Zonal flow will dominate our pattern on this Sunday. The mid-level flow is shown below. Virtually due westerly winds exist over Colorado, Utah, and Nevada, thanks to the jet stream west to east across this region. Although minor, there are a few ripples of energy in this zonal flow over southern Utah and southwestern Colorado. And thanks to the westerly …

Andy

Andy

Born and raised in St. Louis, Andrew obtained a Ph.D. in Atmospheric Science from the University of Colorado in 2015. From 2015 to 2020, he worked remotely in Boulder as an atmospheric scientist with NOAA's Atlantic Oceanographic and Meteorological Laboratory in Miami. Andy is now a full-time meteorologist.

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