The final days of winter are about to behave more like midsummer along the Front Range. An exceptionally strong ridge of high pressure is locking in over the American Southwest for several days, funneling hot, bone‑dry air directly into Colorado through Saturday. As of Wednesday morning, the ridge is already evident on water‑vapor imagery, centered over central California and rapidly …

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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