Today's mid-level flow at 500 mb is west-southwesterly. In the 500 mb map below, a ridge can be seen across Texas, with a trough dipping into the Pacific Northwest. Colorado lies in the middle-ground. The main story for today will be the discrete lack of moisture across the state, associated with a very dry air mass moving into the region …

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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