The ridge of high pressure has shifted further east and is now centered over the Four Corners region. The heat beneath this ridge is clearly visible in the 700 mb temperature map below. Temperature readings will approach 20ºC across Colorado. This is about 2ºC higher than yesterday, indicative that we'll indeed be even warmer today! Sunshine and weak westerly downslope flow …

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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