DayCAST: Wed 02/28/18

Light snow is falling up in the Mountains today as a weak trough axis moves across the state. The main source of energy is currently located well to our south near Phoenix. The track of this system and limited moisture overall means meager snow totals for the Mountains, generally less than 1" for northern Colorado. The animation below from GOES-16 shows the …

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.