>>>POST SECTIONS<<< --DHTWN's Reminder (Shelter) --Weekly Nutshell (Overall impact list) --Sponsor Note (Tandem Bagel Co.) --NWS Alerts (Advisories, Warnings, Watches) --Celestial Data (Sun/Moon info) --Regional Summaries (Local expectations) --Morning Discussion (Detailed Weather Story) ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ >>> DHTWN REMINDER <<< If you have a roof over your head and a set of walls to enclose you in a structure that protects you from the elements, it's hard to put into words the level of good fortune you possess - be grateful for and thank your shelter for keeping you dry, warm, safe, and protected. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ >>> DAVE’S WEEKLY WEATHER NUTSHELL <<< --The main story today is poor quality air --Air Quality Alerts are up region-wide --Folks with respiratory problems need to limit outdoor time, and keep windows/doors closed --Hazy skies, smell of wildfire smoke, and afternoon scattered showers and thunderstorms are expected --Some storms may have small hail or gusty winds --It will be seasonably warm in the 60s to mid 70s with lows in the 40s to low 50s --Showers abate tonight --Our upper low is retrograding and spinning waves of energy west southwest south and southeast through our regiion, which will draw wildfire smoke through today, and hopefully suppress it south by later tomorrow --Wednesday through Friday look a bit cooler with partly sunny to mostly cloudy skies --Highs will generally sit in the 65-70º range with lows in the mid to upper 40s at night --Scattered showers are possible each day, with more thunderstorms likely by Friday --A stronger Pacific jet finally kicks this meteorological morass out to sea to the east by the weekend --This means more sunshine and warmer temps, though some scattered showers are still possible --By next week another upper low may drop in for an unwelcome visit with more showers and cooler temps, but for now 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. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ >>> 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.

>>> NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALERTS <<< --Air Quality Alerts have been hoisted region-wide >>> YOUR DAILY CELESTIAL <<< STAR: --OUR STAR ROSE AT: 5:15am this morning --OUR STAR WILL SET AT: 8:23pm this evening --TOTAL DAYLIGHT TIME: 15 hours and 8 minutes --PEAK LIGHT IS CRESTING NEXT TWO WEEKS!!! MOON: --OUR MOON WILL RISE AT: 11:33pm tonight --OUR MOON WILL SET AT: 8:32am tomorrow morning --MOON RISE DIRECTION: Southeast --MOON SET DIRECTION: Southwest --MOON PHASE: Waning Gibbous (92.6%) >>> YOUR DAILY TERRESTRIAL <<< ZONE 1 - Northern Region  (Southern VT, Southwest NH)  --High Temps (Today): Mid 60s to Low 70s --Low Temps (Tonight): Mid to Upper 40s --High Temps (Tomorrow): Upper 50s to Mid 60s --Winds: Westerly gusts up to 20mph, then light northwest wind tonight and tomorrow --Sky Cover: Filtered sunshine times with thick haze, and partial sun possible later, mostly cloudy tonight and tomorrow --Precipitation:  Scattered showers/storms this afternoon and eve, more instability showers tomorrow --NWS Alerts / Nut Notes: Air Quality Alerts have been hoisted region-wide for poor air quality today due to Canadian wildfire smoke, some of which may be smelled today. Take it easy outside.  ZONE 2 - Central Region  (Western MA, North-Central MA, Northern Litchfield CT) --High Temps (Today): Upper 60s to Mid 70s --Low Temps (Tonight): Upper 40s to Low 50s --High Temps (Tomorrow): Mid 60s to Low 70s --Winds: Westerly gusts up to 20mph, then light northwest wind tonight and tomorrow --Sky Cover: Filtered sunshine times with thick haze, and partial sun possible later, mostly cloudy tonight and tomorrow --Precipitation:  Scattered showers/storms this afternoon and eve, more instability showers tomorrow --NWS Alerts / Nut Notes: Air Quality Alerts have been hoisted region-wide for poor air quality today due to Canadian wildfire smoke, some of which may be smelled today. Take it easy outside.  ZONE 3 - Southern Region  (South-Central MA, Northern CT)  --High Temps (Today): Low to Mid 70s --Low Temps (Tonight): Low 50s --High Temps (Tomorrow): Mid 60s to Low 70s --Winds: Westerly gusts up to 20mph, then light northwest wind tonight and tomorrow --Sky Cover: Filtered sunshine times with thick haze, and partial sun possible later, mostly cloudy tonight and tomorrow --Precipitation:  Scattered showers/storms this afternoon and eve, more instability showers tomorrow --NWS Alerts / Nut Notes: Air Quality Alerts have been hoisted region-wide for poor air quality today due to Canadian wildfire smoke, some of which may be smelled today. Take it easy outside.  >>> MORNING DISCUSSION <<< Good morning folks, I'm going to let the weekly nutshell and zone forecasts do the talking today, as I am feeling a bit under the weather, but the bottom line is that air quality is going to be poor today with Air Quality Indices already over 100 in parts of the Berkshires, western CT and southwest VT into eastern NY, and that haze and in some cases actual smoke you can smell is going to come southeast into our greater WMass region with time today. Expect heavily filtered sun at times, and in some cases partly to mostly cloudy skies with showers and thunderstorms moving in later today. Not everyone gets wet, they will be quite scattered, but some folks could see hail or gusty winds this afternoon into the early evening. The rest of the week will be cooler and feature a chance for afternoon showers each day. Hopefully this smoke gets suppressed south by tomorrow, but it may still impact areas south of the Pike mostly. I hope you have a great day and that things go your way! >>> 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