Good morning! It's great to see the return of winter. We have a lovely mix of sleet, rain and snow falling in Williamstown with just over 3" on the ground so far (as of 8 AM Thursday).
We do have a few delays and cancellations this morning. Pine Cobble and MCLA opted for the full snow day; BCC went with the delay. No change to the schedule for Williams College. Public schools are on vacation this week.
The sleet, rain, and snow will continue until noon today and then we'll see a few interesting developments. The temps will gradually--very gradually--start to drop from around 30 this afternoon to low single digits by Saturday morning. Also, there will be a short period of mixed precipitation Thursday night that could slick up the roads for a few hours (7 PM to 12 AM).
Despite temperatures in the 20s for most of the day on Friday, it's going to feel a lot colder as strong winds move into the Berkshires. Wind Chill values on Friday and Friday night will be sub-zero due. NWS Albany has issued a Wind Advisory for the Berkshires for Friday with some gusts approaching 50 mph.
Saturday shapes up to be a classically cold winter day--highs around 20 for the day. But the wind will have subsided so it will be a good day to bundle up and get outside and enjoy what's left of this winter.
But the big news is a developing situation for Monday night into Tuesday. We caution folks from getting too amped up about a storm five days in advance, but what makes this (potential) storm a little bit different as that the Euro, the North American, and even the Canadian models are all showing a moderate to heavy snowfall. Initial indicators would suggest widespread snow days for students on Tuesday. The GSD Staff is putting all resources toward tracking this storm, so we'll have many more reports on its development over the weekend.
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| North American model (for Tuesday's storm) |
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| European model. |
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| Canadian model. |
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