically long and brutal. Despite heavy snow fueled by atmospheric river events in the Mountains, very little precipitation reached east of the Continental Divide during March with fire danger and blowing dust increasing substantially by month’s end. Here’s a quick and colorful graphical recap of our weather during March and how it relates to climatology.

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Winter Weather Update: Temperatures tumble 30 degrees for Tuesday as winter weather returns

After another glorious springlike Monday across the Front Range, much colder and gloomier weather will arrive early Tuesday as our next storm system enters the picture. While we will sadly be missing out on the feet of snow and blizzard conditions hitting Wyoming, there are some snowflakes in the forecast. Let’s take a look at the timing of the snow, the most likely snowfall amounts, and the potential travel impacts as winter weather returns to the area.

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