Warmer times and smoke lie ahead The cool airmass that was with us the last few days is long gone, replaced now by a warmer northwesterly downslope flow. The 800 mb temperature map below shows the warm air across the Front Range and a big dip in the height line over Colorado this afternoon. This is a lee trough downslope signature. …

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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