The primary forecast concern today remains the risk of strong to severe thunderstorms developing ahead of a fast-moving trough racing across the central and northern Rockies. This trough can be seen in the NAM 500mb vorticity forecast animation below for today into tonight. Notice that the main shortwave will pass across Montana and Wyoming this evening, with some trailing energy …

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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