Colorado is getting sandwiched between a weak trough along the West Coast and a stubborn ridge over the Gulf Coast, setting up a healthy feed of monsoonal moisture streaming northward into the state. Precipitable water — basically the amount of moisture available in the atmosphere — will surge today and Thursday, reaching 3 to 4 standard deviations above normal across …

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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