TABLE OF CONTENTS:
–DHTWN Reminder (Breathing Helps)
–Weekly Nutshell (Quick impact list)
–Sponsor Note (Tandem Bagel Co.)
–NWS Alerts (Advisories, Warnings, Watches)
–Celestial Data (Sun/Moon info)
–Regional Summaries (Quick in/out details)
–Morning Discussion (More Details)
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DHTWN REMINDER: As borderline-cliche as it sounds, turning away from what you’re working on and taking a few slooooooow deep breaths in through the nose and out the mouth really does helps mitigate stress a bit.
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DAVE’S WEEKLY WEATHER NUTSHELL
–Morning partial cloudiness gives way to a mostly sunny day
–Light west winds and incoming ridge bring milder temps into the 60s for highs, lows 30s with a few isolated frosty spots
–Tomorrow is the pick of the week with sunshine and highs in the 70s
–Saturday clouds up and cools into the 60s with showers by night time
–A cold front moves through Sunday and with deep southerly fetch, leading to rain, heavy at times, especially in the morning
–Sunday looks cooler and more showery
–An upper level low should drift east through New England and bring more unsettled, cool, more typical April conditions into early next week as well, but before we jump into the weather story below, let’s check a note from our local and delicious sponsor, #TandemBagelCo, with their newest location in West Springfield, MA.
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A NOTE FROM OUR SPONSOR:
Dave Hayes The Weather Nut is Sponsored by Individual Community Members, Patrons & 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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***DHTWN DAILY WEATHER REPORT***
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NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALERTS
–None

DAILY CELESTIAL (STAR):
–OUR STAR ROSE AT: 6:02am this morning
–OUR STAR WILL SET AT: 7:36pm this evening
–TOTAL DAYLIGHT TIME: 13 hours and 34 minutes

NIGHTLY CELESTIAL (MOON):
–OUR MOON WILL SET AT: 8:28pm this evening
–OUR MOON WILL RISE AT: 6:42am tomorrow morning
–MOON SET DIRECTION: West-Northwest
–MOON RISE DIRECTION: East-Northeast
–MOON PHASE: Waxing Crescent (0.1%)
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DAILY TERRESTRIAL
ZONE 1 – Northern Region 
(Southern VT, Southwest NH) 
–High Temps (Today):  Upper 50s to Low 60s
–Low Temps (Tonight): Mid 30s
–High Temps (Tomorrow): Upper 60s to Mid 70s
–Winds: Light west wind, switching to light east tonight and tomorrow
–Sky Cover: Becoming mostly sunny today, partly cloudy tonight, mostly sunny tomorrow
–Precipitation: Early shower possible, then dry
–NWS Alerts / Nut Notes: None

ZONE 2 – Central Region 
(Western MA, North-Central MA, Northern Litchfield CT)
–High Temps (Today):  Upper 50s to Mid 60s
–Low Temps (Tonight): Mid to Upper 30s
–High Temps (Tomorrow): Low to Mid 70s
–Winds: Light west wind, switching to light east tonight and tomorrow
–Sky Cover: Becoming mostly sunny today, partly cloudy tonight, mostly sunny tomorrow
–Precipitation: Early shower possible, then dry
–NWS Alerts / Nut Notes: None

ZONE 3 – Southern Region 
(South-Central MA, Northern CT) 
–High Temps (Today): Low to Mid 60s
–Low Temps (Tonight): Upper 30s to Mid 40s
–High Temps (Tomorrow): Upper 60s to Mid 70s
–Winds: Light west wind, switching to light east tonight and tomorrow
–Sky Cover: Becoming mostly sunny today, partly cloudy tonight, mostly sunny tomorrow
–Precipitation: Early shower possible, then dry
–NWS Alerts / Nut Notes: None
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MORNING DISCUSSION
Good morning everybody, we’re cooking up a sweet end to the second to last week of April as we set sail for the merry month of May, and after today and tomorrow, things are looking more April-ish, historically speaking.

For today, some morning clouds will be mixing out as drier air works into the region and we develop a mostly sunny day with highs in the upper 50s in the far northwest and elevated areas and 60s elsewhere after a cold start in the 30s this morning.

Winds will be mainly light and out of the west, and then trend to light and variable tonight with partly cloudy skies and lows again in the 30s to low 40s for many of us.

On Friday, the pick of the work week arrives!! Sunshine is expected along with highs cresting into the upper 60s to mid 70s with light southeasterly wind, so be sure to get outside and enjoy it (although pollen counts are likely elevated).

On Friday night, our pattern begins to change into a more unsettled period that will begin Saturday, but really develop in earnest very late Saturday night and Sunday and lasting into early to mid next week.

Clouds increase Friday night with lows in the 40s, leading to a mostly cloudy day on Saturday with highs in the low to mid 60s.

A cold front will be starting to track toward the region connected to an upper low that will move towards the Great Lakes region.

Rain showers will move in Saturday night and become heavy at times Sunday morning, tracking mostly from south to north through the greater WMass region with lows in the 40s Saturday night and highs either side of 60º on Sunday.

With a deep fetch of moisture tracking from south to north, downpours will be possible as well as a few thunderstorms, and we can’t rule out some southerly wind gusts either. Sunday night looks to continue with scattered showers and lows either side of 40º.

By early to mid next week, we’ll be watching our upper low near the Great Lakes slowly traverse through New England which will bring a mix of clouds, a few sunny breaks, and periods of showers as well with cooler temps with highs in the 50s.

Monday looks showery for sure, but this may linger into at least Tuesday morning before drier air starts working in on a cooling northwest flow, which should develop some partly sunny skies by Tuesday morning into Wednesday, the way it looks at this moment.

Have a great day!

BE KIND
“Hello babies. Welcome to Earth. It’s hot in the summer and cold in the winter. It’s round and wet and crowded. On the outside, babies, you’ve got a hundred years here. There’s only one rule that I know of, babies: Goddamn it, you’ve got to be kind.”
–Kurt Vonnegut