Look, we got what we asked for, but for many of us it feels kind of cheap, doesn't it?
Most locations under 1000 or 1100 feet simply have not seen the snow that was forecasted to fall. That warm air would not budge, as we feared, and it's been a mostly rain event for the western and central portions of the County. But the storm did absolutely deliver--and continues to do so--in the hill towns.
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| Snow reports as of 3 PM, Friday. |
We're not out of the woods just yet. There's plenty of moisture in the air, and we are supposed to see heavy snow bands come through Berkshire County this afternoon and this evening. We don't suggest you hold your breath on those promises, but hopefully we'll at least replace the snow cover we had in place before this storm.
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| The 3:15 PM radar. |
After today's storm moves out, we will have a period of tranquility until the next storm threatens us Thursday/Friday (22nd-23rd). Sunday through Wednesday will be calm winter days with temps right around freezing and more sun than clouds.
Your weather app may be showing a big storm for Thursday/Friday--and the weather Twitterati were all over this pre-Christmas storm a few days ago--but we have reason to believe it could miss us. Our skepticism has less to do with today's bust of a storm and more to do with what our man Bernie Rayno of Accuweather is saying. He thinks the storm is going to cut in to our west, and when Bernie speaks, we listen. We still might be on the outdoor edge of the storm, which would mean light snow for us, but the big winners will be in the Ohio valley, Pennsylvania, and western New York.
There's A LOT of time left for the track of the storm to change. It really would be nice for the Christmas holiday if we could get a fresh covering of 6" on the 23rd. But at this moment that's more of a wish-cast than a forecast.
Enjoy the weekend and we'll have more to say about the upcoming storm in a few days.
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