Thunderstorms return to our forecast today as more moisture oozes into Colorado ahead of our next weather system. The GOES-16 water vapor animation below shows deceivingly quiet conditions across the southern Rockies this morning. The tightly-wound pocket of spin in the crux of California is the incoming storm. Here's the actual 500 mb map this morning with the location of the storm …

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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