Moderately strong northwest flow is still the name of the game across Colorado today, with the state wedged neatly between a stout ridge parked over the West Coast and a broad, chilly trough dominating the eastern half of the country. This classic mid-winter setup keeps the jet stream aimed right at us, but without much in the way of storm …

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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