diff --git a/src/DataLayouts/DataLayouts.jl b/src/DataLayouts/DataLayouts.jl
index 921d163801..db48b2ad93 100644
--- a/src/DataLayouts/DataLayouts.jl
+++ b/src/DataLayouts/DataLayouts.jl
@@ -917,6 +917,18 @@ end
 rebuild(data::VF{S, Nv}, array::AbstractArray{T, 2}) where {S, Nv, T} =
     VF{S, Nv}(array)
 
+@inline function rebuild_with_MArray(data::VF)
+    Nv = nlevels(data)
+    Nf = ncomponents(data)
+    FT = eltype(parent(data))
+    localmem = MArray{Tuple{Nv, Nf}, FT, 2, Nv * Nf}(undef)
+    rdata = rebuild(data, localmem)
+    @inbounds for v in 1:Nv
+        rdata[v] = data[v]
+    end
+    rdata
+end
+
 function replace_basetype(data::VF{S, Nv}, ::Type{T}) where {S, Nv, T}
     array = parent(data)
     S′ = replace_basetype(eltype(array), T, S)
diff --git a/src/Operators/finitedifference.jl b/src/Operators/finitedifference.jl
index 3b31dde3b2..f862c827e1 100644
--- a/src/Operators/finitedifference.jl
+++ b/src/Operators/finitedifference.jl
@@ -3364,6 +3364,8 @@ function Base.copyto!(
     (Ni, Nj, _, _, Nh) = size(local_geometry)
     context = ClimaComms.context(axes(field_out))
     device = ClimaComms.device(context)
+    ᶜspace = Spaces.space(space, Grids.CellCenter())
+
     if (device isa ClimaComms.CPUMultiThreaded) && Nh > 1
         return _threaded_copyto!(field_out, bc, Ni, Nj, Nh)
     end
@@ -3386,6 +3388,70 @@ function window_bounds(space, bc)
     return (li, lw, rw, ri)
 end
 
+# Recursively call transform_bc_args() on broadcast arguments in a way that is statically reducible by the optimizer
+# see Base.Broadcast.preprocess_args
+@inline transform_to_local_mem_args(args::Tuple, hidx, lg_data) = (
+    transform_to_local_mem(args[1], hidx, lg_data),
+    transform_to_local_mem_args(Base.tail(args), hidx, lg_data)...,
+)
+@inline transform_to_local_mem_args(args::Tuple{Any}, hidx, lg_data) =
+    (transform_to_local_mem(args[1], hidx, lg_data),)
+@inline transform_to_local_mem_args(args::Tuple{}, hidx, lg_data) = ()
+
+@inline function transform_to_local_mem(
+    bc::StencilBroadcasted{ColumnStencilStyle},
+    hidx, lg_data
+)
+    StencilBroadcasted{ColumnStencilStyle}(
+        bc.op,
+        transform_to_local_mem_args(bc.args, hidx, lg_data),
+        bc.axes
+    )
+end
+
+@inline function transform_to_local_mem(
+    bc::Base.Broadcast.Broadcasted,
+    hidx, lg_data
+)
+    args = transform_to_local_mem_args(bc.args, hidx, lg_data)
+    Base.Broadcast.Broadcasted(
+        bc.f,
+        args,
+        bc.axes
+    )
+end
+import StaticArrays: MArray
+@inline function transform_to_local_mem(data::DataLayouts.DataColumn, hidx, lg_data)
+    if eltype(data) <: Geometry.LocalGeometry # we al
+        (ᶠlg, ᶜlg) = lg_data
+        if DataLayouts.nlevels(data) == DataLayouts.nlevels(ᶠlg)
+            return ᶠlg
+        elseif DataLayouts.nlevels(data) == DataLayouts.nlevels(ᶜlg)
+            return ᶜlg
+        else
+            error("oops")
+        end
+    elseif parent(data) isa MArray
+        return data
+    else
+        return DataLayouts.rebuild_with_MArray(data)
+    end
+end
+@inline function transform_to_local_mem(f::Fields.Field, hidx, lg_data)
+    (ᶠlg, ᶜlg) = lg_data
+    fdata = Fields.field_values(f)
+    datacol_lm = transform_to_local_mem(fdata, hidx, lg_data)
+    return Fields.Field(datacol_lm, axes(f))
+end
+@inline transform_to_local_mem(x::Tuple, hidx, lg_data) =
+    (transform_to_local_mem(first(x), hidx, lg_data),
+    transform_to_local_mem(Base.tail(x), hidx, lg_data)...)
+@inline transform_to_local_mem(x::Tuple{Any}, hidx, lg_data) =
+    (transform_to_local_mem(first(x), hidx, lg_data),)
+@inline transform_to_local_mem(x::Tuple{}, hidx, lg_data) = ()
+
+@inline transform_to_local_mem(x, hidx, lg_data) = x
+@inline transform_to_local_mem(x::DataLayouts.VIJFH, hidx, lg_data) = error("Data $x was not columnized.")
 
 Base.@propagate_inbounds function apply_stencil!(
     space,
@@ -3394,6 +3460,70 @@ Base.@propagate_inbounds function apply_stencil!(
     hidx,
     (li, lw, rw, ri) = window_bounds(space, bc),
 )
+
+    (i, j, h) = hidx
+    bc_col = Spaces.column(bc, i,j,h)
+    ᶠspace = Spaces.FaceExtrudedFiniteDifferenceSpace(space)
+    ᶜspace = Spaces.CenterExtrudedFiniteDifferenceSpace(space)
+    ᶠlg_col = Spaces.column(Spaces.local_geometry_data(ᶠspace), i,j,h)
+    ᶜlg_col = Spaces.column(Spaces.local_geometry_data(ᶜspace), i,j,h)
+    ᶠlg_col_localmem = DataLayouts.rebuild_with_MArray(ᶠlg_col)
+    ᶜlg_col_localmem = DataLayouts.rebuild_with_MArray(ᶜlg_col)
+    lg_data = (ᶠlg_col_localmem, ᶜlg_col_localmem)
+
+    try
+        bc_localmem = transform_to_local_mem(bc_col, hidx, lg_data)
+    catch
+        @show bc_col
+        bc_localmem = transform_to_local_mem(bc_col, hidx, lg_data)
+    end
+    field_out_col = Fields.column(field_out, i,j,h)
+    if !Topologies.isperiodic(Spaces.vertical_topology(space))
+        # left window
+        lbw = LeftBoundaryWindow{Spaces.left_boundary_name(space)}()
+        @inbounds for idx in li:(lw - 1)
+            setidx!(
+                space,
+                field_out_col,
+                idx,
+                hidx,
+                getidx(space, bc_localmem, lbw, idx, hidx),
+            )
+        end
+    end
+    # interior
+    @inbounds for idx in lw:rw
+        setidx!(
+            space,
+            field_out_col,
+            idx,
+            hidx,
+            getidx(space, bc_localmem, Interior(), idx, hidx),
+        )
+    end
+    if !Topologies.isperiodic(Spaces.vertical_topology(space))
+        # right window
+        rbw = RightBoundaryWindow{Spaces.right_boundary_name(space)}()
+        @inbounds for idx in (rw + 1):ri
+            setidx!(
+                space,
+                field_out_col,
+                idx,
+                hidx,
+                getidx(space, bc_localmem, rbw, idx, hidx),
+            )
+        end
+    end
+    return field_out
+end
+
+Base.@propagate_inbounds function apply_stencil!(
+    space::Spaces.FiniteDifferenceSpace,
+    field_out,
+    bc,
+    hidx,
+    (li, lw, rw, ri) = window_bounds(space, bc),
+)
     if !Topologies.isperiodic(Spaces.vertical_topology(space))
         # left window
         lbw = LeftBoundaryWindow{Spaces.left_boundary_name(space)}()
diff --git a/test/Operators/finitedifference/opt_examples.jl b/test/Operators/finitedifference/opt_examples.jl
index 41389c874f..86ea28970b 100644
--- a/test/Operators/finitedifference/opt_examples.jl
+++ b/test/Operators/finitedifference/opt_examples.jl
@@ -565,7 +565,7 @@ function set_ᶠuₕ³!(ᶜx, ᶠx)
     @. ᶠx.ᶠuₕ³ = ᶠwinterp(ᶜx.ρ * ᶜJ, CT3(ᶜx.uₕ))
     return nothing
 end
-@testset "Inference/allocations when broadcasting types" begin
+# @testset "Inference/allocations when broadcasting types" begin
     FT = Float64
     cspace = TU.CenterExtrudedFiniteDifferenceSpace(FT; zelem = 25, helem = 10)
     fspace = Spaces.FaceExtrudedFiniteDifferenceSpace(cspace)
@@ -583,4 +583,4 @@ end
         @benchmark set_ᶠuₕ³!($ ᶜx, $ᶠx)
     end
     show(stdout, MIME("text/plain"), trial)
-end
+# end