>>>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 <<< --Chilly start this morning in the 30s and 40s, with highs mostly in the 60s today, breezy out of the north, lighter winds tonight --Tonight will be chilly, down into the mid to upper 30s with some folks near freezing in far northwest MA and SVT --Friday is on the coolish side in the mid 60s to low 70s with sunshine --Some folks hit 80º on Saturday, and thereafter we're off to the summery races with highs in the upper 70s to 80s and lows in the 50s from Sunday through at least the middle of next week with no rain, 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 <<< --Frost Advisories are up for the northern Berkshires and southern VT late tonight >>> YOUR DAILY CELESTIAL <<< STAR: --OUR STAR ROSE AT: 5:21am this morning --OUR STAR WILL SET AT: 8:13pm this evening --TOTAL DAYLIGHT TIME: 14 hours and 52 minutes MOON: --OUR MOON WILL RISE AT: 10:15am this morning --OUR MOON WILL SET AT: 1:25am tomorrow morning --MOON RISE DIRECTION: East-Northeast --MOON SET DIRECTION: West-Northwest --MOON PHASE: Waxing Crescent (29.9%) >>> YOUR DAILY TERRESTRIAL <<< ZONE 1 - Northern Region  (Southern VT, Southwest NH)  --High Temps (Today): Upper 50s to Mid 60s --Low Temps (Tonight): Mid to Upper 30s, with some low 30s in the mountains --High Temps (Tomorrow): Mid to Upper 60s --Winds: Northerly gusts up to 20mph and then slackening tonight and tomorrow --Sky Cover: Mostly sunny today, mostly clear tonight, sunny tomorrow --Precipitation: None --NWS Alerts / Nut Notes: Frost Advisories are up for southern VT ZONE 2 - Central Region  (Western MA, North-Central MA, Northern Litchfield CT) --High Temps (Today): Mid to Upper 60s, some low 60s in the high terrain --Low Temps (Tonight): Mid to Upper 30s --High Temps (Tomorrow): Mid 60s to Low 70s --Winds: Northerly gusts up to 20mph and then slackening tonight and tomorrow --Sky Cover: Mostly sunny today, mostly clear tonight, sunny tomorrow --Precipitation: None --NWS Alerts / Nut Notes: Frost Advisories are up for the northern Berkshires, isolated patchy frost possible in northwestern hilltowns ZONE 3 - Southern Region  (South-Central MA, Northern CT)  --High Temps (Today): Mid 60s --Low Temps (Tonight): Low to Mid 40s --High Temps (Tomorrow): Upper 60s to Low 70s --Winds: Northerly gusts up to 20mph and then slackening tonight and tomorrow --Sky Cover: Mostly sunny today, mostly clear tonight, sunny tomorrow --Precipitation: None --NWS Alerts / Nut Notes: None >>> MORNING DISCUSSION <<< Good morning folks, we've got a chilly start out there with temps in the 30s and 40s, and with a northerly wind that gusts up to 20mph at times, we'll hang in the 60s today for highs, but it will be under mostly sunny skies and the Canadian wildfire smoke/haze has left the sky above as well, so skies will be bluer. For tonight winds will slacken, and radiational cooling will maximize with dry air and under clear skies which will allow patches of frost to form over northern parts of the Berkshires, southern VT, and probably in the northwest hilltowns of WMass and parts of southwest NH as well with lows in the 30s. Friday will be a lovely Spring day with highs in the mid 60s to mid 70s under sunny skies and light northwest winds, with lows in the 40s. Once we push into Memorial Day Weekend, sunshine will abound and temps will soar, first well into the 70s on Saturday, and then up into the upper 70s to mid 80s by Sunday and well into the 80s by Monday as summer temps surge. The high pressure that sits over us during the next few days while shunting a rain storm south of us over the weekend, will then track southeast of us as an upper level ridge moves into the eastern seaboard. This will ensure sunshine continues throughout much of next week, and will also contribute to temps remaining in the 80s for highs, and 50s for lows, with a chance for someone to hit 90º by next Thursday or Friday. 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