Upgraded: Winter Storm Watch For Tuesday Night & Wednesday

Greetings, Flake Followers. We have some good news to report. The National Weather Service has decided to drop a Winter Storm Watch on the Berkshires. This means we have the potential for 6+ inches of snow within a 24-hour period. This is a much rosier picture than the one we gave you yesterday.

The Watch period begins in the afternoon on Tuesday and ends Wednesday midmorning. So, you can see that it's not supposed to snow for that long.

Significant NWS upgrade.

The reason for the sudden announcement of a Watch is that the storm is supposed to stall over us slightly and allow energy from a coastal low off the Delmarva peninsula to join into the fun. We could see moderate and heavy bands of snow from this storm, which could get us close to 6 inches, which is essentially the magic number when it comes to snow days. Three to five inches feels skimpy; six inches has enough heft to it.

Coastal storm involvement courtesy of Accuweather.

The two items of concern are: 1) snow day Wednesday? 2) games/evening activities Tuesday? Right now we'll put the True North Confidence Meter at 33% for cancellations of both. The timing is just right to spoil the fun Tuesday night and bring students merriment on Wednesday morning.

If you want that snow day, let me hear you say [chanting] "Three Day Week! Three Day Week!"

We'll have more later today on this developing snow event. Cross-country skiers and sledders might get to do their things after all.