Mixed Bag Sunday; Major Storm Threat For Wednesday

Greetings, Flake Followers. And Happy Super Bowl Sunday.

We have a messy forecast for today. Light and intermittent snow will fall throughout the morning, and then later in the afternoon we'll see the snow showers transition to rain and then back again to snow around midnight. Despite all the precipitation, it won't add up to very much (see the forecast map below) as the system is not tightly organized. Most of us will get a coating of snow or an inch, but some folks in the higher elevation towns could get up to 4 inches. The roads will be more wet than icy; travel could be slow for several hours in the middle of the day.

The 7:30 AM radar. The area that this storm is covering is impressive.

Because the storm is so big, there is the outside chance that precipitation will last long enough to give some students delays. Central Berkshire and Adams/Cheshire would be the likelier candidates because A) this storm will have a stronger impact on the northern half of the county, and B) those districts have higher elevation towns. It is not likely that they will have delays, but the chance does exist.

The great news is that a moderate to heavy snowfall is looking better and better for Wednesday. If it works out, we're looking at 5-10 inches for the Berkshires. The only thing holding us back from putting 100% confidence on the TNCM for a snow day is the temperature. The rain-snow line will be dangerously close to us and could hold totals down. Even if the storm does change over to rain, we are hearing from our most reliable sources that that shift will take place midday on Wednesday, which means there will be enough snow on the ground during the morning commute for it to impact the length of the school day.

Courtesy of The Weather Channel.

The GSD Office will be hopping on Monday and Tuesday to provide you the best information about the Wednesday storm. Right now it's looking really good. Enjoy the game tonight (or the ads or Justin Timberlake or a nice big book in a comfy chair).