Author: Ben Castellani (Page 92 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.

BoulderCAST Daily – Wed 06/28/23 | Staying warm as morning clouds quickly burn off to sunshine, severe storms may return on Thursday

June 28, 2023 /

Well, we've done it! After more than nine months, both Boulder (90°) and Denver (91°) officially returned to the 90s yesterday in what was the hottest day yet in 2023. Ironically yesterday's temperatures were only a couple degrees above climatological normals for late June --- something that really speaks to just how atypically chilly the last month or three have …

BoulderCAST Daily – Tue 06/27/23 | Winds gusting up to 40 MPH as we make another run at 90 degrees

June 27, 2023 /

Did you notice the ominous plume of smoke high in the sky Monday evening just before dark? It originated from the explosive Spring Creek Fire some 150 miles away in western Colorado which blew up from around 200 to more than 3000 acres yesterday. The narrow plume of smoke showed up into Boulder around sunset Monday evening causing concerns that …

Severe Weather Update: Round #2 on Thursday won’t be quite as crazy as Wednesday, but stay weather aware!

June 22, 2023 /

Yesterday was absolutely wild across essentially all of eastern Colorado as dozens of supercell thunderstorms slammed the region with widespread damaging hail and flooding rains, while up to a dozen tornadoes touched down on the far eastern Plains. Fortunately, Mother Nature’s encore performance of severe weather on Thursday isn’t expect to be quite as bad, but the risk remains relatively high again for damaging hail and locally flooding downpours in the Front Range. Let’s dive in! (yes, that was a pun)

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This Week in Colorado Weather: June 20, 2023

June 20, 2023 /

Whether you like it or not, Front Range Colorado has finally turned a corner on the cool and soggy weather lingering across the area the last few months — just in time for the first day of summer on Wednesday! While the week ahead will offer a few chances for rain, and even some severe storms at times, the overall trend heading into the end of June will be towards drier and hotter weather. Let’s take a look!

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BoulderCAST Daily – Fri 06/16/23 | Heavy rain today with a risk of flash flooding

June 16, 2023 /

Aweak front came through overnight which has ushered in low-level upslope rich in moisture to the Front Range (below on bottom left). This uptick in moisture combined with a mid-level shortwave (below on top left) will set the stage for an active day of rain for our area on this Friday. It seemed as though the overnight surge may be …

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