Rain and Mixed Precip This Weekend

Going, going...just about gone.

The big winter storm that was looking promising a week ago is now going to be a rain event, mostly, for the Berkshires. We may see periods of sleet and wet snow, especially in higher elevation towns, but too much warm air is in place for this storm to become a plowable or shovelable event.

NWS Albany. Not much to report here.

The rain will start midday on Saturday and last through Sunday. The best chance for frozen precipitation will be Saturday night. Drivers should be alert if they are out and about at that time as a change in elevation or change in temperature by one degree could impact the road conditions significantly.

Sadly, next week is also looking to be a mild one, and it will be relatively dry. We may have to put up with unseasonably warm temperatures for the rest of the month until a significant change in the pattern--i.e. return to bitter cold--hits us in early February. The long-range runs of the models show a big shift in temperature for the eastern half of the country in about 10 days.