Atightly-packed shortwave disturbance is sliding across Wyoming today -- notice the rotating vorticity max visible on this morning's GOES-East water vapor animation below. Though the bulk of the energy from this shortwave will pass north of Colorado, there is some trailing energy extending southward that will aid in the threat of showers and storms for us later today and tonight. …

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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