Winter Weather Advisory for Northern Berkshire: Thursday/Friday Dec. 22/23

NWS Albany has announced a Winter Weather Advisory with up to 6" of snow possible for Northern Berkshire County this evening.

It appears as if enough cold air will be in place, especially in high elevation towns, for some of us to see accumulating snow for several hours before everything changes to rain and high winds.

So, due to this new development, we may see a smattering of full snow days. Most likely candidates would be the high elevation elementary schools (Abbott, Miller, Clarksburg) on the east side of the county. Delays are less likely on Friday because most schools have a shortened day anyway. Because any snow will transition to heavy rain, even in the higher elevations, roads will most likely be wet and not snowy during the Friday morning bus runs.

The craziest thing that we will see on Friday--aside from the high winds, heavy run, and flooding--will be the rapid drop in temperature. In Cheyenne, Wyoming yesterday, the temperature dropped 42 degrees in 60 minutes! We don't think the fall will be that abrupt here, but we will see a 40+ degree temperature drop in about 12 hours. At the GSD Home Office in Williamstown, we are expected to move from a high of 50 midday on Friday to a low of 8 in the wee hours of Saturday morning.

Buckle in, as the next 36 hours are going to be lively.