The disorganized Pacific trough of low pressure across the western half of the country continues to be the story today. The main core of the trough remains just offshore from northern California (see red "L" below). To the east, several weak embedded shortwaves are evident (red dashed lines below). One such wave will be moving across Colorado through the afternoon …

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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