Wait 'Til Next Year...

Happy snow day, everybody. Unless of course you go to school in Pittsfield or Lee, who got shut out of the party today. Of the "Big 9" in Berkshire County, they were the only ones without some kind of shortened or eliminated day.

We definitely low-balled our Confidence Meter with a 50% snow-day projection, and we thought for sure there would have been releases today. This particular GSD staff member can attest that the two-hour delay was NOT the right call, as the snow was steady and the roads were very messy between 9 and 9:45 when most high schoolers would have been traveling to school. The afternoon commute would not have been that rough, but all in all Superintendents took the hit, called another snow day, and are ready to move on to 2020.

The models and NWS Albany got this one right for Northern Berkshire County, but the mixed precipitation crept north and held most South County locales to just a few inches. Here are the latest snow reports. [Ed. note: This page seems to be down as of 8:30 PM 12/17; hopefully it will be back in action soon because it's a great resource.]

NWS Albany snow totals.

As for our next snow storm, we were looking at a big storm for the 23rd a few days ago, but that storm has evaporated. Maybe the models will bring it back; unfortunately, we may have to wait until January for our next plowable event.

DO expect it to be very cold to end the week. Highs on Thursday and Friday will be in the teens, and some of us could see negative temps Thursday, Friday and Saturday morning. At the very least Berkshire County will be in the single digits for the AM commute to end the week. Wind chills values could be in the negative teens Thursday morning--bundle up! But don't even think about it--freeze delays will not be an option.

Should any new snow news pop up, we'll let you know. We do expect to post throughout the vacation because of the winter sports schedule. If you decide not to check in with us during the vacation, have a happy holiday break!