Significant Snow Coming for This Weekend

Sorry for the lack of urgency about the upcoming snowstorm, but A) it's vacation and B) another big snow will unfortunately fall on the weekend.

Courtesy of Accuweather.

What's shaping up is a not insignificant snowfall for Saturday night and Sunday for the Berkshires. We're very much on the western edge of this storm, and you will see higher snow totals to our east. A Winter Storm Watch is already up for all of Massachusetts--except the Berkshires. Depending on the track and development of the storm, we could see a WSW for our area by Saturday at noon, but more likely we'll be given the Winter Weather Advisory at some point soon.

The GSD Staff thinks the snow will start Saturday afternoon (let's say around 3:00 for a starting point) and continue to Sunday morning. Northern Berk County should see all snow; there will be mixed precip from Pittsfield south but eventually we'll have all snow for the entire county. We'll see a good burst of snow Saturday around midnight with 2-4" in South County and 3-5" in the northern towns. On Sunday there could be measurable wraparound snows as the storm moves from Long Island up to the Gulf of Maine. Final totals for North County when it all ends on Sunday could be 6-8 inches. South County might get to 5" total.

Because the temps are fairly warm, this snow will be wet and heavy and a bear to shovel. Ugh.

On a more positive note, we might have a school-shortening system on its way for Tuesday and/or Wednesday. The models are all over the place (one has it affecting the Tuesday AM commute; another has it impacting the Wednesday AM drive), so we're keeping a sharp eye on it.