THE 411 FOR THE 413 AND BEYOND… SEASONABLY COLD, FAIR DAY TODAY, ENJOY THE HOLYOKE PARADE IF YOU’RE HEADING OUT, JUST BUNDLE UP… FAIR AND COLD WEATHER CONTINUES THROUGH TUESDAY, THEN WE GET MILDER 2ND HALF OF THE WEEK WITH A PERIOD OF MIXED RAIN AND SNOW POSSIBLE THURSDAY NIGHT INTO FRIDAY… (7:05am Sun)
TODAY’S DATE: Sunday, March 17, 2019
TERRESTRIAL:
HIGH AIR TEMPS: Highs should rise into the low/mid 30s in the Berkshires/Taconics/Litchfields, western hilltowns, SVT/SWNH, and N. Worcester County, while we reach the upper 30s for the Pioneer Valley floor down into northern CT and in S. Worcester County.
LOW AIR TEMPS: Lows should drop into the upper teens to low 20s region-wide
SKIES: Mostly sunny
WINDS: West winds could gust to 25mph in the high terrain, and 15mph in the valley
NWS ALERTS: None
CELESTIAL:
–OUR STAR ROSE AT: 6:59am this morning
–OUR STAR WILL SET AT: 6:58pm this evening
–OUR MOON WILL RISE AT: 2:54pm this afternoon
–OUR MOON WILL SET AT: 5:42am tomorrow morning
–MOON PHASE: Waxing Gibbous
SUMMARY:
–Good morning everybody, cold air advection is underway even more today, as a trough connected to Arctic air sweeps cold through the region over the next few days before lifting out north and east by mid week
–Any scattered morning snow showers abate as the day builds
–For the next 4 or 5 days, we are dry, with mostly sunny skies, partly cloudy to clear nights, and seasonably cool temperatures, although through Tuesday is a bit colder than average, but we can handle it
–Highs/lows are listed above for today/tonight
–For Monday, highs range from the upper 30s to low 40s, with lows in the mid to upper teens with light winds
–For Tuesday, highs will be in the mid to upper 30s with lows in the upper teens
–Remember: black ice is possible each late night/early morning period today, tomorrow Tuesday and Wednesday
–Wednesday will feature high pressure tracking east of us, and allowing us to rise firmly into the 40s for highs, with 20s for lows
–Thursday looks even milder, generally 45-50 degrees with more partial sunshine, and clouds late
–A system will be moving into the region overnight, and may time just right with slightly sub-freezing temps to produce LIGHT wintry precip over the region into Friday morning
–This is another NO-BIG-WHOOP NON-ALERT, so seriously, don’t fret or worry. Typical Winter-is-leaving stuff
–Next weekend looks cooler with one more cool shot, as we’re dealing with today through Tuesday, though it might be milder for next weeekend’s temperature dip
Anyway, that about does it, have a great day!