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.
⦁❶⦁ High pressure has pushed into California redirecting the thickest smoke northward into the Pacific Northwest
⦁❷⦁ One more day of moderately thick smoke is expected across the Front Range before we clear out considerably
⦁❸⦁ High temperatures near 90 degrees, but watch for isolated storms LATE tonight
⦁❹⦁ A slightly better chance of storms tomorrow, some of which could produce large hail
What a wild weekend in weather it was across the Front Range! A daunting wall of wildfire smoke took over the entire state of Colorado on Saturday and has blanketed our area ever since. When will the smoke clear out and our air quality improve, how hot will it get this week, and what the heck happened to the monsoon? Read on to find out.
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