Good morning folks, we had some wind gusts overnight as southerly flow continued to develop with some light showers that moved through. These are now tracking east and out of here, which will lead to a very mild day with potentially stronger southwesterly gusts of 20-35mph, perhaps even reaching 40mph in some high terrain areas in the greater WMass region.

Partly sunny skies are expected to develop which will send highs soaring into the 60s for most of us (mid to upper 50s in northwest MA and SVT high terrain) with some valley towns cresting 70º if the sun lasts long enough!

Again, it will be gusty at times as wind mixes down to the surface with these warm temps ahead of tonight’s cold frontal passage, and clouds will increase later this afternoon with first showers reaching southwest VT or the northern Berkshires by about 5-6pm.

Rain then overspreads the region between 6-9pm or so and we should all be dealing with showers of varying intensities before midnight with patchy fog possible.

Temps will be quite mild overnight, hanging in the upper 40s to low 50s into the pre-dawn hours, with rain likely ending before dawn.

The cold front comes through in the morning, which will cause temps to drop a bit and then hang in the 40s as northwesterly flow becomes established, gusting 20-30mph at times later in the morning and afternoon for a time.

Friday looks mostly cloudy at the moment, but we could get some partial clearing later in the day with temps falling from the 40s, into the 30s, and then crashing into the upper teens to 20s for lows – Saturday morning will be cold!

We may see a few isolated snow showers or flurries overnight as well, but then a mostly sunny weekend will be bestowed upon our hills and dales in all its resplendency!

It’ll be cold on Saturday, yes, but sunny with highs in the upper 20s to 30s with lows in the low to mid 20s under clear skies. By Sunday, high pressure moves south of us, and will return milder highs in the 40s through the region with more sunshine, and lows in the mid to upper 20s.

By early next week, clouds will start to build into the region as temps rise further into the 50s on Monday, but it should remain dry through Monday night with lows in the 30s.

Once we reach the Tuesday to Wednesday timeframe, there are a couple of shower chances with widely scattered showers Tuesday, but the main chance for rain looks like it could come by Wednesday afternoon and night with another cold frontal boundary, but I will update on that as we get closer.

Have a great day!

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― Joseph Campbell

YOUR NUTSHELL:
–Any light showers track east and out of here early this morning
–Partly sunny skies develop, high at least upper 50s to well into the 60s
–Some areas may crest 70º if enough sunshine develops by afternoon
–Southwesterly gusts will pick up 20-35mph at times, and if hit 70º we could see some 40mph gusts in the high terrain
–Clouds thicken and rain arrives between 5pm-9pm from northwest to southeast
–Showery overnight, mild lows in the low 50s with patchy fog, rain ends by dawn
–Temps fall for a bit then hang in the 40s, before falling again Friday afternoon
–Northerlies gust 20-30mph at times, ushering colder air into the region
–Lows crash into the upper teens and 20s at night as we clear out, though some isolated snow showers or flurries are possible overnight
–The weekend develops beautifully with increasing sunshine and highs in the upper 20s to 30s on Saturday, cresting into the 40s for Sunday with lows in the 20s
–Monday will cloud up but should be dry with highs in the low to mid 50s and lows in the 30s
–Tuesday and Wednesday may provide a couple of chances for shower activity, especially with a stronger front by Wednesday evening with mild highs, and colder temps behind the front for late next week

YOUR DAILY CELESTIALS
STAR:
–OUR STAR ROSE AT: 6:43am this morning
–OUR STAR SETS AT: 7:09pm this evening
–TOTAL DAYLIGHT TIME: 12 hours and 26 minutes

MOON:
–OUR MOON RISES AT: 12:05pm this morning
–MOON RISE DIRECTION:-Northeast
–OUR MOON SETS AT: 4:03am tomorrow morning
–MOON SET DIRECTION: West-Northwest
–MOON PHASE: Waxing Gibbous (57.5%)