Author: Ben Castellani (Page 97 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: April 24, 2023

April 24, 2023 /

The last week of April will undoubtedly be an interesting one weatherwise across the Front Range as a potent spring storm bears down on Colorado in the coming days. While we still have some concerns about the storm’s track and exactly how low snow levels will come, this will be a classic upslope event with impacts ranging from thunderstorms to soaking rain to heavy wet snow for our area. Furthermore, there will also be another smaller but colder storm late in the week with accumulating snow chances. The Front Range forecast this week sure is busy! Let’s get into it.

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BoulderCAST Daily – Sun 04/23/23 | One nice spring day before the soggy/snowy week ahead

April 23, 2023 /

Mostly sunny skies will prevail today as Colorado rests in between storm systems for just one single day. However, still under chilly northwest flow our temperatures will remain well below normal topping out only in the mid to upper 50s. Any remaining snow on the ground will be gone by lunchtime today. The week ahead will be a extremely unsettled …

BoulderCAST Daily – Sat 04/22/23 | Staying very cold as shallow upslope snow tapers off through the day

April 22, 2023 /

Bands of snowfall moved into the area last night right on schedule around 8PM with snow falling across the area much of the night, though the truly intense snow bands with rates greater than 1" per hour were somewhat in limited supply. Shown below are the reported snowfall totals through 7AM this morning. Generally 1-4" of snow has fallen across …

Winter Weather Update: Banded snowfall develops Friday night for everyone

April 21, 2023 /

As our snow season begins to wind down across the Front Range, our Winter Storm Updates are arriving to your inbox less and less. However, an interesting setup knocking on the door will create a quick chance of banded snowfall Friday night with everyone poised to see some white stuff accumulate. Let’s discuss the latest on the approaching snow bands including their timing, travel impacts and ultimately how much snow will stick.

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BoulderCAST Daily – Wed 04/19/23 | Much cooler with a chance of rain showers mixing with some snow late

April 19, 2023 /

Yesterday was a relatively nice day overall with Boulder reaching 76°F during the afternoon hours but with occasional breezes exceeding 35 MPH. Sadly that was the last warm day of the week so I hope you were able to enjoy it. A weak cold front moved through the area just after midnight last night with easterly upslope flow entering eastern …

BoulderCAST Daily – Tue 04/18/23 | Gusty & warm with elevated fire danger, turning chilly & unsettled the rest of the week

April 18, 2023 /

Two deep troughs are located over the nation right now --- one entering the Pacific Northwest and another in New England. In between, a weak local ridge of high pressure is present across the center of the country which has been feeding into the nice weather we've had over the weekend and yesterday. Unfortunately this ridge axis has shifted eastward …

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