Good morning folks, we’re kicking it off cloudy today along with some fog in northwest CT and southwest MA and a few other spots… we can expect showers to develop tonight, with the heaviest rain after midnight lasting through Sunday morning which will be followed by a period of unsettled conditions through much of the week along with cooling temps which begets a sunnier week’s end prior to another storm arriving by next week-end, but before we jump into the weather and daily details below, let’s check a note from our new weekend sponsor, #RedFireFarm located in Granby, MA.
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–That one before the sponsor block is one for the ages, I’m happy I could have served you in this way
–As for our weather, clouds continue to thicken today
–Highs have a low-chance of bursting up to near 70º if some sunny pockets open up, otherwise, upper 50s to mid 60s should do it
–First showers arrive around or after sunset
–Rain picks up in coverage and intensity after midnight, and it will rain hard at times on Sunday with deep southerly flow
–Southeast winds will gust 20-35mph later today, tonight and early Sunday
–This will help enhance rainfall over the Berkshires, western hilltowns and other east-facing slopes
–Embedded thunderstorms are expected as well, but nothing severe, just bigger rain producers
–Most areas see .75-2″ of rain, but can’t rule out some 2″+ amounts under any downpours or t-storms
–Lows tonight will be in the upper 40s with patchy fog in spots
–Sunday morning steadier rains dissipate to showers by afternoon, with highs in the mid to upper 50s #SoupMakingDay
–A few additional scattered showers are possible at night behind the cold front with lows either side of 40º
–Monday through Thursday looks to feature an upper level low pressure system that will be blocked by high pressure well to our north in eastern Canada
–This will keep a circulation over us that will swing several spokes/lobes of energy through our region
–These energy centers will combine with much colder air aloft that will produce widespread instability (meaning, air that will more freely rise due to milder air below and much colder air above, which creates buoyancy)
–This means scattered showers will be possible each day, during the days when surface heating is most pronounced
–Highs will generally be in the 50s with lows near 40º
–Some sunny breaks become more likely by mid-week
–Fair weather pushes into the region by late week into the start of next weekend with more sunshine and temps in the low 60s
–Another storm approaches for late next weekend but we’ll get there when we get there
–For now, a good soaking is set to move through overnight tonight and into Sunday, with colder than average temps expected to end April and begin May

Have a great day!

BE KIND
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–Kurt Vonnegut