TABLE OF CONTENTS:
–DHTWN Reminder (Body Gratitude)
–Weekly Nutshell (Quick impact list)
–Sponsor Note (Tandem Bagel Co.)
–NWS Alerts (Advisories, Warnings, Watches)
–Celestial Data (Sun/Moon info)
–Regional Summaries (Quick in/out details)
–Morning Discussion (More Details)
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DHTWN REMINDER: Gratitude for the basic functions of your body working relatively well is worth fostering. For example, if you can successfully swallow food or water, that’s actually a huge gift.
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DAVE’S WEEKLY WEATHER NUTSHELL
–Patchy dense fog in spots this morning will break up by mid to late morning, mostly cloudy all day and through tonight
–Mild in the 60s northwest MA and SVT with 70s elsewhere, light wind
–Showers overnight have mostly exited east, but a few more scattered showers into early afternoon are possible
–Mid afternoon into the evening will see more scattered showers with a cold frontal passage
–Thunderstorms are possible, best chance south of the Rt. 9 corridor in MA down into northern CT, non-severe
–Light southerly wind picks up out of the west and northwest tonight and tomorrow, with lows tonight upper 30s to low 40s
–Clouds clear Friday into a mostly sunny, brisk day with highs in the mid 40s to low 50s, with northwest winds gusting 25-40mph
–Cold Friday night with lows 25-30º, sunny all weekend with lighter wind and highs 45-50º Saturday and 50-55º Sunday
–Next week fair weather dominates as we rip into Spring with warming conditions, and highs into the 70s by the back half of the week with sunshine forever, but before we jump into the weather story below, let’s check a note from our local and delicious sponsor, #TandemBagelCo, with their newest location in West Springfield, MA.
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A NOTE FROM OUR SPONSOR:
Dave Hayes The Weather Nut is Sponsored by Individual Community Members, Patrons & Tandem Bagel Company… No matter the weather, Tandem Bagel is always there for you at several valley locations to make your mornings brighter! With bagels baked fresh daily (including Gluten-Free options), house-whipped cream cheese, coffee, and tons of lunch options, Tandem is the perfect quick stop for lunch, breakfast, or a coffee and bagel to go. Find them in Easthampton, Northampton, Hadley, Florence, and West Springfield, or use their super-streamlined online ordering tool by visiting their website.
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***DHTWN DAILY WEATHER REPORT***
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NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALERTS
–None

DAILY CELESTIAL (STAR):
–OUR STAR ROSE AT: 6:24am this morning
–OUR STAR WILL SET AT: 7:21pm this evening
–TOTAL DAYLIGHT TIME: 12 hours and 57 minutes

NIGHTLY CELESTIAL (MOON):
–OUR MOON WILL RISE AT: 8:05pm this afternoon
–OUR MOON WILL SET AT: 7:04am tomorrow morning
–MOON RISE DIRECTION: East-Southwest
–MOON SET DIRECTION: West-Southwest
–MOON PHASE: Waning Gibbous (99.9%)
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DAILY TERRESTRIAL
ZONE 1 – Northern Region
(Southern VT, Southwest NH)
–High Temps (Today): Mid to Upper 60s (low 60s in southern Greens)
–Low Temps (Tonight): Mid to Upper 30s
–High Temps (Tomorrow): Mid to Upper 40s
–Winds: Light south to southwest wind today, switching west to northwest tonight and gusting 25-40mph tomorrow
–Sky Cover: Mostly cloudy today and tonight, mostly sunny tomorrow
–Precipitation: A few scattered showers possible this morning, with more showers later afternoon, rumble of thunder possible
–Other Notable Conditions: Patchy fog this morning dissipates with time

ZONE 2 – Central Region
(Western MA, North-Central MA, Northern Litchfield CT)
–High Temps (Today): Mid to Upper 60s northwest areas, 70s elsewhere
–Low Temps (Tonight): Mid 30s to Low 40s
–High Temps (Tomorrow): Mid 40s to Low 50s
–Winds: Light south to southwest wind today, switching west to northwest tonight and gusting 25-40mph tomorrow
–Sky Cover: Mostly cloudy today and tonight, mostly sunny tomorrow
–Precipitation: A few scattered showers possible this morning, with more showers later afternoon, rumble of thunder possible
–Other Notable Conditions: Patchy fog this morning dissipates with time

ZONE 3 – Southern Region
(South-Central MA, Northern CT)
–High Temps (Today): Mid to Upper 70s
–Low Temps (Tonight): Low to Mid 40s
–High Temps (Tomorrow): Low to Mid 50s
–Winds: Light south to southwest wind today, switching west to northwest tonight and gusting 25-40mph tomorrow
–Sky Cover: Mostly cloudy today and tonight, mostly sunny tomorrow
–Precipitation: A few scattered showers possible this morning, with more showers later afternoon, rumble of thunder possible
–Other Notable Conditions: Patchy fog this morning dissipates with time
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MORNING DISCUSSION
Good morning everybody, there isn’t much to discuss weather-wise other than what’s included in the Weekly Nutshell and Terrestrial / Zone Forecasts above.

We do have to watch for areas of patchy dense fog this morning in terms of visibility changes when traveling.

That should lift by mid to late morning, revealing a mostly cloudy day. and that sky cover should last through much of tonight.

With low pressure far northwest of us, and stronger high pressure far to our south, the pressure gradient will be a bit lax so southerly to southwesterly wind should be lighter ahead of the cold front today, but southwest flow will be established just the same, helping temps to rise into the 60s and 70s, and some areas may even soar into the upper 70s.

A few isolated morning showers are possible, but most shower activity for today should hold off until mid to late afternoon into the evening, and a few non-severe thunderstorms are possible.

Any activity clears out of here before midnight, and skies will break up late with lows in the upper 30s to low 40s as northwest winds pick up.

Tomorrow will be sunny and a bit blustery with gusts 25-40mph expected with highs mostly in the 50s with some upper 40s in SVT/SWNH.

It’ll be chilly Friday night with lows in the mid 20s to low 30s, but wind will be slackening with time, and should be followed by a cool, sunny, and tranquil weekend with highs in the mid to upper 40s Saturday, and low to mid 50s on Sunday with lows in the 20s to low 30s.

Then next week we’ll see high pressure setting up in the western Atlantic to our south-southwest which will pump the warmth into the region, with tons of sunshine!

Highs will be either side of 60º on Monday, but then well into the 60s Tuesday and then upper 60s to mid 70s by mid week!

We should then soar into the mid to upper 70s late week… does someone hit 80º? It’s possible by Friday!

One thing is for sure, and that is that a major pattern shift to Spring is underway behind tonight’s cold frontal passage!

Have a great day!

BE KIND
“Hello babies. Welcome to Earth. It’s hot in the summer and cold in the winter. It’s round and wet and crowded. On the outside, babies, you’ve got a hundred years here. There’s only one rule that I know of, babies: Goddamn it, you’ve got to be kind.”
–Kurt Vonnegut