[7:20AM TUE 4/2/24] HIGH WIND WATCHES HAVE BEEN HOISTED FOR THE NORTHERN BERKSHIRES AND BENNINGTON COUNTY VT... A NEW WINTER STORM WATCH IS UP FOR SOUTHWEST NH / CHESHIRE COUNTY... WINTER STORM WATCHES CONTINUE FOR SVT AND NORTHWEST MA... OUR 3-PART DOUBLE-BARREL COMPLEX STORM SYSTEM IS SET TO IMPACT THE GREATER WMASS REGION WITH MULTIPLE PRECIP TYPES AND HAZARDS FROM THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH FRIDAY MORNING AS A STORMY WEEK UNFOLDS AND CONDITIONS DETERIORATE AS THE DAYS PASS BY... SATURDAY TRANSITIONS INTO SPRING WEATHER BY SUNDAY INTO NEXT WEEK... HANG IN THERE...

[7:18AM MON 4/1/24] GOT SUNRISE PICS? IT'S NOT AN APRIL FOOL'S JOKE TO SAY THAT THE HIGH TERRAIN OF NORTHEAST BERKSHIRE COUNTY, WESTERN HAMPSHIRE & FRANKLIN COUNTIES, EASTERN FRANKLIN COUNTY AND NORTHERN CMASS UP INTO SVT AND SWNH ARE STILL LOOKING AT ACCUMULATING SNOWFALL STARTING AS EARLY AS TUESDAY NIGHT, BUT MOSTLY DURING WEDNESDAY INTO THURSDAY... OVER A FOOT MAY PILE UP IN THE SOUTHERN GREENS OF VT... WINTER STORM WATCHES LIKELY GET HOISTED BY TOMORROW... A MIX OF MODERATE TO HEAVY RAIN, SLEET AND SOME SNOW IS POSSIBLE FOR LOWER ELEVATIONS... MULTI-DAY NOR'EASTER LIKELY BRINGS UNSETTLED CONDITIONS TUESDAY INTO EARLY FRIDAY MORNING, LEADING TO A NICER-LOOKING WEEKEND AND POTENTIAL FOR GOOD ECLIPSE VIEWING NEXT MONDAY...

[8:15AM SUN: 3/31/24] MID-WEEK RAIN AND SNOW STORM SIGNAL CONTINUES... IF ELEMENTS ALIGN, A LATE-SEASON NOR'EASTER WOULD BRING RAIN, SNOW, WIND AND OUTAGES TO PARTS OF OUR GREATER WMASS REGION...

5:20AM SATURDAY UPDATE: BLUSTERY CONDITIONS THIS MORNING GIVE WAY TO SLOWLY SLACKENING WIND BY AFTERNOON AND EVENING, BUT A BIT BREEZIER IN THE HILLS... PLENTY OF SUN THIS WEEKEND, MILD... MONDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH THURSDAY LOOKS LIKE A WINTRY MIX MESS WITH PRECIP APLENTY...

[7:35AM FRI 3/29/24] WINTER STORM MIDDLE OF NEXT WEEK? IT'S POSSIBLE FOR PARTS OF OUR REGION SO STAY TUNED DURING THE DAYS LEADING UP TO THAT PERIOD... RAIN AND SOME BRIEF SNOW MIX IS ENDING THIS MORNING AS OUR STORM PULLS AWAY... GUSTY WINDS PICK UP LATER THIS AFTERNOON, TONIGHT AND SATURDAY AS WE DRY OUT... SATURDAY IS SUNNIER THAN SUNNY'S NAMESAKE, SUNDAY, AND A FEW SHOWERS MAY SWING THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT... SUNDAY AND MONDAY FEATURE FAIR WEATHER, BUT THEN TUES-THURS IS LOOKING WET AT LEAST, AND POSSIBLY WHITE WITH A CHANCE FOR LATE-SEASON ACCUMULATING SNOWFALL...

[7:27AM THU 3/28/24] FLOOD WATCHES ARE UP FOR CMASS AND NORTHEAST CT THROUGH EARLY FRIDAY MORNING... PERIODS OF RAIN CONTINUE TO OVERSPREAD THE REGION, LIGHT TO MODERATE IN INTENSITY WITH HEAVIER BURSTS... RAIN SHOWERS AND PERIODS OF RAIN LAST ALL DAY AND TONIGHT, TAPERING OFF DURING FRIDAY'S PRE-DAWN HOURS, AND ENDING AS A BIT OF SNOW IN SOME AREAS... FRIDAY BECOMES GUSTY BY AFTERNOON AND WINDS KICK UP 25-45MPH FRIDAY EVENING AND NIGHT, AND TAPERING DOWN BY MID-DAY SATURDAY... A SPOT SHOWER LATE SAT NIGHT INTO EARLY SUNDAY THEN DRYING... NEXT TUES-THURS COULD FEATURE A STORM WITH SOME WINTRY PRECIP POSSIBLE...

[7:19AM WED 3/27/24] PATCHY DRIZZLE AND FOG THIS MORNING, THEN SHOWERS ARRIVE VERY LATE AFTERNOON AND BECOMING STEADIER OVERNIGHT INTO THURSDAY MORNING... THURSDAY IS A RAINY, MILD DAY, LASTING INTO THURSDAY NIGHT... MORNING FRIDAY SHOWERS ABATE AND GIVE WAY TO A SUNNIER AFTERNOON WITH NORTHWEST WINDS KICKING UP AND GUSTING 25-40MPH FRIDAY NIGHT THROUGH SATURDAY, SLACKENING LATE IN THE DAY... SUNNY SKIES EXPECTED SATURDAY THROUGH MONDAY BEFORE MORE RAIN ARRIVES SOMETIME TUES/WED...

[7:20AM TUE 3/26/24] COOLER EAST-NORTHEAST FLOW OFF THE OCEAN TODAY KEEPS US MOSTLY CLOUDY... SOME DRIZZLE OR FOG OR LIGHT SHOWERS BY THIS EVENING AND OVERNIGHT, BRIEF ICING POSSIBLE IN THE HIGH TERRAIN TONIGHT... A FEW WED. MORNING SHOWERS FOLLOWED BY A LULL AND THEN STEADIER RAINFALL WEDNESDAY NIGHT LATE THROUGH THURSDAY AND THURSDAY EVENING, HEAVIEST EAST OF THE I-91 CORRIDOR... RAIN TAPERS FRIDAY, AND WE'RE BREEZY, FAIR AND SEASONABLE THIS WEEKEND...

[5:45AM MON 3/25/24] BEAUTIFUL DAY FOLLOWED BY MORE CLOUDS TUESDAY WITH POTENTIAL FOR SCATTERED LIGHT RAIN OR FREEZING RAIN SHOWERS TUESDAY NIGHT... UNSETTLED REST OF WEEK, MILDER...

[8:55AM SAT: 3/23/24] WINTER WEATHER ADVISORIES, WINTER STORM WARNINGS AND FLOOD WATCHES CONTINUE... THE MASS PIKE FROM WESTFIELD TO THE NY LINE IS RESTRICTED TO 40MPH DUE TO ICING... SNOW AND ICE NORTH OF THE PIKE CONTINUES THIS MORNING WITH FREEZING RAIN CHANGING TO RAIN SOUTH OF THE ROUTE 2 CORRIDOR INTO EARLY/MID AFTERNOON WITH HEAVY RAIN AT TIMES... CHANGE BACK TO SNOW FOR NORTHWEST MA AND SVT THIS EVENING... FAIR WEATHER SUNDAY INTO WEDNESDAY WITH A FEW SHOWERS AT THAT TIME... MY 2024 SUPPORT DRIVE ENDS TOMORROW AND WE'RE CLOSE TO THE 4% GOAL... YOUR SUPPORT OF MY WORK HELPS ME CONTINUE THIS EFFORT AS A PUBLIC RESOURCE THRU 2024...

[7:11AM FRI 3/22/24] WINTER WEATHER ADVISORIES AND FLOOD WATCHES HAVE BEEN HOISTED FOR PARTS OF THE REGION... THE WINTER WEATHER ALERTS ARE UP FOR ALL OF WMASS, NORTHWEST CT, NORTHERN CMASS AND SVT FOR SNOW AND ICE AFTER MIDNIGHT AND ON BACK END OF STORM... FLOOD WATCHES UP FOR HAMPDEN COUNTY, SOUTHERN CMASS AND NORTHERN CT... NICE TODAY, CLOUDING UP TONIGHT, SNOW AND ICE MOVES IN AFTER MIDNIGHT CHANGING TO HEAVY RAIN BY MID-DAY... BIG RANGE IN IMPACTS FROM NORTH TO SOUTH... STORMY SATURDAY, SUNNY SUNDAY, FAIR WEATHER EARLY NEXT WEEK... IT'S BEEN A LONG RUN... PLEASE HELP CONTRIBUTE TO THE CONTINUANCE OF THIS LOCAL COMMUNITY WEATHER SERVICE IF IT MATTERS TO YOU...THE DHTWN SUPPORT DRIVE IS 77% TO THE GOAL WITH JUST 3 DAYS LEFT...

[7:17AM THURS 3/21/24] WIND ADVISORIES ARE UP FOR THE BERKSHIRES AND WESTERN HILLTOWNS TODAY... GUSTS FOR MOST ARE 25-40MPH, BUT UP TO 50MPH IN THE ADVISED AREAS... INCREASED FIRE SPREAD RISK IS PRESENT TODAY AS WE DRY OUT THROUGH TONIGHT AND FRIDAY... THEN AN UPPER LOW AND COASTAL SURFACE LOW MOSTLY PHASE AND BRING SNOW CHANGING TO RAIN LATE FRIDAY NIGHT INTO SATURDAY WITH FLOODING POSSIBLE EAST OF THE CT RIVER VALLEY... SUNDAY IS THE WEEKEND PICK WITH MILDER TEMPS INTO EARLY NEXT WEEK BEFORE MORE SHOWERS ARE POSSIBLE BY MID WEEK... IT'S BEEN A LONG RUN... PLEASE HELP CONTRIBUTE TO THE CONTINUANCE OF THIS LOCAL COMMUNITY WEATHER SERVICE IF IT MATTERS TO YOU...THE DHTWN SUPPORT DRIVE IS 73% TO THE GOAL WITH JUST 4 DAYS LEFT...

[7:15AM WED 3/20/24] DYNAMIC WEATHER ON THE WAY TODAY... MORNING SNOW SHOWERS END AFTER SOME LIGHT ACCUMULATIONS IN THE WESTERN HILLS... A POTENT COLD FRONT SWEEPS THE REGION THIS LATE AFTERNOON AND EARLY EVENING WITH SNOW SQUALLS, HEAVY RAIN SHOWERS, GRAUPEL, WIND, AND POSSIBLY THUNDER... HILLTOWN AND MOUNTAIN SNOW SHOWERS MOVE IN WITH STRONG COLD AIR ADVECTION OVERNIGHT... LIGHT TO MODERATE SNOW ACCUMULATIONS IN NORTHWEST MA UP INTO SVT... BLUSTERY AND COLD THURSDAY, WITH NEAR-ZERO WIND CHILLS BY THURSDAY NIGHT... MORE RAIN AND SNOW LATE FRIDAY NIGHT INTO SATURDAY... IT'S BEEN A LONG RUN... PLEASE HELP CONTRIBUTE TO THE CONTINUANCE OF THIS LOCAL COMMUNITY WEATHER SERVICE IF IT MATTERS TO YOU...THE DHTWN SUPPORT DRIVE IS 69% TO THE GOAL WITH JUST 4 DAYS LEFT...

[7:17AM TUE 3/19/24] MORNING BERKSHIRE SNOW SHOWERS WANE WITH MORE UPSLOPE AND LAKE EFFECT SNOW SHOWERS TONIGHT WITH SOME COATINGS POSSIBLE IN THE BERKSHIRES REGION WITH A MOSTLY DRY AND WINDY DAY IN THE PIONEER VALLEY AND A SPOT SHOWER POSSIBLE... BREEZY CONDITIONS CONTINUE WEDNESDAY AS A MORE ROBUST SYSTEM SWEEPS THROUGH WITH RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS INTO WEDNESDAY NIGHT WITH ADDITIONAL MOUNTAIN ACCUMULATIONS FOR SOME... BLUSTERY AND COLD THURSDAY, CALMER FRIDAY, WITH RAIN AND HILLTOWN ACCUMULATING SNOW POSSIBLE FRIDAY NIGHT INTO SATURDAY... SUNDAY IS THE WEEKEND PICK AS OF NOW... PLEASE HELP CONTRIBUTE TO THE STABILITY OF THIS LOCAL COMMUNITY WEATHER RESOURCE...THE DHTWN SUPPORT DRIVE IS 67% TO THE GOAL WITH JUST 5 DAYS LEFT...

[7:15AM MON 3/18/24] NORTHWEST FLOW BRINGS COOLER TEMPS, BUBBLING AFTERNOON CLOUDS, A FEW SPOTTY POP-UP HILLTOWN SHOWERS, AND A CHANCE OF LIGHT SNOW ACCUMULATION IN THE HIGH TERRAIN WEDNESDAY INTO WEDNESDAY EVENING, FOLLOWED BY A BLUSTERY/COLDER THURSDAY... STORM POTENTIAL CONTINUES FOR FRIDAY NIGHT INTO SATURDAY... PLEASE HELP CONTRIBUTE TO THE STABILITY OF THIS LOCAL COMMUNITY WEATHER RESOURCE...THE DHTWN SUPPORT DRIVE IS 66% TO THE GOAL WITH JUST 6 DAYS LEFT...

[8:20AM SUN: 3/17/24] GUSTY WIND AND POTENTIALLY GRAUPEL-Y POP-UP SHOWERS LATER TODAY FOLLOW OUR MORNING SHOWERS WITH A COLD FRONT PASSING THROUGH OUR REGION... COOLER TEMPERATURE TREND THIS WEEK INTO NEXT WEEKEND WITH INSTABILITY RAIN/SNOW SHOWERS MONDAY AND WEDNESDAY... COLD AND BLUSTERY THURSDAY... WEEKEND COASTAL STORM POSSIBLE... YOUR SUPPORT OF MY WORK HELPS ME CONTINUE THIS EFFORT AS A PUBLIC RESOURCE THRU 2024...

[6:20AM SAT: 3/16/24] NICE DAY AHEAD AFTER PATCHY FOG BURNS OFF... PARTLY SUNNY AND MILD... SUNDAY MORNING SHOWERS GIVE WAY TO A PARTLY SUNNY AFTERNOON... COOLER EARLY TO MID WEEK WITH A FEW SPOT INSTABILITY SHOWERS POSSIBLE EACH AFTERNOON, OTHERWISE DRY... NO REAL ORGANIZED STORMS FOR THIS UPCOMING WEEK... YOUR SUPPORT OF MY WORK HELPS ME CONTINUE THIS EFFORT AS A PUBLIC RESOURCE IN 2024...

[7:15AM FRI 3/15/24] STILL SOME SCATTERED SHOWERS TO WORK THROUGH THE REGION THIS MORNING... COOLER CLOUDIER NORTH, MILDER SUNNIER SOUTH... SATURDAY IS THE WEEKEND PICK WITH MORE SHOWERS SUNDAY, AND BREEZY... COLDER AND CLOUDIER EARLY TO MID WEEK AND WINDY AT TIMES... NEXT CHANCE OF UNSETTLED WEATHER IS MID-WEEK AND THEN AGAIN NEXT SATURDAY... THE DHTWN SUPPORT DRIVE IS 63% TO THE GOAL WITH JUST 9 DAYS LEFT, PLEASE HELP CONTRIBUTE TO THE STABILITY OF THIS LOCAL COMMUNITY WEATHER RESOURCE...

[7:15AM THU 3/14/24] SOME FOLKS COULD HIT 70º TODAY... SUNNY AND VERY MILD TO ALMOST WARM BEFORE MORE CLOUDS, RAIN, AND COOLER TEMPS MOVE IN FOR TOMORROW THROUGH THE WEEKEND... A FURTHER COOL DOWN IS EXPECTED NEXT WEEK WITH MOSTLY DRY CONDITIONS... WE'RE ABOUT 62% TO REACHING THE 4% READER GOAL FOR MY 10TH ANNUAL 2024 SUPPORT DRIVE WITH 10 DAYS LEFT... CAN YOU CHIP IN TODAY? ANY LEVEL HELPS, THANK YOU...

[6:50AM WED 3/13/24] A PAIR OF VERY MILD AND MOSTLY SUNNY DAYS AHEAD SO GET OUT AND FEEL THE INCOMING SEASON... CAN'T RULE OUT A SHOWER THIS EVENING... BETTER CHANCE FOR SHOWERS THURSDAY NIGHT INTO FRIDAY... SATURDAY IS DRY AND MOSTLY CLOUDY, WITH MORE SHOWERS POSSIBLE SUNDAY, FOLLOWED BY A COOLER AND BLUSTERY MONDAY... SPRING ARRIVES NEXT WEEK... WE'RE ABOUT 61% TO REACHING THE 4% READER GOAL FOR MY 10TH ANNUAL 2024 SUPPORT DRIVE WITH 11 DAYS LEFT... CAN YOU CHIP IN TODAY? ANY LEVEL HELPS, THANK YOU...