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 without issue?
Do you still have some/all of your senses intact?
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 is a good time.
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DAVE’S WEEKLY WEATHER NUTSHELL
–Morning showers have lifted north with partial to full sunshine developing this morning for many of us
–Clouds will then bubble up by late morning into the afternoon
–Southwest winds will gust 15-30mph, and highs will reach the upper 50s to mid 60s
–Scattered showers and a few thunderstorms will also bubble up this afternoon into the early evening
–Periods of showers will visit us, intermittently, between Tuesday and Friday as an upper low works east across the region
–Small hail or graupel is possible in any heavier showers or t-storms, with cool temps this week
–An increase in drier conditions and warmer temps will start to flip the pattern, at least briefly, as we move through this weekend into 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 the Stop & Shop Plaza on King Street in Northampton, 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, but patchy fog early will lift.
DAILY CELESTIAL (STAR):
–OUR STAR ROSE AT: 5:46am this morning
–OUR STAR WILL SET AT: 7:49pm this evening
–TOTAL DAYLIGHT TIME: 14 hours and 3 minutes
NIGHTLY CELESTIAL (MOON):
–OUR MOON WILL RISE AT: 3:39pm this afternoon
–OUR MOON WILL SET AT: 4:26am tomorrow morning
–MOON RISE DIRECTION: East
–MOON SET DIRECTION: West
–MOON PHASE: Waxing Crescent (81.6%)
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DAILY TERRESTRIAL
ZONE 1 – Northern Region
(Southern VT, Southwest NH)
–High Temps (Today): Upper 50s to Low 60s
–Low Temps (Tonight): Upper 30s to Low 40s
–High Temps (Tomorrow): Upper 40s to Low 50s
–Winds: Southwesterly gusts 15-30mph today, then light southerly into tomorrow
–Sky Cover: Partly Sunny early, then mostly cloudy skies which last into Tuesday
–Precipitation: Early morning showers give way to drying, then more intermittent showers or a t-storm this afternoon through tomorrow, keep the rain gear handy
–NWS Alerts / Nut Notes: Patchy fog burns off this morning, any thunderstorms this afternoon may produce small hail
ZONE 2 – Central Region
(Western MA, North-Central MA, Northern Litchfield CT)
–High Temps (Today): Upper 50s to Mid 60s
–Low Temps (Tonight): Low to Mid 40s
–High Temps (Tomorrow): Low to Mid 50s
–Winds: Southwesterly gusts 15-30mph today, then light southerly into tomorrow
–Sky Cover: Partly to Mostly Sunny early, then mostly cloudy skies which last into Tuesday
–Precipitation: Intermittent showers or a t-storm this afternoon through tomorrow, keep the rain gear handy
–NWS Alerts / Nut Notes: Patchy fog burns off this morning, any thunderstorms this afternoon may produce small hail
ZONE 3 – Southern Region
(South-Central MA, Northern CT)
–High Temps (Today): Upper 50s to Mid 60s
–Low Temps (Tonight): Low to Mid 40s
–High Temps (Tomorrow): Low to Mid 50s
–Winds: Southwesterly gusts 15-30mph today, then light southerly into tomorrow
–Sky Cover: Partly to Mostly Sunny early, then mostly cloudy skies which last into Tuesday
–Precipitation: Intermittent showers or a t-storm this afternoon through tomorrow, keep the rain gear handy
–NWS Alerts / Nut Notes: Patchy fog burns off this morning, any thunderstorms this afternoon may produce small hail
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MORNING DISCUSSION
Good morning folks, we had quite a drink of rain yesterday and overnight, with many areas receiving between half an inch and up to 2″, and we’ve got more on the way this week.
How’s that for soft peddling bad news?
Sometimes it’s better to just get the band aid off quickly and move forward.
We do have a lovely morning developing, so that’s some good news!
After patchy fog burns off, we’ll see partly to mostly sunny skies develop this morning and high temps will respond with southwest winds moving into the region and gusting 15-30mph.
This will help push high temps into the upper 50s to mid 60s, so that’s worthy of a high five, or 10-second happy dance!
Unfortunately, by this afternoon, we’re going to be heading back into DopeyUpperLowVille as a cold pool of air begins to move overhead.
This will combine with mid-level moisture and the warm surface temps to produce stronger lapse rates, rising air, increasing cloudiness, and scattered showers, along with a thunderstorm or two.
So our Monday morning is essentially the pick of the week as we have a blocked up pattern that has re-established itself over our region.
Everything is moving slowly in the Atmospheric Traffic Department, and this upper low to our west slowly tracking east, we can expect mostly cloudy skies through the week, along with periods of scattered showers at times, the heaviest of which may drop small hail and/or graupel.
Temps will also be cooler with highs in the upper 40s to low 50s in the high terrain of the WMass region, and more like mid 50s in the valley and points south and east, with some upper 50s possible by late week. Lows will drop to either side of 40º each night this week.
There could be some sunny breaks at times, but expect mostly cloudy skies for the moment.
Tomorrow/Tuesday may be the rainiest of this upcoming showery set, and Thursday looks to be the coolest day.
However, as Dumbledore says, happiness can be found in the darkest of times… if one only remembers to turn on the light.
And that “light” is the thought that by this coming weekend, we are looking at the upper level low floating out to sea as high pressure works into the region with partly to mostly sunny skies, and a warming flow, with highs well into the 60s, and possibly even in the low 70s by Sunday, which may last into early next week!!
So we have that going for us!
As always, may Life swing your way today.
Take care, Dave.
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