Another Ice Advisory for Friday AM (Mar. 6)

Almost all Berkshire County schools enjoyed a delayed start this morning due to icy conditions. The combination of patchy drizzle and temps right around freezing led to icing, and you know school heads do not like to fool around with ice. That, and the many unpleasant emails they likely received for not going with the early release yesterday.

Yesterday's snow over-performed and dropped 4-6" in Western Mass, which was a few inches higher than expected.

NWS Albany ice forecast for Thursday night and Friday morning.

And despite the long-range forecast showing 60s and possibly 70s by Wednesday, we still have another Winter Weather Advisory to contend with Thursday night and Friday morning. There won't be much snow with this system (1" or so) but the ice forecast is up around 0.25" which is not insignificant. If the ice is still accumulating Friday around 5 AM, delays are definitely going to happen Friday morning.

More info to come tomorrow.

Delays for Wednesday, March 4

Kudos to Southern Berkshire for leading the charge on the early release yesterday. Most schools did not follow their lead but should have. Roads were terrible for the ride home yesterday.

School heads are quickly making amends by calling in delays this morning on advice from road crews and bus companies about freezing drizzle on the roadways. Most schools are operating with a two-hour delay this morning. Here's the list so far [updated 5:55 AM, Wed.]:

TWO-HOUR DELAY:

Berkshire Arts and Technology

Berkshire Hills

Berkshire Waldorf

Central Berkshire

Emma Miller

Farmington River
Hancock

Hoosac Valley

Lee

Lenox

McCann Technical
Mount Greylock

North Adams

Pittsfield

Richmond Consolidated

Southern Berkshire

Early Releases (Tues.) & Delays (Wed.)

The snow should start to fall in Berkshire county around noon, give or take 45 minutes. Snow will stick to the roads right away due to the cold air in place. Gradually, the air will warm up which will lead to sleet and some freezing rain by the early evening. 

Some schools in our area have decided to cancel after school activities (for example, Berkshire Hills, Mount Greylock) and some have decided upon an early release. Also, it's possible we could see a delay or two on Wednesday. Here's the current list [last update: 11:04 AM, Tuesday]:

EARLY RELEASE:

Berkshire Country Day

Hoosick Falls, NY

New Lebanon, NY
Southern Berkshire