BoulderCAST Daily – Tue 12/07/21 | Fairly quiet today with temperatures near 50, plus an update on the late-week snow

LDetailed Forecast Discussion: ight snow has been falling in the Mountains overnight with minor accumulations noted on the webcams (1" Steamboat, 2" Winter Park). This snowfall across the higher terrain is being forced orographically by northwest flow that has just a hint of embedded moisture. Today's 500mb pattern, shown below, highlights a broad trough across the Great Lakes with an …

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.