Good morning folks, I hope that our improving weather conditions today will similarly summon and portend a very nice and potentially increasingly more enjoyable end to your weekend. For certain, the 3-day forecast is sure to offer hope for those seeking some warmer temps as we head into May, and through Tuesday, our atmosphere should deliver (especially in the Pioneer Valley).

For today, we have a few leftover showers from our mostly southwestwardly-suppressed storm (wow, that’s a biiiiig hyphenated contraption, Hayes), but those are relegated to northern CT and should taper off well before noon.

Light rain showers made it northeast into Hampshire County last night, but the steadier stuff stayed in the central/southern Berkshires, western/central Hampden County and northern CT as expected.

Moving forward, sunshine will continue to increase from west to east today with highs climbing into the upper 50s to low 60s for a nice end to our weekend, followed by lows in the mid 30s to low 40s.

The start of the upcoming work week will feature a pair of beautifully sunny and warmer days with highs climbing well into the 60s for most of us (though probably either side of 60º in far northwest MA up into SVT). Lows will drop to either side of 40º, and there shall be peace in the valley with a sweet Spring feel.

By Wednesday, we’ll be transitioning into a more unsettled pattern with some onshore flow developing, so a few showers will be possible, especially east of the I-91 corridor.

Clouds will be increasing, and by nighttime a cold front will be swinging east into New England and pushing rainfall across the region with lows in the low to mid 40s.

Thursday looks quite rainy at the moment, with showers potentially falling through the afternoon with highs in the low to mid 50s, but I’ll dial that in as we get closer.

By Friday into the following weekend, temps are going to be cooler as an upper trough swings overhead and causes a moderately destabilized setup that should contribute to scattered showers at times with highs only reaching the mid 40s to mid 50s as we being the merry (and chilly?) month of May.

Hang in there, before you’ll know The Roast will be on and I will be sure to livestream my sobbing in my basement as summah lovahs rejoice and dance out in the heat and humidity

Have a great day and check out the Nutshell and Celestials below!

“Follow your bliss and the universe will open doors for you where there were only walls.”
― Joseph Campbell

YOUR NUTSHELL:
–Morning northern CT showers taper off by mid morning
–Decreasing clouds with increasing sunshine by afternoon
–Highs reach the upper 50s to low 60s with lows tonight in the mid/upper 30s
–Monday and Tuesday look lovely with sunshine and highs in the 60s both days and lows either side of 40º
–Wednesday is a transition day ahead of an incoming cold front and developing low pressure system along said front
–Some onshore flow may produce some scattered showers, or at least a lot of cloudiness with highs in the upper 50s to low 60s
–By later Wednesday night through Thursday, a strong cold front sweeps through New England
–A developing low pressure system along the front will enhance rain production and may bring a needed, soaking rainfall to the region
–Highs Thursday will only reach the low to mid 50s with lows near 40º as rain tapers off
–Friday through the weekend features cooler temps as an upper trough builds into the region
–Highs should only be in the mid 40s to mid 50s with unsettled showery conditions possible

YOUR DAILY CELESTIALS
STAR:
–OUR STAR ROSE AT: 5:52am this morning
–OUR STAR SETS AT: 7:43pm this evening
–TOTAL DAYLIGHT TIME: 13 hours and 51 minutes

MOON:
–OUR MOON RISES AT: 2:48pm this afternoon
–MOON RISE DIRECTION: East
–OUR MOON SETS AT: 3:54am tomorrow morning
–MOON SET DIRECTION: West
–MOON PHASE: Waxing Gibbous (74.8%)