Two More Chances for Delays and Snow Days

Last night, the late upgrade to the Winter Weather Advisory certainly panned out and created havoc this morning. Many schools went with delays and many a hue and cry was heard about how bad the driving was in some districts between 9 and 10 AM.

Snow totals very much depended on elevation. It seems that 1000 feet was the dividing line between rain and wet snow. Folks just to our east in the hill towns (Cummington, Plainfield, Savoy) saw between 6 and 9 inches of snow.

The instability continues. Again tonight, the hill towns could see sleet and freezing rain. Most locations in the Berkshires will see rain. A few delays are possible for the usual suspects, but tonight's weather event is a minor one.

The Weather Channel is bullish on this storm.

We are seeing signals that Thursday's storm will be much more robust. Models are calling for between 3.5 and 6 inches of snow with exquisite timing--snow should begin after midnight and continue through the morning hours before changing over to sleet and then rain.

The North American model for Thursday's storm.

The European model for Thursday's storm.

If had to a make a call right now, the GSD Staff would say a third of schools and districts will have snow days on Thursday and the rest will see delays. Models are not entirely in agreement about the timing of the changeover, so we will urge caution this far out from the onset of the precipitation.

Hopefully, we'll be able to provide a firmer prediction tomorrow.