>>>POST SECTIONS<<< --DHTWN's Reminder (Your Senses) --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) ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ >>> DHTWN REMINDER <<< If you have all 5 senses, or only some of them, you can place your gratitude there, knowing that it's a blessing/gift to be able to see, hear, smell, taste, and/or touch. Life is constantly challenging, at least it is for me and maybe you too, but these little gratitudes can help with a positive mood and mindset, which can be really helpful in life. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ >>> DAVE’S WEEKLY WEATHER NUTSHELL <<< --We're in the 40s this morning, with temps expected to rise well into the 70s with partial sunshine early, followed by clouds --Clouds thicken this afternoon, and a strong cold front will bring some showers and thunderstorms between 3-9pm (sooner in SVT and the Berkshires, later in Worcester County and NE.CT) --Any storms may contain gusty winds --Winds gust up to 20mph or so out of the southwest ahead of the front, with warm temps --Temps drop behind the front as wind shifts out of the north --Thursday looks cooler, highs in the upper 50s to mid 60s, breezy out of the northwest with gusts to 25mph --Isolated frost Thursday night with lows mid 30s to low 40s --Warmer Friday, and sunny throughout the late week and likely through the holiday weekend with warming temps that could crest into the low 80s, 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 >>> 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 RISE AT: 9:12am this morning --OUR MOON WILL SET AT: 12:56am tomorrow morning --MOON RISE DIRECTION: Northeast --MOON SET DIRECTION: West-Northwest --MOON PHASE: Waxing Crescent (21.5%) >>> YOUR DAILY TERRESTRIAL <<< ZONE 1 - Northern Region  (Southern VT, Southwest NH)  --High Temps (Today): Low to Mid 70s --Low Temps (Tonight): Mid to Upper 30s --High Temps (Tomorrow): Upper 50s to Mid 60s --Winds: Southwesterly breezes with higher gusts in any t-storms, wind turns north tonight / tomorrow, gusts to 25mph --Sky Cover: Becoming partly sunny this morning with clouds building by afternoon, overcast tonight, mostly sunny tomorrow --Precipitation: Dry first part of the day then showers and thunderstorms 3-6pm from northwest to southeast, then dry by midnight through tomorrow night --NWS Alerts / Nut Notes: Some strong wind gusts in any storms this afternoon/eve are possible... Isolated frost possible tomorrow night, mainly along/north of Route 2 ZONE 2 - Central Region  (Western MA, North-Central MA, Northern Litchfield CT) --High Temps (Today): Mid to Upper 70s --Low Temps (Tonight): Upper 30s to Low 40s --High Temps (Tomorrow): Mid to Upper 60s, though may hang in the low 60s in western hills / Berkshires --Winds: Southwesterly breezes with higher gusts in any t-storms, wind turns north tonight / tomorrow, gusts to 25mph --Sky Cover: Becoming partly sunny this morning with clouds building by afternoon, overcast tonight, mostly sunny tomorrow --Precipitation: Dry first part of the day then showers and thunderstorms 4-8pm from northwest to southeast, then dry by midnight through tomorrow night --NWS Alerts / Nut Notes: Some strong wind gusts in any storms this afternoon/eve are possible... Isolated frost possible tomorrow night, mainly along/north of Route 2 ZONE 3 - Southern Region  (South-Central MA, Northern CT)  --High Temps (Today): Mid to Upper 70s --Low Temps (Tonight): Low to Mid 40s --High Temps (Tomorrow): Mid to Upper 60s --Winds: Southwesterly breezes with higher gusts in any t-storms, wind turns north tonight / tomorrow, gusts to 25mph --Sky Cover: Becoming partly sunny this morning with clouds building by afternoon, overcast tonight, mostly sunny tomorrow --Precipitation: Dry first part of the day then showers and thunderstorms 5-9pm from northwest to southeast, then dry by midnight through tomorrow night --NWS Alerts / Nut Notes: Some strong wind gusts in any storms this afternoon/eve are possible, but storms will weaken to the east >>> MORNING DISCUSSION <<< Good morning folks, as we start heading into the last week of May and looking toward June, we see temps rising toward end of the month with 80s possible by early to mid next week, with another potential cooler period in early June. But for the next week ahead, the only real rain chance I can see is this evening as a sharp cold front works through the region. After a partly sunny start, clouds will build into the afternoon, and our front will approach, producing showers and some embedded thunderstorms which will arrive by late afternoon. This front will pack its punch more so for WMass and SVT/SWNH, and slowly weaken as it tracks southeast. Winds could gust up to 40mph or so in any storms that briefly grow into strong cells, but severe weather is not expected at this time. After highs in the 70s today, we'll cool into the 30s and 40s overnight as breezy southwest winds turn northerly overnight and into tomorrow, gusting up to 25mph at times. High pressure starts to press towards New England late this week, setting up the northern half of what's called a "Rex Block", which also features a companion low pressure system in the Rex Block's southern half. They kind of form a figure 8, and lock arms for a while and alternately maintain fair weather north (New England) and inclement weather south (southeast U.S.). Anyway, sunshine will abound due to this feature, and now it looks to last from Thursday all the way through the holiday weekend with plenty of sunshine, and warming temps through the weekend. However, Thursday looks cooler to start this next/upcoming fair weather period. Highs will only be in the 60s, and lows will drop to the mid 30s to low 40s, with isolated frost for some along and north of the Route 2 corridor. Friday crests into the 70s, Saturday is well into the 70s, and Sunday into early next week looks like upper 70s to low/mid 80s for high temps! Keep an eye to the west and northwest this afternoon, and as the old trite-but-true saying goes, when thunder roars go indoors. 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