Snow Globe Snow

Greylock Snow Day offers apologies for anyone caught off guard by the bonus half inch of snow that fell throughout the day in Berkshire County. Except for very high elevation towns, the roads were fine today as the temp never really got too much under freezing.

Today's precipitation was classic snow globe snow. It came down almost all day at GSD Headquarters, and it really got the staff in the holiday mood. The holiday tunes in the office were just a little but louder, and everyone seemed just a little more caffeinated.

Unfortunately, the positive vibes in the office will not be transferring to the weather maps and models any time soon. Tomorrow (Thursday) we could still see a leftover flurry, but mostly it will be dry and slightly warmer than today.

The big weather news this weekend is a strong storm heading our way for Sunday/Monday. The big snow associated with this storm will be well to our west. Around here, though, we will see heavy rain Sunday afternoon and Sunday night as the front comes through. Up to 2" of rain is possible. Just imagine if that were snow (16-24 inches)! Because the rain will be heavy and intense Sunday evening, strong winds will also be present. There is the potential for power outages Sunday night into Monday, which we will be closely monitoring.

As the storm front slides past us, temps on Monday will drop and leftover precipitation could change over to snow on Monday. There's a very small chance that the morning commute on Monday is messy, but the changeover to snow may happen too late for any impact to the length of the school day.

Euro snow prediction for Monday. Highly optimistic. We wish we could endorse this forecast but we can't.

The chances for a snow day before December break remain slim. We can't rule out a renegade storm the week before break (Dec. 18-22), but next week (Dec. 11-15) will start our dry and should remain so.

Keep the faith. Big snows will fall eventually.

(If you are interested, Greylock Snow Day merch is available and should deliver by the holidays. Here's the link!)