Freeze Days/Delays Unlikely For Wednesday

Just a quick update tonight about the possibility for freeze delays or days tomorrow (Wednesday). 

Despite the -1 showing up on the weather station at GSD Headquarters in Williamstown as of 8 PM Tuesday, a "warm" front is moving in overnight and temps should gradually rise as we move toward daybreak. It will be at least a balmy 13 degrees in most locations by the time buses roll tomorrow for the high-schoolers.

As for snow, we're starting to hear some rumblings about a Sunday/Monday storm, so the weekend snow storm is back in the conversation. A lot of this chatter has to do with two relatively suddenly very robust runs of the American (GFS) and the European (ECMWF) model. The American shows the bulk of the snow falling on Sunday; the Euro shows a blockbuster storm for Monday.

We're definitely taking these runs of the models seriously and will be monitoring them 'round them clock. No sleep til Sunday.

Here's the GFS model (for Sunday) causing weather nerds to lose their minds. 

Just an FYI: At the moment, Saturday is expected to be colder than today with highs around 5 degrees. Friday night's temps will be well below zero. Prepare to re-bundle!

We're very excited to track this weekend storm potential because we really need more than a base of 1.5 inches of snow. Let's hope skiers have something to celebrate by Monday.

Delays and Freeze Days for Tuesday, January 11

We'll update this list as we learn more. Details below. Last update: Tuesday 1/11 6:23 AM

NO SCHOOL:

Adams-Cheshire

BART

Berkshire Hills

Central Berkshire

Clarksburg 

Emma Miller 

Farmington River

Lee

Lenox

Mount Greylock

North Adams

Pittsfield 

Richmond Consolidated

Southern Berkshire 

TWO-HOUR DELAY:

none

Watching Freeze Delays for Tuesday

While it seems unlikely, we might see a few freeze delays tomorrow in Berkshire County. 

Temps will steadily decline from the upper teens to around zero tonight. Add in wind, which is forecasted in the 10-15 mph range, and you have wind chill values between -15 and -25 degrees. And of course that's when children will be standing out at bus stops. There is, in fact, a Wind Chill Advisory in effect tonight until 3 PM Tuesday.

6 AM expected temps with wind chill tomorrow.

So, we could see a few communities decide to postpone the start of school. The only problem with that decision is that the temperature is only going to go up a few degrees even with the 9:30 or 10:00 start. Highs tomorrow will be in the single digits. As a result of the forecasted cold, Boston schools have a day off. But they obviously have a lot more walkers then riders in parts of Boston.