TABLE OF CONTENTS
* Daily Celestials (Sun/Moon Data)
* WMass Zone Forecast Summaries
* Weekly Weather Nutshell
* Morning Discussion
* TIP: Scroll below for sections, or read all
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YOUR DAILY CELESTIALS
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STAR:
–OUR STAR WILL RISE AT: 6:31am this morning
–OUR STAR WILL SET AT: 4:36pm this evening
–TOTAL DAYLIGHT TIME: 10 hours and 5 minutes

MOON:
–OUR MOON WILL SET AT: 2:38pm this afternoon
–MOON SET DIRECTION: West
–OUR MOON WILL RISE AT: 2:32am tomorrow morning
–MOON RISE DIRECTION: East
–MOON PHASE: Waning Crescent (22.0%)
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WMASS ZONE FORECAST SUMMARIES
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ZONE 1 – Northern Region
(Southern VT, Southwest NH)
–High Temps (Today): Upper 30s to Low 40s
–Low Temps (Tonight): Upper 20s to Low 30s
–High Temps (Tomorrow): Upper 30s to Low 40s
–Winds: Northwest winds gust 15-30mph this morning, then slacken this afternoon and tonight
–Sky Cover: Becoming mostly sunny, with clouds building late
–Precipitation: None today, snow, sleet and freezing rain tonight near and after midnight… icing may linger through Thursday morning before changing to rain and quitting by afternoon
–NWS Alerts / Nut Notes: Winter Weather Advisories are up for southern VT

ZONE 2 – Central Region
(Western MA, North-Central MA, Northern Litchfield CT)
–High Temps (Today): Low to Mid 40s
–Low Temps (Tonight): Upper 20s to Mid 30s
–High Temps (Tomorrow): Low to Mid 40s
–Winds: Northwest winds gust 15-30mph this morning, then slacken this afternoon and tonight
–Sky Cover: Becoming mostly sunny, with clouds building late
–Precipitation: None today, brief snow, sleet and freezing rain tonight near and after midnight in the high terrain of WMass and in northern WMass/CMass… icing may linger through Thursday morning in far northwest MA before changing to rain and quitting by afternoon… the Pioneer Valley sees mostly sleet/freezing rain to rain by Thursday morning
–NWS Alerts / Nut Notes: Watch for icy travel spots early tomorrow morning

ZONE 3 – Southern Region
(South-Central MA, Northern CT)
–High Temps (Today): Low to Mid 40s
–Low Temps (Tonight): Low to Mid 30s
–High Temps (Tomorrow): Low to Mid 40s
–Winds: Northwest winds gust 15-30mph this morning, then slacken this afternoon and tonight
–Sky Cover: Becoming mostly sunny, with clouds building late
–Precipitation: None today, brief sleet tonight changing to rain showers by early Thursday morning, no icy travel expected for now
–NWS Alerts / Nut Notes: None
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YOUR WEEKLY WEATHER NUTSHELL
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–Windy this morning into afternoon, then slackening
–Mostly sunny with highs in the 40-45º range
–Morning wind chills in the teens and 20s rise to the 30s this afternoon, bundle up!
–Clouds increase tonight, with brief light snow changing to light sleet and freezing rain moving into the region well after midnight
–Icy conditions expected in northern Berkshire County, the western hilltowns, and the Rt. 2 corridor north into SVT and SWNH, including northernmost CMass (Gardner west/north)
–Some mixed sleet and rain elsewhere in the Pioneer Valley points south and east into CMass and northern CT
–Any icing changes to rain showers tomorrow later morning into early afternoon, then tapers off, cold in the 40s for highs
–Friday is breezy, mostly cloudy, with temps near 50º, and then a lovely (albeit cold/sunny) weekend into early next week follows, but before we talk details 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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YOUR MORNING DISCUSSION
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Good morning everybody, I’m wishing for you a day that goes your way today, even once during the day, because once would be better than “nonce”: a new word I just made up that is a/k/a “zero”.

Clearly, it’s a word that no one, including myself, will ever use again, but it’s my little gift to you in this ephemeral experience called life for today.

In terms of our weather, baby it’s cold outside!!

We’ve had northwesterly wind gusts mainly in the 20-35mph range overnight, though we did clock a gust at 41mph at the Pittsfield Municipal Airport in Berkshire County.

In fact, wind chills are in the teens and 20s this morning so bundle up!

Northwest and northerly winds will continue to gust this morning, but as a slim wedge of high pressure floats into our region, the pressure gradient will ease and winds will slacken by early to mid afternoon.

Highs will only crest up and into the 40-45º range under mostly sunny skies, and wind chills will be down in the 30s for a good part of the day, so again, dress the part today.

Clouds will increase tonight ahead of a low pressure system that will track east northeast through the eastern Great Lakes region and into northern New England.

Winter Weather Advisories have been hoisted for Berkshire County and all of SVT.

However, the trend has been to take the steadier portion of the precip shield a bit more northerly into VT and NH which mean less impact to southern New England including WMass and points east and south.

We’ll also have a very dry air mass in place as light precipitation comes into the region, so I would say unless you are along and north of Route 2 in Berkshire, Franklin, and Worcester Counties on northward into VT and NH, precip should be more scattered and very light, with a chance for up to half an inch or snow of snow/sleet and light ice coating/glazes.

This is not a major event, folks, but could cause some slippery areas into the pre-dawn hours, especially in southern VT and southwest NH and far northwest MA.

The valley south into northern CT and east into CMass should see some sleet/rain mix, changing to light rain showers tomorrow morning.

Lows tonight will drop to the low to mid 30s, and light rain showers will be possible into Thursday afternoon before it quits. Highs tomorrow will be in the 40s with lows in the 30s.

Friday looks windy behind our departing low pressure system with highs either side of 50º with more clouds than sun, with lows in the upper 30s.

The weekend looks LOVELY, but cold with highs in the 40s and lows in the 20s which should extend into Monday and Tuesday, so we’ve got a nice and seasonable fair weather stretch coming up after tonight’s light wintry event.

I will update later about tonight’s event, but until then, 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