The latest GOES-West water vapor imagery shows an impressive closed upper-level low spinning just off the Southern California coast this morning. Wrapping around the southern flank of this circulation is a robust subtropical jet stream, effectively acting as an atmospheric conveyor belt transporting deep Pacific moisture northeastward into the Desert Southwest. The source region for much of this moisture extends …

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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