BoulderCAST Daily – Wed 12/10/25 | A recap of the Foothills windstorm and a look at what’s next (spoiler: more wind)

YTuesday windstorm recap esterday’s winds were nothing short of fierce across the Foothills and Mountains. Gusts topping 70 MPH were widespread above 7,000 feet, and reanalysis data suggests that some pockets likely experienced at least one 90+ MPH gust (shown in purple on the reanalysis map below). Remember, reanalysis blends actual observations with model data to fill in the gaps—and …

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.