The Triumphant Return of Snow

Spring has not sprung; the grass has not riz. Winter is making a comeback and will impact our area next week.

We have our meteorological eyeballs fixed on two events next week. The first one, which will be lighter, could impact the Tuesday morning commute to school. The second one could impact the length of the day on Friday.

Folks at Accuweather are more optimistic about this storm than our local meteorologists are.

There are few indicators that the Monday/Tuesday storm could be a sleeper and develop into a more coastally enhanced event, but right now the expectation is for 1-3 inches starting late Monday night and lasting throughout the day on Tuesday. The models aren't doing much with the storm, but there seems to be enough energy in place for it to develop into a moderate snowstorm, especially for South County and southern and southeastern New England. If it fully develops, we could see 4" north of Pittsfield and 6 inches in South County. If.

The storm at the end of the week has the potential to bring heavy snow to the Northeast. There's still a lot of uncertainty with, but we won't be surprised to see a nor'easter develop on Friday. Our only concern is that it will develop too late on Friday to give us widespread snow days. Early releases might be our only hope.

All of this is good news for us snow lovers. If we could add 10 inches to the seasonal snow total next week--a distinct possibility--skiers, sledders, and snowshoers should have enough of a base of snow to get them through the end of February, as we are expecting #arcticgeddon beginning in early February.

Keep your eyes peeled and your ears open. More to follow tomorrow.