It certainly will feel wintery this week as a piece of the polar vortex will break off and usher in the coldest air of the season so far. Due to this abrupt change in the atmospheric conditions, we should see a very minor snowfall in a significant portion of the Berkshires this week.
Alas, it will not be enough to cause a delay or a snow day as it looks like the snow will fall on Veterans' Day, one that many have off from school and work.
According to our observations of weather maps and models, we are expecting snow showers Monday night and possible accumulating snow on Tuesday, especially in higher terrain. At most we could see 1.5", but realistically we'll see a light coating on grassy surfaces before it quickly melts away the next day.
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| The North American model's snow prediction for Tuesday. Not much there. This image comes from the Sunday afternoon run of the model. |
Just how cold will it be? Most of the week we'll see highs around 40, plus or minus a few degrees, but Tuesday will be particularly chilly. The northern half of the Berkshires and the hill towns will not likely get above freezing. And that's a major reason why snow is in the forecast for Tuesday.
This brief weather-maker is not really anything to get too excited about, but it's always fun to see those first flakes of the year and remind us that the holiday season is just around the corner.
Think snow!
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