BoulderCAST Daily – Wed 02/04/26 | Sun returns to the Front Range—and so does a familiar streak of unseasonable warmth

As expected, Tuesday evening’s rain and snow showers largely targeted areas south of Denver, especially along the Palmer Divide. Observations from Castle Rock down through Monument show anywhere from a dusting to 1 inch of accumulation. North of there—including Boulder—precipitation struggled to materialize, leaving most locations with just a trace of snow or nothing at all. The compact shortwave responsible …

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.