Hot & stormy with a sprinkle of ozone Storm coverage yesterday was disappointing as convection was confined almost exclusively to the Mountains and Foothills. This was due to subsidence from high pressure in western Colorado, but also a pronounced capping inversion which was present over the lower elevations.  The "cap", as we call it, is easily visible below on the left as the bump …

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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