Sorry for the delay on our update today. With no snow day in the mix, the GSD Staff was a little late arriving to the office and goofed off much of the afternoon. There will be a staff meeting on Monday to address this issue.
A Winter Storm Warning is in effect from 4 PM Saturday to 7 PM Sunday. Seven to 12" inches is expected, with over a foot probable for the east-facing slopes of the Berkshires. The hill towns will get a snow beat down, and everyone in the county will be shoveling and plowing at least 6" of snow.
As of 5 PM, the radar is showing snow right on the doorstep. It should come down hard this evening. Travel after 9 PM will be ill advised. Snow--heavy at times--will fall until about 1 or 2 AM. Then we may see a dry slot over the Berkshires that gives us light snow for several hours. In the morning, as the low pressure system leaves our area, we will have "wrap-around snow" (technically "deformation" snow) that could tack on another 2-4 inches. This wrap-around snow is similar to lake effect snow that we often see to our west. On the radar this snow will seem to be coming at us from north to south (atypical) and it often lasts for several hours and can really pile up if it's cold enough.
We know many of you are desperate for some kind of delay or snow day for Monday, but that's just not going to happen. Maybe one of the northeast hill town elementary schools gets a delay, but the rest of the county will be going to school for the full day.
Get out and enjoy the snow Sunday through Tuesday because much of it will be gone by Wednesday night. Wet snow then rain begins Tuesday night and continue through much of the day Wednesday. Couple that with temps in the 50s on Wednesday and you can say bye-bye to the snow.
More snow and rain are headed our way for next weekend, but it won't allow for much of a base to form as the temperature will be too warm. It's very frustrating. The glass half-full take is that we're starting to enjoy a stormy pattern. Small victories. We can build on this.
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