The Winter Weather Advisory is still in effect for the Berkshires. NWS Albany now expects the Berkshires to get 5-6 inches of snow, according to this map.
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| Image courtesy of NWS Albany. |
This winter, snow estimates have typically been higher than the amount of snow we actually end up getting, so we urge you to go into this storm with some skepticism. We're just a little nervous about the end of the storm as well. It appears that it might hang on long enough to make the morning commute dicey, but as the snow will be fairly light, road crews will be able to get a jump on clearing the roads before the snow actually stops.
What this means is that cautious Superintendents will likely go with a delay, while Superintendents under pressure due to too much lost time to winter weather may ask families to power through and get to school.
We also have noticed that the forecast is for east-facing slopes to get slightly more snow. This means that school districts in the eastern parts of Berkshire County--Adams/Cheshire, Central Berkshire, Farmington River--have a slightly higher chance for delays than the rest.
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| WNYT Albany Channel 13's take on this storm. |
Look for snow to start between 3 and 5 PM today. We'll run a list in the morning if schools begin to call in. Also, because this disturbance is not a major one, we do not expect any districts to call in their delays this evening, but this winter has been a wacky one, and we at GSD have learned never to rule out the unexpected.
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