We picked up an even 1 inch of snow last night in Williamstown (and currently are experiencing a nice snow globe snow), but we are still well under our seasonal averages for the season. Today's temps in the 20s will help slightly, but January 2023 will go down as one of the warmest on record. (Boston, for example, did not have a single day with the high temp below freezing, and New York has yet to have a measurable snow fall this winter.)
The big weather news will be an intense shot of cold air heading our way for Saturday. Unfortunately for all the pond skaters out there, this deep freeze is going to only last a day.
Saturday morning we are looking exceedingly cold temps in Western Massachusetts, with most people seeing negative double digits at sunrise. Meteorologist Ben Frechette has observed that the coldest air mass in all the world will be over New England on Saturday morning. And with 10 mph winds expected, wind chill values will be approaching -40 at sunrise.
If Saturday were a school day, freeze delays and freeze days would have occurred.
As for storms, we have nothing to report. Temps will creep back up toward 40 after the deep freeze. There will be precipitation in the air next week, but it looks like it's going to be of the liquid variety.
This Friday will be cold as well--highs in the teens--and then we will experience what will likely be the coldest day of the winter on Saturday with highs in the single digits. Take care.
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