BoulderCAST Daily – Tue 09/09/25 | Middle 80s with widely scattered late-day storms as smoke remains well north

The big story this week is a slow-moving ridge of high pressure that's keeping things warm and dry across Colorado—at least through Thursday. Right now, that ridge is parked just west of Boulder, and it's funneling in mostly westerly winds over the state, which you can spot in the latest water vapor animation from GOES-East below: As the ridge gradually …

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.