Amid-level trough is positioned over western North Dakota today, with its trough axis extending into Wyoming and Colorado. The extension of the axis into our state will lead to another downslope scenario today. Winds aloft are strong enough to warrant another elevated fire danger. Further up the atmosphere, a jet streak approaching 90+ MPH is nearly orthogonal to the mountains …

Andy

Andy

Born and raised in St. Louis, Andrew obtained a Ph.D. in Atmospheric Science from the University of Colorado in 2015. From 2015 to 2020, he worked remotely in Boulder as an atmospheric scientist with NOAA's Atlantic Oceanographic and Meteorological Laboratory in Miami. Andy is now a full-time meteorologist.

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