POST SECTIONS (Scroll Below For Yours)
–DHTWN’s Reminder (Keep your Life Force)
–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 <<< There's a lot of to be distraught about these days, but life goes on, keeps moving, flowing, and willing itself onward. We're a manifestation and part of that life force, but it goes way beyond us and we're lucky to be a part of it, even if things aren't going well. Remember, there's always a chance things might improve. If you're struggling, I hope things go better for you today, and I say stay open to the chance that they will - the mind craves certainty, so let's try to stay open. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ >>> DAVE’S WEEKLY WEATHER NUTSHELL <<< --Patchy light fog possible this morning and tomorrow morning, otherwise long visibility should prevail --Mostly sunny today, haze at times, most get above 70º, light south wind into tomorrow --A few isolated showers like yesterday are possible again today --Mostly clear tonight, lows 40s, partly sunny Wednesday morning with clouds by early afternoon --A cold front brings some showers and thunderstorms through the region between 4-10pm as it looks now --Could get breezy out of the northwest behind the front late Wednesday night with highs only in the 60s by Thursday with sunshine, and then up to perhaps the low 70s by Friday with Sun --The Memorial Day Weekend is the big question for many in terms of outdoor plans and such, and it looks like we'll at least start off sunny with some showers possible by later Sunday or Monday, but before we continue below let's check a note from our local and delicious sponsor, #TandemBagelCo, with their newest location in the Stop & Shop Plaza on King Street in Northampton, MA. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ >>> 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.

>>> NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALERTS <<< --None, but some patchy fog is noted in parts of the region this morning... also, look west after sunset for the conjunction of Mars, the Moon and Venus! >>> YOUR DAILY CELESTIAL <<< STAR: --OUR STAR ROSE AT: 5:22am this morning --OUR STAR WILL SET AT: 8:12pm this evening --TOTAL DAYLIGHT TIME: 14 hours and 50 minutes MOON: --OUR MOON WILL SET AT: 12:20am tomorrow morning --OUR MOON WILL RISE AT: 9:12am tomorrow morning --MOON SET DIRECTION: Northwest --MOON RISE DIRECTION: Northeast --MOON PHASE: Waxing Crescent (14.1%) >>> YOUR DAILY TERRESTRIAL <<< ZONE 1 - Northern Region  (Southern VT, Southwest NH)  --High Temps (Today): Upper 60s to Mid 70s --Low Temps (Tonight): Mid to Upper 40s --High Temps (Tomorrow): Low to Mid 70s --Winds: Light southerly wind into tomorrow --Sky Cover: Mostly sunny with some haze today, mostly clear tonight, partly sunny tomorrow with clouds building by early afternoon --Precipitation: Isolated showers possible today, dry tonight, showers and thunderstorms move through 4-8pmish --NWS Alerts / Nut Notes: Patchy fog possible in a few spots this morning and tomorrow morning... ALSO: Look for planetary and lunar conjunction in the western sky with Mars, the Moon and Venus!  ZONE 2 - Central Region  (Western MA, North-Central MA, Northern Litchfield CT) --High Temps (Today): Low to Mid 70s --Low Temps (Tonight): Mid to Upper 40s --High Temps (Tomorrow): Mid to Upper 70s --Winds: Light southerly wind into tomorrow --Sky Cover: Mostly sunny with some haze today, mostly clear tonight, partly sunny tomorrow with clouds building by early afternoon --Precipitation: Isolated showers possible today, dry tonight, showers and thunderstorms move through 5-9pmish --NWS Alerts / Nut Notes: Patchy fog possible in a few spots this morning and tomorrow morning... ALSO: Look for planetary and lunar conjunction in the western sky with Mars, the Moon and Venus!  ZONE 3 - Southern Region  (South-Central MA, Northern CT)  --High Temps (Today): Low to Mid 70s --Low Temps (Tonight): Mid to Upper 40s --High Temps (Tomorrow): Mid to Upper 70s --Winds: Light southerly wind into tomorrow --Sky Cover: Mostly sunny with some haze today, mostly clear tonight, partly sunny tomorrow with clouds building by early afternoon --Precipitation: Isolated showers possible today, dry tonight, showers and thunderstorms move through 6-rain 10pmish --NWS Alerts / Nut Notes: Patchy fog possible in a few spots this morning and tomorrow morning... ALSO: Look for planetary and lunar conjunction in the western sky with Mars, the Moon and Venus!  >>> MORNING DISCUSSION <<< Good morning folks, our weather continues to bestow all manner of relaxing vibes and abundant pleasantries upon our hills and dales this Spring. We've had very little in the way of severe summer weather, and temps are fairly uniform oscillating between the 60s and 70s, and that looks to continue through the holiday weekend. For today, some filtered or hazy sunshine is expected, and any morning patchy fog will burn off as the sun rises. Highs will reach the upper 60s to mid 70s, and a few isolated showers are expected, similar to yesterday. These will die out quickly with sunset, and I encourage all of you to look west well before midnight before the moon sets to catch a planetary conjunction of Mars, the Moon and Venus. I do like that the stars of Pollux and Castor will be in the mix as well, given that two southern Amherst hills were named after them. Skies should be mostly clear with lows in the 40s and a light south wind. For Wednesday, we should get some sunshine in earlier on in the day before clouds build into the region with highs in the mid to upper 70s. A cold front will come slicing southeast through northern New York and Vermont by early afternoon, which should spread a fairly contiguous line of showers and embedded thunderstorms into the region. These will first arrive in SVT and the northern Berkshires / Taconics by 4pm or so, and then track through much of WMass around dinner time, clearing northeast CT and the Worcester metro by 9-10pm. Lows will become chilly with north wind working into the region, dropping temps into the mid 30s to low 40s. Thursday and Friday look sunny and lovely, but cooler with highs only in the 60s on Thursday. Some areas in SVT may not even break 60º! By Friday, some of us in the valley south and east should crest the 70º mark. Then we turn to the upcoming holiday weekend. For now, it looks like high pressure will keep storminess at bay, and shunted south of New England, so let's hope that comes to pass! However, there are still some potential for showers to materialize later in the weekend, so stay tuned for updates as we get closer! The temps look awesome, with highs in the 70s and lows in the 40s to near 50º. Overall to date, I can't remember a nicer Spring than this one. I hope you have a great day and that things go your way! >>> 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