High pressure is currently located across Arizona with north-northwest flow residing over the Front Range. This is seen in the morning GOES-East water vapor loop below. Note that despite the big high pressure, a fair amount of monsoon moisture is trapped inside the ridge. This will provide the fuel for storms today (and throughout the upcoming weekend). Furthermore, a shortwave …

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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