Monday, March 31, 2014

Delays for March's Last Day

Right on cue, Central Berkshire called in its third 2-hour delay in less than two weeks early this morning.

The bulk of the frozen precipitation is falling in mid-County and South County. A few schools in New York have called in delays, but we don't expect to see too many more announced this morning.

The list:

CENTRAL BERKSHIRE -- 2-hour delay

Sunday, March 30, 2014

Winter Weather Advisory for Monday 3-31

It's been a week since we've had update you about winter weather headed our way, but we have a serious chance of delays tomorrow morning as the rain storm we're experiencing today will change to sleet and freezing rain (and possibly snow) overnight, making tomorrow's commute messy.

Widespread Advisories.

The NWS has issued a Winter Weather Advisory for all of the Berkshires until 11 AM tomorrow. You should definitely be alert tomorrow morning to the possibility of delays. Higher elevation communities will receive more ice than the rest of us, so Central Berkshire and Adams-Cheshire have a better chance than the rest of us. Central Berkshire benefitted from their elevation last Friday with the 2-hour delay.

Driving today (Sunday) shouldn't be an issue, but it will get icy after midnight.

We'll update later if events warrant it.

Sunday, March 23, 2014

Snow Likely on Tuesday (3/25)

Here's a look the Euro model from this big coastal storm you may have heard about:

This picture suggests a major snowfall for the Cape and Boston from Tuesday into Wednesday, but just light snow for us. The Euro model gives us about two tenths of an inch of liquid precip, which will yield us about 2 or 3" of snow. We've had anywhere from 1-4" of snow forecasted for our area for the last three disturbances, but none of them have yielded more than a coating. As a result, we don't think we'll see more than an inch on Tuesday.

The timing for snow in our area from this major storm is Tuesday afternoon into night. A dusting is the low amount we'll see; South County could see up to 4" if the Euro model pans out.

We'll be monitoring this event carefully should the track move more to the north (unlikely).

The good news is that the high temperature will be 27 on Monday but gradually moving up all the way to the mid 50s by the weekend.