Author: Ben Castellani (Page 84 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.

Premium This Weekend in Colorado Weather: Gloomy Friday morning, frost possible Friday night and the gorgeous weekend ahead

October 5, 2023 /

The main weather story these next few days will be continued cool temperatures as weak cold fronts clip the area from the northeast. None of these fronts will be particularly strong or offer any real chance of precipitation. For our Thursday expect sunny skies with highs in the middle to upper 60s. Our primary focus right now is on the …

Premium BoulderCAST Daily – Wed 10/04/23 | Increasing sunshine with highs in the upper 60s today, colder by Friday with frost possible Friday night

October 4, 2023 /

Abroad trough remains entrenched across the West today stretching from Canada all the way to Mexico, including passing across Colorado. The primary axis moved through yesterday, but a subsequent weaker wave will be passing over the area today. This setup is shown in the GOES-East infrared satellite animation below. Overall there is isn't a lot of moisture with this wave …

Premium BoulderCAST Daily – Tue 10/03/23 | Much cooler today under partly cloudy skies, plus the potential for frost later in the week

October 3, 2023 /

Abatch of rain showers, embedded thunderstorms, and Mountain snow moved through the Front Range Monday evening. In Boulder we picked up our first measurable precipitation in more than two weeks. Most areas received 0.05" or less of rainfall, with the luckiest locations getting closer to 0.25". Not a deluge by any means, but moisture is moisture! The main trough axis …

Premium This Weekend in Colorado Weather: Summer-like conditions continue with five more very warm days

September 28, 2023 /

The mid-level ridge that has been propagating summer-like weather here well into the first week of autumn slides off to the east today as a trough begins to dig into the Pacific Northwest. As this trough approaches, we will see an uptick in southwesterly flow across the state with surface winds increasing in some areas. Portions of the state will …

Premium BoulderCAST Daily – Wed 09/27/23 | Even more sunshine today as temperatures rise further into the middle 80s

September 27, 2023 /

The mid-level ridge axis remains over Colorado today with little change in the overall airmass sitting atop the Front Range. This will translate into another stellar autumn day with unseasonably warm conditions. Overall temperatures aloft will be a couple degrees warmer and this will have two implications for us: It will allow for temperatures at the surface to tick up …

Premium BoulderCAST Daily – Tue 09/26/23 | Staying sunny, the warmest days of the “heatwave” are still ahead

September 26, 2023 /

The are no major --- or really even any minor --- weather  concerns for the Front Range today or the next few days as mid-level ridging remains over the area. This ridge will keep things quiet for us through the rest of the work week. Embedded in this ridge is also very dry air, a factor that is helping to …

This Week in Colorado Weather: September 25, 2023

September 25, 2023 /

Another boring week of weather is set to unfold across the Front Range as Colorado remains trapped in a dry and stagnant weather pattern. Sunshine and unseasonable warmth will be the story this week across the area as a result. While there was some potential for things to change this upcoming weekend, that no longer appears to be the case. There’s no rain (or snow) anywhere in pipeline — heck there’s barely any clouds! Let’s take a look…

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