Author: Ben Castellani (Page 89 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: August 3, 2023

August 3, 2023 /

Today begins a shift in our weather away from soaking monsoon thunderstorms towards a greater risk of severe storms, mainly for the eastern Plains of Colorado though. This shift is due to shutdown of the monsoonal pipeline, at least temporarily, as well as increasingly strong flow aloft which will aid in the shear needed for strong to severe storms. GOES-East …

Premium BoulderCAST Daily – Wed 08/02/23 | More monsoon thunderstorms but a lower flood risk

August 2, 2023 /

Once again widespread showers and thunderstorms impacted the area yesterday evening. The hardest hit location was probably the area from Allenspark, through Lyons and towards Berthoud which got hit with a tropical downpour in the early evening. Up to 2" of rain fell in the core of this storm in less than 45 minutes prompting flood warnings. For today the …

Premium BoulderCAST Daily – Tue 08/01/23 | Flash flood threat peaks today but the risk lingers at least through Wednesday

August 1, 2023 /

Monday evening's monsoon thunderstorms delivered the goods with widespread thunderstorms arriving on schedule along with pockets of torrential rainfall. Regional observations show that generally 0.25 to 0.75" fell in most areas, with more than 3" in the hardest hit locations. Unfortunately today will not offer any reprieve from the heavy rain as more subtropical moisture rushes into the area. GOES-East …

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July 27, 2023 /

Persistence will be the name of the game in our weather throughout the extended as very little change is expected from today through the upcoming weekend into early next week as a potent ridge of high pressure remains centered just to our south across New Mexico. This ridge will amplify slightly into Colorado this weekend and then eventually migrate just …

Premium BoulderCAST Daily – Wed 07/26/23 | Temperatures go down, storm chances go up

July 26, 2023 /

The official high temperature in Boulder on Tuesday was a lukewarm 98°F, just one notch shy of the record high for July 25th. There was also a spit of rainfall during the day, the 7th day in a row with at least a trace of rainfall for the city. The official high temperature in Denver (at DIA) was also 98°F. …

Premium BoulderCAST Daily – Tue 07/25/23 | Record high temperatures will be challenged today as we soar into the upper 90s

July 25, 2023 /

Ahuge mid-level ridge of high pressure remains parked off to our south across New Mexico today and this will remain the case most of the week ahead keeping us rather hot and fairly dry. This ridge will eventually drift a bit further south tomorrow allowing for some monsoonal moisture to enter Colorado from the west, ultimately fueling an upward trend …

Premium BoulderCAST Daily – Thu 07/20/23 | On and off soaking monsoon thunderstorms expected through the day, some with big hail

July 20, 2023 /

Copius moisture is pooling over Colorado right now and we've already seen some thunderstorms early this morning move through our area from west to east. The current radar animation shows this early-morning batch of storms heading away from the Denver area as of 6:30AM. Plentiful monsoon moisture continues to surge into the region from the west, visible in this morning's …

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