BoulderCAST Daily – Sat 04/08/23 | Overcast skies but mild, statewide snowpack has already peaked

Aweak shortwave trough is currently moving through the Great Basin this morning with moisture out ahead flowing into Colorado from the southwest. The current animated view from GOES-East's infrared channel is shown below. Notice the significant uptick in clouds present over the Front Range right now. This jump in moisture content as well as the afternoon/evening timing of the trough …

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.