TABLE OF CONTENTS:
–DHTWN Reminder (Gratitude Helps)
–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: Can you swallow food no problem? Do you still have some or all of your human senses intact still? Have you laughed in the past week? Do you have food in your pantry or fridge? If so, these are things worthy of your gratitude. Life could always be worse than it is, so it can be useful to foster thankfulness for whatever it is that you have, now.
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DAVE’S WEEKLY WEATHER NUTSHELL
–Unsettled at times through Thursday morning
–Patchy fog may be freezing on contact this morning in areas at or below freezing
–Fog lifts, revealing a partly sunny day with more clouds by afternoon, with some scattered showers
–Could see graupel or small hail in some showers, thunder rumble possible
–Showers abate overnight, and fire back up Wednesday afternoon
–Final wave with this upper low pushes through with scattered showers Wednesday night into early Thursday morning
–Drying by Thursday evening, with Friday being the pick of the week
–A dry start Saturday, but clouds increase with showers by night time
–Rainy look for Sunday into Monday, with another soaker possible and more unsettled conditions next week, 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 Northampton, MA at the Stop & Shop Plaza on King Street.
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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, but patchy frost is possible again tonight, and patchy freezing fog may be ongoing early this morning before temps rise

DAILY CELESTIAL (STAR):
–OUR STAR ROSE AT: 5:54am this morning
–OUR STAR WILL SET AT: 7:42pm this evening
–TOTAL DAYLIGHT TIME: 13 hours and 48 minutes

NIGHTLY CELESTIAL (MOON):
–OUR MOON WILL RISE AT: 9:26am this morning
–OUR MOON WILL SET AT: 1:44am tomorrow morning
–MOON RISE DIRECTION: Northeast
–MOON SET DIRECTION: Northwest
–MOON PHASE: Waxing Crescent (27.4%)
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DAILY TERRESTRIAL
ZONE 1 – Northern Region 
(Southern VT, Southwest NH) 
–High Temps (Today):  Low to Mid 50s
–Low Temps (Tonight): Low to Mid 30s (Patchy frost possible)
–High Temps (Tomorrow): Mid to Upper 50s
–Winds: Light westerly wind becomes variable
–Sky Cover: Partly sunny today, mostly clear tonight, mostly sunny start tomorrow to increased clouds
–Precipitation: Scattered showers possible this afternoon and evening, and again Wednesday afternoon–NWS Alerts / Nut Notes: Patchy fog may be freezing early this morning, so watch for slippery areas… any heavier shower today or tomorrow could drop some graupel or small hail, and a rumble of thunder is also possible

ZONE 2 – Central Region 
(Western MA, North-Central MA, Northern Litchfield CT)
–High Temps (Today):  Low to Upper 50s
–Low Temps (Tonight): Low to Mid 30s (Patchy frost possible)
–High Temps (Tomorrow): Mid 50s to Low 60s
–Winds: Light westerly wind becomes variable
–Sky Cover: Partly sunny today, mostly clear tonight, mostly sunny start tomorrow to increased clouds
–Precipitation: Scattered showers possible this afternoon and evening, and again Wednesday afternoon
–NWS Alerts / Nut Notes: Patchy fog may be freezing early this morning, so watch for slippery areas… any heavier shower today or tomorrow could drop some graupel or small hail, and a rumble of thunder is also possible

ZONE 3 – Southern Region 
(South-Central MA, Northern CT) 
–High Temps (Today):  Mid to Upper 50s
–Low Temps (Tonight): Mid to Upper 30s
–High Temps (Tomorrow): Upper 50s to Low 60s
–Winds: Light westerly wind becomes variable
–Sky Cover: Partly sunny today, mostly clear tonight, mostly sunny start tomorrow to increased clouds
–Precipitation: Scattered showers possible this afternoon and evening, and again Wednesday afternoon
–NWS Alerts / Nut Notes: Patchy fog this morning in spots… any heavier shower today or tomorrow could drop some graupel or small hail, and a rumble of thunder is also possible
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MORNING DISCUSSION
Good morning folks, we’re under the influence of an upper level low over the Great Lakes that is currently blocked from going anywhere fast, which means it will sit and spin.

This will place cooler air aloft overhead, along with sending spokes of energy ’round its atmospheric wheel, sending approximately 3 such spokes through the region this afternoon, tomorrow afternoon, and later tomorrow night into early Thursday morning.

This means while some of us stay dry, others will see showers this afternoon with highs mostly in the 50s with partly sunny skies, and more clouds in the afternoon.

Lows tonight will again drop to the low to mid 30s, so patchy frost will be possible, as will patchy fog, and we can’t rule out some freezing fog again, so watch your surfaces early morning.

For Wednesday, it’s a bit of rinse and repeat with a drier morning, some early fog with a cold start, then sunshine, then cloudier skies with afternoon showers scattered about, again with a chance for small hail or graupel in the heavier showers.

A few thunderclaps are possible each day as well.

Highs on Wednesday will reach the 50s to low 60s with lows in the mid to upper 30s with another round of showers moving in, that should last into early Thursday.

Any Thursday morning showers give way to drying as high pressure nudges into our region. Highs will again reach the 50s to low 60s, with lows in the mid to upper 30s.

Then comes comparatively glorious Friday!! Expect partly sunny skies, highs in the low to mid 60s, and a brief oasis in our mostly unsettled Spring pattern.

By Saturday, we should start off with partial sunshine, but a storm is going to be spreading rainfall toward New England, and Saturday night looks showery at the moment with temps in the 50s.

Not only that, but Sunday into Monday is looks like we could see an even more widespread rainfall with more instability showers next week like we’ve had this week.

Upper low pressures to the west of me, blocking highs to the north and east, stuck in the middle with you! #Poor70sReference

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