Big Weather Changes

The forward progress of Spring will be halted in its tracks today as a powerful storm sweeps into the northeast this evening.

Unfortunately, most of us will see heavy rain from this event. But if you live in the hill towns or southern Vermont, you have a shot at a delay or cancellation. Confidence is very low, however, that this storm will shorten the school day for folks in our immediate region. If anything, the heavy wind that will pick up this evening has a better chance of knocking out power and giving a district in North County a delay or early release. We do have a Wind Advisory in place for tonight, with 40 mph gusts possible by morning.

Not likely to shorten the day on Thursday.

If it snows at all in Berkshire County, it will happen Thursday in the morning as the cold air gets sucked in from the north, turning the rain into snow. Hill towns could see a quick blast of a few inches of snow. Southern Vermont towns in higher elevation spots could see up to 6". Parts of northern New York, New Hampshire, and Maine could end up with a foot of snow.

As the storm moves off the Atlantic coast, we will see steadily declining temperatures. Winter will be back this weekend with highs in the 20s and lows in the low teens. The weekend should be dry except for a stray flake or two on Friday.

Before you give up all hope, we have seen a few signs for a storm in the second week of March. We'll continue to monitor that situation as we learn more about.