Snow, Sleet, Rain and Snow for Thursday and Friday

We have a couple of not insignificant developments to report about the weather that will affect the Berkshires for the next 60 hours.

First, the Winter Weather Advisory has been extended to include Southern Berkshire county with 1-3 inches of snow expected and perhaps a short period of icing. The forecast is about the same for North County, except for folks on the Vermont border possibly seeing 4 inches of snow. Some ice is expected there, although it does seem like a transition to rain or a dry period will arrive shortly after the morning commute tomorrow.

Not very inspiring.

Despite the expansion of the WWA, confidence is still relatively low for delays tomorrow. We don't think Berkshire County will get shut out, but the majority of students will have a full day tomorrow.

Second, the back end of the storm (actually, a second storm) will develop into a coastal event for Friday afternoon and evening. Winter Storm Watches are up for locations north and west of the Berkshires, and there's a good chance we'll see a Winter Weather Advisory or Watch for the Berkshires at some point tomorrow. A best case scenario might be 3-5 inches of snow for the County; the worst case would a lot of sleet followed by an inch or two of snow.

Even less inspiring. Better hope for ice!

Unfortunately, this Friday coastal storm will arrive too late to affect the length of the school day, but it could cancel any school-related events Friday night. That would not be ideal for the high school sports schedule especially because we will likely see more snowy weather in the next few weeks that will almost assuredly necessitate adjustments to the after-school activity schedule.

Let's see what we get when we wake up tomorrow morning. GSD will be on the case and run a list of delays, should there be any. And we're definitely intrigued by the Friday coastal storm and how it will impact the Berkshires. Temps will be in the low teens by Saturday morning so cold air will not be an issue for storm part 2. And early Sunday will be below zero in most parts in the region.

Winter!