Sadly, our big snow from last Thursday will just about disappear by Christmas day as above average temps during the next three days and a soaking rain on Thursday will do major damage to our (short-lived) snow base.
Temps will be in the mid-30s the next few days until the rain arrives, spiking the thermometer toward 50 degrees on Thursday. And the rain will come down in buckets as we might see 2" of liquid in some parts of the Berkshires by noon on Friday. With all that melting snow, flooding will be an issue on Christmas day.
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| Sadly, these are measurements for expected rain on Thursday. If had cold air were in place for snow, we would see snow totals that would have rivaled last week's storm. |
The one silver lining is that the rain is associated with a strong cold front, and on the back end of the storm, we could see an inch or two in the Berkshires and make it look like winter again. It's no guarantee, but it's the best we can offer for you at this point.
The mercury will be in a free fall on Friday. We'll start out in the 40s and by early Saturday morning we'll be in the teens. Saturday will be brisk with high temps in the mid 20s with maybe a stray flake or two making it all the way to the Berkshires from the Great Lakes.
Further out we are keeping tabs on a disturbance on the 29th that could generate a few inches of snow. if that one doesn't pan out, we still are expecting to see an active storm period in the first few weeks of January.
Get out the holiday galoshes for Thursday, and then you can return to your more normal winter footwear for the weekend.
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