Author: Ben Castellani (Page 75 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: January 29, 2024

January 29, 2024 /

We got our first taste of 60-degrees in the New Year on Sunday and those sixties will continue through much of the week ahead as high pressure dominates our weather. However, as you’ve probably heard already, a potent Pacific storm is looming in the extended with a slew of impacts expected across the Front Range during the upcoming weekend. Uncertainty is unsurprisingly quite high being six days out, but early indication does show a good chance for a significant accumulation of heavy wet snow in the Metro area following a period of rain. Read on as we discuss not only the beautifully warm and sunny weather this week, but also the cold and snowy stuff brewing for the weekend.

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Premium This Weekend in Colorado Weather: Spotty rain/snow on Friday, but a triumphant return to 60-degree temperatures is not far off!

January 25, 2024 /

Another day, another push towards 50 degrees this afternoon! We'll start the day with plentiful sunshine, but clouds will increase substantially later on as the next storm system approaches. There's only really one feature of concern in the extended forecast for us --- the disturbance that came ashore in Oregon last night which will slide into northern New Mexico by …

Premium BoulderCAST Daily – Wed 01/24/24 | Quiet the next two days, but there’s a chance of very light snow early Friday

January 24, 2024 /

Today's weather will be very similar to yesterday across the Front Range, albeit with more clouds around throughout the day. Look for highs to reach near 50 degrees again with partly to mostly cloudy skies. Tomorrow will literally be more of the same. A rather minor system is located across southern New Mexico, but that's too far away to have …

Premium BoulderCAST Daily – Tue 01/23/24 | The Front Range is one of the only sunny places in the country today!

January 23, 2024 /

Happy Tuesday, everyone! We'll got a relatively simple forecast for today as Colorado resides in between storm systems at the moment. In fact, looking at GOES-East nighttime cloud imagery this morning, the Front Range is one of the only places in the continental United States entertaining clear skies right now. That will remain the case through most of the day …

Premium This Weekend in Colorado Weather: An Arctic front arrives midday Thursday, a freezing Friday, and a warm/dry stretch begins this weekend

January 18, 2024 /

Today will be an interesting day of transition across the Front Range with very mild morning temperatures turning bitter cold again as an Arctic cold front sags southward across the Front Range. The surface temperature forecast animation below shows the front blasting south across eastern Colorado through the day into this evening. A closer look at the forecast for our …

Premium BoulderCAST Daily – Wed 01/17/24 | Staying mild & gusty today, but the next Arctic cold front arrives on Thursday

January 17, 2024 /

Aresurgence of snow in the Mountains will be the main story across the Front Range today, though the dry and somewhat warmer weather across the Denver Metro area is also noteworthy, in some respects. The cause of the increase in snowfall is a fast-approaching low pressure system. It came ashore in Oregon overnight and it's now bee-lining straight for northern …

This Week in Colorado Weather: January 16, 2024

January 16, 2024 /

With the Great Arctic Blast of 2024 starting to wrap up across Front Range Colorado, the weather week ahead will be comparatively less eventful. However, there are multiple disturbances lined up in the coming days which will bring waves of moderate to heavy snow in the Mountains as well as a small chance of wintry precipitation to the Metro area. A thawing trend will ensue in the coming days, but temperatures won’t get back above normal until late in the weekend or early next week.

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