BoulderCAST Daily – Wed 08/19/20 | Still hot as high pressure begins to weaken

TDetailed Forecast Discussion he almighty high pressure center that helped push Denver to the 100-degree mark yesterday is showing signs of weakening today. Notice the magnitude of the 500mb heights and anomalies have decreased today compared to yesterday, shown below . With this weakening, and slightly cooler temperatures aloft, we expect to see a few storms develop this afternoon and …

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.