The large-scale pattern across the West consists of weak ridging over Colorado ahead of an approaching shortwave disturbance in northern California. Both of these features can be seen in the GOES-East nighttime clouds animation below. While there will be a mix of sunshine (more) and wave clouds (less) this morning, there's a lot of upper-level moisture producing cloud-cover upstream. These …

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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