Author: Ben Castellani (Page 13 of 358)

Astubborn mid‑continent blocking regime continues to bottle up the large‑scale flow across the West, effectively halting any meaningful eastward progression of major synoptic features. The nearly stationary closed low over the Sierra/Lake Tahoe region has drifted less than a county or two in the last 36 hours. Downstream, a persistent southerly to southeasterly fetch is tapping Gulf moisture and feeding …

Late‑day showers and thunderstorms will remain a fixture along the Front Range through the remainder of the week as a pronounced omega block locks itself over the central portion of North America. A closed low dropping south through the Pacific Northwest will become trapped beneath this block, effectively stalling over California and Nevada for nearly five consecutive days. This is …

Asoggy, slow‑moving pattern remains locked in over the Rockies today and through the remainder of the work‑week as a broad trough of low pressure lingers overhead. Embedded within that larger‑scale cyclonic flow, a weak shortwave will slide west‑to‑east across northern Colorado this afternoon and evening, providing just enough mid‑level lift to spark another round of widely scattered showers and a …