BoulderCAST Daily – Tue 08/04/26 | The Extreme Heat Breaks at Last, but the Smoke Holds Its Ground

Monday delivered exactly what the synoptic setup had been telegraphing for days: a final sweltering day across the Front Range. Temperatures surged into the lower 100s, making it the hottest day of the summer in several spots. Denver’s record fell with a high of 102°F, a new daily mark for August 3rd. https://twitter.com/NWSBoulder/status/2084408062048366711 Boulder went even further, topping out at …

Ben Castellani

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.