Snow Maps For Friday & Sunday

It's highly likely that we'll see enough snow to cover the ground on Friday. The snow should begin around the time of the morning commute and last into the evening hours. There will likely be a changeover to sleet and freezing rain and all rain for the southern portions of Berkshire County at some point in the afternoon or evening.

From our friends at New England Cable News

The ride to school should be fine on Friday, but drivers will need to exercise caution Friday afternoon upon their return. Based on our observations, it's unlikely that any games scheduled for Friday will take place.

The Sunday storm that we briefly mentioned earlier in the day could nudge its way into southern Berkshire county on Sunday morning. This storm has much more energy associated with it, and it does have the potential to blossom into something more potent. At this point we think South County will see a period of snow that melts right away, but the potential for 3-4 inches of wet snow is within the realm of possibility.

 

A glancing blow for South County for Sunday? (NECN)

A more optimistic map for the Sunday storm. (Accuweather)

And if we're going to get one more snow day this winter, it will be Tuesday. The models are now more in agreement, and the timing looks very good for precipitation to begin after midnight on Monday. It's still too early to tell just how much snow we'll get, but enough pieces are in place for a sizable storm.

For those of you who have just about had it with winter in general, the long-range maps are showing a warm-up for the second half of April. When we get back from April vacation, things should look more normal around here for this time of year.

No End In Sight

The week after Easter began with snow and it will end with snow.

Expect a snowy day on Friday. The snow will start too late to impact the length of the school day, but we could see a prolonged period of snow throughout the day and into the evening. Most of us will see the grass get re-covered with snow, but higher elevation towns could see slippery roads by the time of the evening commute. It's quite possible we'll get a Winter Weather Advisory from this Alberta Clipper system.

This map shows a 2-4 snowfall fall for the Berkshires for Friday and Friday night.

And then there's the long-range forecast. A few weather insiders say a coastal storm could graze us Saturday into Sunday. We might see an inch or two, especially in South County.

But the big newsmaker is that the models are showing more substantial coastal storm to hit New England somewhere between Monday night and Wednesday. The models are not in agreement at all about the timing of the storm for next week, but they do seem to agree that this storm will bring moderate or heavy precipitation to our area. Over the weekend will focus more on the midweek storm.

It would not be unprecedented to have a snow day this late in April, but it certainly is unusual. Let's not get too ahead of ourselves, but next week's storm bears watching.

Snowy Commute for Monday?

While things have definitely settled down here at the GSD Home Office, we are still seeing snow in the weather headlines for the next few weeks.

Be aware that a coastal storm could graze southern Berkshire County late tonight into tomorrow morning. We should only see a few inches of snow, if the storm develops the way it is supposed to. It's possible but not likely that our southernmost school districts could see a delay.

After this storm comes through (if it comes through), we are looking at a delightfully dreary stretch of New England April weather. Rain, snow showers, temps in the 40s--just perfect conditions for all those Spring athletes champing at the bit to get their seasons started. The warmest day of the week will be Wednesday (mid and upper 50s) but it will be raining; the driest day of the week should be Thursday but it will be cold (upper 30s).

We might make it all the way to April vacation before we see temps consistently in the 50s.

Keep an eye out for snow tonight, and we'll post and tweet if there are any surprise two-hour delays.