Possible light snow Friday
–Mild Monday with light west wind
–Clouds increase tonight
–Freezing rain showers early morning Tuesday possible
–Plain rainy periods arrive late morning into early afternoon Tuesday with patchy fog possible, into the night
–Lull in the rain late Tuesday night into Wednesday morning, mild
–Cold air starts to drain south-southwest out of NH and ME by Wednesday afternoon
–North of Rt. 9 corridor in MA may cool down quite a bit, with much milder temps in southern MA and CT/RI for Wednesday
–Snow or ice may mix in to Wednesday afternoon and evening showers, and some travel problems may develop into Thursday morning
–Thursday and Friday looks more wintry now with colder highs and periods of ice and snow, generally on the lighter side
–Light accumulations of ice and snow possible
–Cold, seasonable, fair weekend ahead, which lasts into early next week
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***DHTWN DAILY WEATHER REPORT***
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NWS ALERTS
–None
DHTWN REMINDER
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DAILY CELESTIAL (STAR):
–OUR STAR ROSE AT: 7:18am this morning
–OUR STAR WILL SET AT: 4:30pm this evening
–TOTAL DAYLIGHT TIME: 9 hours and 12 minutes
NIGHTLY CELESTIAL (MOON):
–OUR MOON WILL RISE AT: 12:49pm this afternoon
–OUR MOON WILL SET AT: 3:25am tomorrow morning
–MOON RISE DIRECTION: West-Northwest
–MOON SET DIRECTION: East-Northeast
–MOON PHASE: Waxing Gibbous (82.4%)
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DAILY TERRESTRIAL (ZoneCast)
ZONE 1 (Northern Region)
Southern VT, Southwest NH, N. Taconics NY
–High Temps: Low to Mid 40s
–Low Temps: Upper 20s to Low 30s
–Wind: Light Westerly
–Skies: Partly Sunny, more clouds than Sun western VT
–Precipitation: Isolated shower early, otherwise dry
ZONE 2 (Central Region)
WMass, N. CMass, N. Litchfield County, C./S. Taconics NY
–High Temps: Mid to Upper 40s
–Low Temps: Low to Mid 30s
–Wind: Light Westerly
–Skies: Partly Sunny
–Precipitation: Isolated shower early, otherwise dry
ZONE 3 (Southern Region)
S. CMass, S. Litchfield County, NC.CT, & NE.CT
–High Temps: Upper 40s
–Low Temps: Low to Mid 30s
–Wind: Light Westerly
–Skies: Partly Sunny
–Precipitation: Isolated shower early, otherwise dry
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MORNING DISCUSSION
Good morning everybody, I hope that 2023 is a year filled with health, love and all the good things in life for you and yours.
We have an unsettled and increasingly colder week ahead as a more seasonable air mass is driven into the greater WMass region by high pressure to our north and the breakdown of the eastern upper ridge that has induced our current version of The Mildening to come to pass.
For today, we’re in good shape, and I’d argue this is the pick of the first week of the new year, so get outside for a walk if you have the time.
The last vestiges of high pressure dominance brings us a mild early January day with highs well into the 40s, with a few spots hitting 50º with a light westerly wind.
We’ll see partly sunny skies on average with a bit more cloudiness in northwest MA and southwest VT. Skies may in fact be mostly sunny well east of the I-91 corridor.
For tonight, temps will drop into the upper 20s to mid 30s from north to south with clearer skies early, and then clouds will build ahead of a warm front that will lead to a very wet Tuesday afternoon and evening.
FREEZING RAIN VERY EARLY TUESDAY A.M.
However, by very early Tuesday morning, even during the later pre-dawn hours, a few showers may develop out ahead of the main precipitation clusters and it could be cold enough for some areas in northern MA, southern VT and southwest NH to start as freezing rain, which may cause some slick spots.
As the morning lengthens, temps will come up and rise into the mid 40s to low 50s with the steadier plain rain showers arriving by late morning into early afternoon, with heavier rain possible at times.
Patchy fog will be possible as well, and some of it could be dense in spots.
Rain and fog lasts into Tuesday evening, and then we should see a lull develop with the rain with lows in the mid 40s.
Wednesday morning looks overcast as we wait for the cold front and a wave along it to push back into the region, and bring more rainfall by Wednesday afternoon into the night.
WINTRY PRECIPITATION
Colder air will be pressing southward at the surface thanks to a surface drain of cold from northeastern New England down into northern parts of the greater WMass region by Wednesday afternoon.
This is going to cause a very tricky temperature forecast with some areas getting cold north of the Rt. 9 Massachusetts corridor with 30s and 40s, and staying mild south of it well into the 50s and maybe reaching 60º in Hartford.
Additionally, this means some areas may start start to mix with sleet or freezing rain, especially north of the Rt. 2 corridor in far northern MA, SVT and SWNH.
This lasts into the night and some slippery travel may develop with light ice accumulations.
Thursday and Friday are looking cold, with highs in the mid to upper 30s, lows in the 20s, and periods of rain, ice and snow, with light accumulations possible, but I will have to refine this part of the forecast as we get closer. Just know that for now, it’s looking more wintry than anything for the late-week period.
Beyond that, the weekend looks seasonably cold too, with similar temps to Thursday and Friday, but fair weather and sunshine is expected, which should last into next week.
No big storms are in sight, but we must keep an eye on the Wednesday afternoon through Friday period for wintry impacts.
Have a great day!
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