Promising Start to 2019

Happy New Year, winter weather fans. Maybe--just maybe--we are coming out of this winter funk we've been in, as there are indications of two chances for snow in the upcoming week. One is minor and one could be much more significant.

Hardly a ringing endorsement from NWS Albany for much snow tomorrow night.

First, we have a Winter Weather Advisory for tomorrow night, which is not good for New Year's Eve revelers or those First Night celebrations. This event looks minor and will affect Northern Berkshire County more than South County. We could see up to 3 inches, especially in higher altitudes, between 7 PM and midnight tomorrow night. This minor storm could miss us completely but it's worth keeping an eye on it.

But the bigger and better news is a possible Thursday/Friday storm. Current runs of the models are all over the place with the timing and the type of precipitation, but the European model (our more consistent and reliable model, typically) is indicating a period of moderate snow on Friday. The North American model has the storm starting on Thursday night, which would be much more preferable if we are hoping for a three-day weekend. It too is predicting a moderate snow storm.

We definitely are intrigued by what we are hearing about Friday, and the GSD Staff will put all of its resources to study it this week.

Even if there isn't wintery mix of sleet and snow tomorrow night, drive safely if you're out and about ringing in the New Year.