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TABLE OF CONTENTS
* Daily Celestials (Sun/Moon Data)
* Weekly Weather Nutshell
* WMass Zone Forecast Summaries
* Morning Discussion
* TIP: Scroll below for sections, or read all
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YOUR DAILY CELESTIALS
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STAR:
–OUR STAR ROSE AT: 6:58am this morning
–OUR STAR WILL SET AT: 4:19pm this evening
–TOTAL DAYLIGHT TIME: 9 hours and 21 minutes

MOON:
–OUR MOON WILL SET AT: 11:02am this morning
–MOON SET DIRECTION: Northwest
–OUR MOON WILL RISE AT: 8:06pm this evening
–MOON RISE DIRECTION: East-Northeast
–MOON PHASE: Waning Gibbous (82.8%)
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YOUR WEEKLY WEATHER NUTSHELL
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–Morning sunshine gives way to cloudy skies
–Rain arrives mid to late afternoon, and quits by midnight
–Highs in the 40s today, lows in the 30s
–Saturday is mostly cloudy but mostly dry, highs either side of 50º
–Clouds thicken at night, with showers by Sunday morning
–Showers become more numerous and heavier by afternoon and evening with a more widespread rainstorm developing, quitting by Monday morning
–Highs are well into the 40s on Sunday, then cooling
–Rain may change to a period of snow in northern and far western MA and up into SVT and SWNH, accumulating snow is possible
–Cold front comes through Monday and after highs near 40º
–Fair weather moves in later Monday and through at least Thursday with highs in the low/mid 30s, lows near 20º
–A period of light accumulating snow is possible on Friday, 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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A NOTE FROM OUR SPONSOR
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Dave Hayes The Weather Nut is Sponsored by Individual Community Members, Patrons, and 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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REGIONAL/ZONE FORECAST SUMMARIES
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ZONE 1 – Northern Region
(Southern VT, Southwest NH)
–High Temps (Today): Mid to Upper 40s
–Low Temps (Tonight): Low to Mid 30s
–High Temps (Tomorrow): Upper 40s to Low 50s
–Winds: Light southwest to south today through tomorrow
–Sky Cover: Partly sunny early then clouding quickly, cloudy tonight, mostly cloudy tomorrow
–Precipitation: None this morning then rain by later afternoon, quitting by midnight, dry much of Saturday
–NWS Alerts / Nut Notes: Watch for patches of black ice this morning

ZONE 2 – Central Region
(Western MA, North-Central MA, Northern Litchfield CT)
–High Temps (Today): Upper 40s to Low 50s
–Low Temps (Tonight): Mid 30s
–High Temps (Tomorrow): Upper 40s to Low 50s
–Winds: Light southwest to south today through tomorrow
–Sky Cover: Partly sunny early then clouding quickly, cloudy tonight, mostly cloudy tomorrow
–Precipitation: None this morning then rain by later afternoon, quitting by midnight, dry much of Saturday
–NWS Alerts / Nut Notes: Watch for patches of black ice this morning

ZONE 3 – Southern Region
(South-Central MA, Northern CT)
–High Temps (Today): Upper 40s to Low 50s
–Low Temps (Tonight): Mid to Upper 30s
–High Temps (Tomorrow): Low to Mid 50s
–Winds: Light southwest to south today through tomorrow
–Sky Cover: Partly sunny early then clouding quickly, cloudy tonight, mostly cloudy tomorrow
–Precipitation: None this morning then rain by later afternoon, quitting by midnight, dry much of Saturday
–NWS Alerts / Nut Notes: Watch for patches of black ice this morning
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YOUR MORNING DISCUSSION
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Good morning humans, we’re still respirating if we’re reading this post (myself included) so that means we might have a good moment or two today, and we might even crack a smile or raise a ‘brow, and I wish that for you.

As for our weather, we start off with early morning sunshine, but clouds quickly increase as the morning wears on with a fast-moving fairly flat-tracking (i.e. west to east) storm system which will provide a modicum of rain to us by Saturday morning, as in under a quarter of an inch (and for some, under a tenth!).

Highs today will reach the 45-50º range with light southerly flow. Rain arrives by mid to late afternoon, and quits by midnight, with lows expected to drop into the lower to mid 30s with a few fog patches possible.

For Saturday, a drying trend will be underway, but we should still be dealing with a mostly cloudy day and a few breaks of sunshine with highs either side of 50º – the pick of the weekend for sure!

Clouds thicken Saturday night, as lows drop into the mid to upper 30s, and a few pre-dawn showers will be possible.

Then I’ll be watching low pressure develop near the Mid-Atlantic coastline on Sunday, which occurs after an initial shortwave tracks northeast into our region for Sunday morning bringing the chance for showers, which could affect the Hot Chocolate Race runners between 8am-Noon in Northampton.

So Sunday is looking quite wet, with a period of showers Sunday morning, likely then blooming into a steadier/heavier rain fall later in the afternoon and evening as the Mid-Atlantic storm picks up speed and strength.

Highs will be in the mid to upper 40s, but northerly flow will be developing and by later Sunday into Sunday night could flip rain to snow in the high terrain of the western hilltowns, Rt. 2 corridor, northern Berkshires and southern VT/NH.

So, while a low chancer, some accumulating snow is possible Sunday night into Monday morning, as the rest of us deal with rainfall with lows in the 30s.

After morning showers, we may climb to either side of 40º before a Canadian cold front swings through the region, and drops into the 20s at night, and then into the low to mid 30s for highs Tuesday through Thursday with plenty of fair weather throughout as high pressure builds into the region. Lows will dip to either side of 20º during this period, so winter chill is returning!

Thereafter, though a long way out, we may see a warm front pushing moisture into and over this cold dome of air, which may produce an overrunning setup and a period of light to maybe moderate snow sometime Friday or Friday night, so stay tuned for updates and have a great day!

>>> BE KIND <<<
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–Kurt Vonnegut