BoulderCAST Daily – Sun 12/15/24 | Strong downslope winds could exceed 60 mph in the Foothills

Astrong jet streak moves overhead this morning and afternoon tied to a shortwave moving over Montana and Wyoming. The jet streak over Colorado will approach 120+ mph along and west of the Divide, indicated below. While the flow is not directly perpendicular to the mountain range, it will be enough to produce gusty to very strong downslope winds on the …

Andy

Born and raised in St. Louis, Andrew obtained a Ph.D. in Atmospheric Science from the University of Colorado in 2015. From 2015 to 2020, he worked remotely in Boulder as an atmospheric scientist with NOAA's Atlantic Oceanographic and Meteorological Laboratory in Miami. Andy is now a full-time meteorologist.