Snow This Week (Jan. 15-22)

It's not every day we get a emergency alert about snow squalls, and it was certainly merited. 

At the GSD Home Office, we had white out conditions from two separate squalls. As of 4 PM Sunday, we picked up 1.5" of snow. For the rest of the afternoon and evening we might see a scattered flake or two in Berkshire County, but accumulating snow for Sunday is likely over.

The noticeable trend is going to be the change in temperature as it will continue to plummet throughout the afternoon and evening. It was near 30 this morning in Williamstown, but we are expecting low teens by Monday morning. And according to the long range forecast, we will not get above freezing for another 9 days. This is great news for the ski areas and lovers of pond skating.

But we know you've read this far only for snow storm content. Here's what's coming up. It's not great news but it's not all bad either:

*Tuesday's morning commute could be messy. We won't get a lot of snow on Tuesday (1-3"), but NWS Albany is warning about the timing of the snow. So, there is a growing chance for delays on Tuesday morning.

*We could also see a round of light snow Friday into Saturday. A coastal storm will be forming, but it looks like it will go out to sea. Still, it will come close enough to our area to give us a few inches starting in the middle of the day on Friday. Early releases that day are highly unlikely.

The American model's projecting for next Friday's storm. It's probably too juiced for NJ and NYC, but you can see it's going to miss us to the south.

Right now the GSD Staff is saying it's a 30/70 proposition for delays on Tuesday. The key will be the timing, and we should have a better handle on the start time of the snow during the day tomorrow. Our worry is that it starts too late for delays and ends too early for releases.

Enjoy the Monday holiday, and hopefully we can get a few extra hours to sleep in on Tuesday.