The big ridge is in full-control today. The GFS 500 mb height anomaly map below for this evening shows that the ridge axis has passed with a deep fetch of southwest flow spreading into Colorado. In this southwest flow, a pocket of elevated moisture has developed thick clouds across the area last night. As of mid-day, the all-sky camera on …

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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