It's been a quiet several days, but weather will be back in the headlines for Thursday.
We will see a very powerful storm move through the area on Friday. Unfortunately, a lot of its power comes with warm air and high winds. We are expecting to get well into the 50s on Thursday with heavy rain expected throughout the day and into Friday morning. Any snow left on the ground will be gone by the time this system moves out.
With the heavy rain comes wind. Gusts are expected up to 40 mph for parts of the Berkshires. The high winds should be at their peak shortly after midnight.
After the storm moves out, we begin a mild period of 40s and 50s for about a week. There will be some wet weather next week as well (although not nearly as bad as it will be on Thursday).
As we make our way closer to March, we are seeing long-range projects for the return to more seasonably cold air as well as the ingredients for a storm or two. We know some folks are ready to move on to spring, but multiple opportunities for big snow storms will be possible for the first two weeks of March. Mark our words.
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| An example of the kind of long-range map that shows a snow storm possibility. The blue is cold air and the yellow is warm air. This map, for early March, features a trough that could lead to a snow storm for New England. |
Enjoy the warm-up and find the mud boots, but don't put that shovel away just yet.
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