>>>POST SECTIONS<<< --DHTWN's Reminder (Food) --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 food in your fridge, or your pantry, or can get access to it, if you know how to cook or prepare basic foods, and if you can chew it and swallow your food and digest it, you're doing amazingly well in life. Well done. I'm serious. Think about it. Life starts there. Oxygen, Water, Food, Shelter. Family. Friends. Good. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ >>> DAVE’S WEEKLY WEATHER NUTSHELL <<< --We've got seasonable temps through the period, generally 70s in the day, 50s at night into the middle of next week --A ridge of high pressure brings drier conditions today, more sun south, more clouds north, partly sunny north and partly to mostly sunny south --A nice, seasonable, light wind, partly cloudy night lays in wait for tonight --We start off on the sunnier side Friday morning, then clouds build in the afternoon as a warm front approaches --More showers and thunderstorms for later Friday afternoon into the evening, so don the rain gear if you're headed out --Another upper low pushes a surface center towards us Saturday, and we rain a good part of the day it looks as of now --Sunday is "better" but periods of showers are expected as well --Monday and Tuesday feature more dry weather, but afternoon instability showers as well --A strong southern Canadian ridge develops near the Great Lakes and directs air clockwise around it, through the Quebec fires, and down into New England, bringing more smoke issues, I believe --Late next week could warm up into more summery temperatures (80s) as we pass the Summer Solstice, 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 <<< --None >>> YOUR DAILY CELESTIALS <<< STAR: --OUR STAR ROSE AT: 5:13am this morning --OUR STAR WILL SET AT: 8:27pm this evening --TOTAL DAYLIGHT TIME: 15 hours and 14 minutes --PEAK LIGHT IS CRESTING NEXT TWO WEEKS!!! MOON: --OUR MOON WILL SET AT: 6:20pm this afternoon --OUR MOON WILL RISE AT: 3:44am tomorrow morning --MOON SET DIRECTION: West-Northwest --MOON RISE DIRECTION: East-Northeast --MOON PHASE: Waning Crescent (7.7%) >>> YOUR DAILY TERRESTRIALS <<< ZONE 1 - Northern Region (Southern VT, Southwest NH) --High Temps (Today): Mid to Upper 70s --Low Temps (Tonight): Mid 50s --High Temps (Tomorrow): Mid to Upper 70s --Winds: Light westerly to southwesterly today through tomorrow --Sky Cover: Partly sunny today, partly cloudy tonight, morning sun then Friday P.M. clouds --Precipitation: A few morning showers then dry today, dry tonight, showers and thunderstorms tomorrow afternoon/evening --NWS Alerts / Nut Notes: Patchy fog in spots this morning lifts soon ZONE 2 - Central Region (Western MA, North-Central MA, Northern Litchfield CT) --High Temps (Today): Mid to Upper 70s --Low Temps (Tonight): Mid 50s --High Temps (Tomorrow): Mid 70s to Low 80s --Winds: Light westerly to southwesterly today through tomorrow --Sky Cover: Partly to mostly sunny today, partly cloudy tonight, morning sun then Friday P.M. clouds --Precipitation: A few morning showers in the Berkshires then dry today, dry tonight, showers and thunderstorms tomorrow afternoon/evening --NWS Alerts / Nut Notes: Patchy fog in spots this morning lifts soon ZONE 3 - Southern Region (South-Central MA, Northern CT) --High Temps (Today): Mid to Upper 70s --Low Temps (Tonight): Mid to Upper 50s --High Temps (Tomorrow): Upper 70s to Low 80s --Winds: Light westerly to southwesterly today through tomorrow --Sky Cover: Mostly sunny today, partly cloudy tonight, morning sun then Friday P.M. clouds --Precipitation: Dry today and tonight, showers and thunderstorms tomorrow afternoon/evening --NWS Alerts / Nut Notes: Patchy fog in spots this morning lifts soon >>> MORNING DISCUSSION <<< Good morning folks, thanks again for all of your reports yesterday, I really appreciate them, and I know the community does as well because it's very helpful for folks to see A) Just how much our weather can vary from town to town (or even within a town!), and B) What it's doing out there in case people have to travel to those areas, or want to know what their family or friends might be dealing with. As for our weather going forward, it's going to get worse before it gets better, and the "worse" has to do with a combination of periods of rainfall and thunderstorms between Friday afternoon and Monday, as well as the return of ground smoke and air quality issues by early to mid next week. The latter is going to be due to a ridge of high pressure setting up in south-central Canada which is from where these recent upper lows have been dropping south into the northern U.S. With its clockwise flow, it will direct more wildfire smoke towards us, so as I had intimated during the last bout we went through, because Quebec Province just lets fires burn, we're going to have to deal with this issue intermittently for a bit. I expect that by Tuesday we'll start to see ground levels of smoke, but we'll even see some aloft tomorrow with hazy skies, and we can't rule out some reaching the ground either. Luckily before we go through the next rainy, stormy, and smoky period we have a lovely day ahead today! Since an asteroid could make it all go away tomorrow, let's enjoy the only day we ever have, which is this one, the one we woke up to. Highs generally reach 75-80º today, and lows will be in the 50s, and while an isolated shower may form in northern MA, SVT or SWNH, it's basically dry today and tonight, so enjoy your outside activities. For Friday, we start off mostly sunny and dry, but cloud up and watch clusters of showers and thunderstorms track northeast into the region by mid to late afternoon ahead of a warm front. Highs tomorrow will be in the mid 70s to low 80s under hazy sunshine, which is nice and seasonable temperature-wise, with lows in the 50s. By Saturday, another upper low will press east out of the Great Lakes and develop a surface wave that tracks south of us and will spread rainfall into the region by Saturday morning, likely lasting much of the day into the evening. Highs will be cool, in the mid 60s to low 70s with lows near 50º. Sunday looks a bit brighter, but it's also looking pretty showery as the upper low portion tracks through the region with highs in the low to mid 70s. Monday and Tuesday feature more fair weather, but some afternoon instability showers scattered about as well with highs in the 70s, and the potential for more smoke to work into the region, so I will keep you updated. By mid to late next week, there are signs of some warmer temperatures more indicative of summer, and since the Solstice arrives at 10:57am on Wednesday June 21st, the timing could be quite poetic. Thanks, and 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