The wave of smoke that arrived into the area yesterday afternoon was quite dramatic, with air quality tanking to Unhealthy for Everyone (150+) for a short time in some locations. This is the view from Gunbarrel yesterday as a beautiful Wednesday afternoon morphed into pea soup. Fortunately the smoke dissipated rather quickly and things are looking a lot better for …

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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