Author: Ben Castellani (Page 90 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 BoulderCAST Daily – Wed 07/19/23 | Middle 80s with scattered storms possible after noon, the rains ramp up Thursday

July 19, 2023 /

Monsoon moisture will continue to funnel into the area today from the west-northwest with storm chances on the rise as a result. GOES-East water vapor imagery shows a solid pipeline of moisture stretching from Lake Tahoe, through Salt Lake City and into the Front Range. This moisture tap will continue for about 48 hours or so longer, maximizing during the …

Premium BoulderCAST Daily – Tue 07/18/23 | Staying hot with monsoon moisture creeping in from the west

July 18, 2023 /

Monday's official high temperature was 97°F in Boulder, one degree shy of the existing record high temperature for July 17th. This reading came just before a few high-based storm clouds rolled into the area and cut temperatures back down several degrees with cool outflow winds. The temperature graph below is from our unofficial BoulderCAST Station on Monday. Somewhat recirculated monsoonal …

This Week in Colorado Weather: July 17, 2023

July 17, 2023 /

The weather this week in the Front Range will have two contrasting primary themes. A heat dome cooking beneath a large ridge of high pressure off to our southwest will push temperatures towards record highs Monday and Tuesday. However, the rest of the week will exhibit a cooling trend with increasing chances for late-day thunderstorms as several backdoor cold fronts team up with increasing monsoonal moisture. Yes, the famed monsoon season is about to commence! In typical fashion though, there will also be a risk of some severe weather mixed in. Let’s take a look at what should be yet another interesting weather week…

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Premium BoulderCAST Daily – Sun 07/16/23 | Heatwave just begins to tighten its grasp on the Front Range

July 16, 2023 /

After a couple of cooler and more comfortable days, we'll be heading back into the 90s this afternoon as high pressure begins to tighten its grasp on the Desert Southwest. Colorado is still under northwest flow right now due to the positioning of the high pressure, so things will be fairly seasonal here, at least for today. And remember, seasonal …

Premium BoulderCAST Daily – Wed 07/12/23 | Staying warm & dry today; we’ll do it all over again tomorrow

July 12, 2023 /

Warm and dry zonal flow continues across Colorado today thanks to the influence of a dominant ridge of high pressure to our south. The ridge actually contains two separate lobes of local height maximums right now --- the one further west will be strengthening in the coming days, while the eastern one will be weakening. The net result will be …

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