It's no Storm of the Century, but it looks like we have a sizable snow storm on our hands for a Saturday afternoon in mid-March.
The good news for snow lovers is that the entire county now has a Winter Storm Warning. Earlier today, NWS Albany split the middle with a Warning for Northern Berkshire and a Winter Weather Advisory for South County, but they wisely re-assessed their data and went with the Warning for the entire county.
Still, those of you in Southern Berkshire County will get fewer inches of snow, but not that many. We expect to see 5-6 inches south of I-90 and 7-8 inches from Pittsfield and points north. It's also highly likely that we'll see double digit totals in the hill towns up by the Vermont border.
Here are the pertinent details:
*Rain starts before sunrise then changes over to snow between 8 and 10 AM.
*Snow comes down heavy at times. It will be wet and heavy snow early, but then as the temps drop, the snow will get lighter and fluffier and could really start to pile up in the afternoon.
*Snow should end between 6 and 8 PM.
*The wind will become fierce in the afternoon as well, with gusts approaching 40 MPH, which could create difficult white-out conditions.
And now some maps:
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| The blend of models map. |
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| NWS Albany. |
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| WNYT Channel 13 Albany. |
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