Aweak storm system is spinning up near the Montana-Alberta-Saskatchewan triple point this morning, with a minor trailing trough axis jutting south into Utah and Colorado --- this is sadly our main weather-maker for the week. This trough has been fueling light snowfall in our Mountains overnight aided by weak jet forcing and favorable orographics, and the few cloud features visible …

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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