Snow Today (Friday, Dec. 20) and White Christmas Outlook

The GSD Staff holiday party ran later than expected last evening, so this post is a tad tardy.

We wish it were going to be more, but a weak Alberta Clipper is moving through our area right now and giving us a fresh coat of snow. It will only amount to an inch, if we're lucky.

Behind the snow are the coldest temps of the season. Some areas will see the mercury dip below zero Saturday night and Sunday night. The high temp on Sunday will be a frigid 14 degrees. Bundle up!

NWS Albany

There is a chance for more snow Monday night into Tuesday. We could see another inch or two. While it will not be enough to go sledding, the cold air in place should give us a white Christmas this year. It might be patchy in spots, but we should have a snow base of 1-2" by Wednesday.

Temps gradually rise back up into the 30s and 40s throughout the first week of vacation.

With school on break for two weeks, we'll be on break as well unless we see snow storms start to develop on the horizon. Have great holiday!

Snow Forecast for December 16-20

With the coldest air of the season in place--10° at GSD headquarters in Williamstown--winter is certainly here, and it's time to look ahead at the week ahead. Most school districts go on a two week vacation on Friday with the Christmas and New Year's falling on a Wednesday so this is our last chance for weather to impact school days for 2024.

We currently have two chances for delays and snow days. The first will be on Monday. A fairly weak low pressure system will move in from the west Sunday afternoon into Monday. It will start as snow but then change to rain in the late morning hours.

Both models are showing 1-2" of snow for the Berkshires. If the timing is right, we could see a few delays for districts Monday morning.

NWS Albany. Not much to write home about here.

The next chance for snow will again be on the front and back ends of a low pressure system that will impact our area mostly on Wednesday but into Thursday. The models are inconsistent but another shot of 1-3" is possible, especially in higher terrain.

It will not rain nearly as much as it did this past week, but the upcoming pattern is strikingly similar to last week.

Unfortunately, our confidence is low for delays on Monday or Thursday, but we are holding out hope that enough cold air will be in place to give some students shortened days.

Winter Weather Advisory for Northern Berkshire -- Tuesday/Wednesday, December 9-10

While the week ahead will be remembered for its rain--close to 2 inches will have fallen by Thursday morning--we do have wintry precipitation to pay attention to for Tuesday morning.

NWS Albany issued a Winter Weather Advisory that begins at 1 PM today. The afternoon commute could be somewhat slick as a few cold air pockets could create hazardous driving conditions due to sleet. The biggest concern for ice is in higher elevation towns in northern Berkshire County.

NWS Albany

It looks like the rain (and any associated sleet and freezing rain) will clear out by daybreak tomorrow. There's a very small chance for freezing drizzle for the Tuesday AM commute, but that scenario seems unlikely.

After the big rain on Wednesday, cold air does move in. Again, we might see snow on the back end of the storm. If the timing is right, delays are possible for Thursday morning. 

Overall, chances are quite high that all students in Berkshire County will have a full week of school with no interruptions.