The pesky omega block will continue across the nation through most of the week! Why is is called an omega block you ask? Well, omega comes from the height (pressure) pattern it entails which looks like to the Greek letter "omega", and block because the highly meridional nature of this pattern tends to block up and stagnate weather systems in …

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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