An interesting pattern has taken shape across the western and central United States right now. Today's 500 mb height anomaly forecast map is shown below from the GFS model. Look at all of the blue coloring across the entire area. These below normal heights are typically found in troughs. However, on the contrary,  ridging is present across Colorado today. We're …

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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