Late Winter Blahs -- Snowcast for the week March 3-9

We picked up a quick inch yesterday (Saturday) as the cold front moved through and immediately changed the spring-like temperatures to that familiar deep winter feeling. Single digits were the norm for Berkshirites as we arose this morning.

Unfortunately, the cold air will not hold and we are in for a midweek warm-up. A storm with a lot of moisture will move through the area on Wednesday. Temps that day will be close to 50, so we are looking at a soaker of a rain storm. Over an inch of liquid is expected in western Mass.

Temps will return to normal over the weekend and again very light snow showers could occur. Not enough snow will fall to merit any discussion.

The long-range forecast is not entirely disappointing. The North American model is showing 1-2 inches for the weekend as well as on Tuesday, March 11. The Euro is showing lesser amounts for those storms, but it does predict a whopper of a storm for Friday, March 14. That would be an ideal day for a snow storm to break up the one month of the school year with no holidays.

Stay dry on Wednesday, and hopefully next week we'll have a big storm to get excited about.

The Euro for Friday, March 14. Daily prayers to the snow gods are recommended.

Delays for Thursday, Feb. 27

We have only about half an inch of snow at the GSD Home Office, so that means delays are few and far between this morning. Here's the list:

TWO-HOUR DELAY:

Emma Miller 

Delays Possible -- Thursday, Feb. 27

We hope everyone has enjoyed the spring-like temps these past few days. It has been nice to shed the heavy winter coat and see the sun set later and later.

But winter sure ain't over, and we have a possible messy commute in store for tomorrow (Thursday), especially for those in the northern and high elevation towns of the county.

A clipper system will move in late tonight. Temps will be right around freezing so any precip that falls should come down as wet snow for several hours. Because roads have been warm lately, it will take a while for snow to accumulate on them. Total snow expected is 1" in areas south of I-90, 1-2" in areas north, and 2-3" in the northeast hilltowns. So, the usual suspects in those areas have a better chance of a delay: the hilltown elementary schools, Central Berkshire, and Hoosac Valley.

NWS Albany

The "glass half full" approach is that the timing looks good for snow to be falling through the "witching hours" (5-7 AM) in North County. The "glass half empty" outlook is that we are discouraged by the lack of cold air in place. The changeover to rain could happen around daybreak, which would limit delays on Thursday.

All in all it's a low confidence delay scenario. A few schools will get delays but most in the county will be in session for the entire day.

(But the past two Thursdays (before public school vacation) we were wrong in a good way, so will the third time be the charm?)