Our winds yesterday had a northwest component to them, which helped to bring smoke from the Pacific Northwest to the Front Range. BoulderCAST Station reported Haze/Smoke throughout the entire day yesterday (see below). Today the flow will shift to be more west-southwesterly in the mid levels of the atmosphere. This will lead to less smoke overall and more moisture advecting into …

Ben Castellani

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.

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