[FRI-7:10AM] TIGHT RAIN GRADIENT SETS UP OVER SOUTHERN PARTS OF THE GREATER WMASS REGION TONIGHT AND TOMORROW… SOME SHOWERS POSSIBLE NORTH OF THE PIKE, BUT THE STEADIEST LIGHT TO MODERATE RAIN FALLS ALONG AND SOUTH OF THE PIKE FROM LATE AFTERNOON TODAY OVERNIGHT INTO SATURDAY AFTERNOON…

TODAY’S DATE: Friday, May 6, 2022
Good morning everybody, yesterday was surely a sweet Spring taste, but unfortunately for us this weekend will feature an unseasonable cool-down with clouds and windy conditions for many, along with showers for some starting this evening into Saturday with improvements in both the Sunshine and Temperature Departments by early to mid next week with fair weather and a chance for early summer temps by next week’s end, but before we dive into all of the weather details below, let’s check a note from our local and delicious sponsor, #TandemBagelCo, with a new location in West Springfield, MA.
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***DHTWN DAILY WEATHER REPORT***
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NWS ALERTS
None.

DAILY CELESTIAL–STAR
–OUR STAR ROSE AT: 5:39am this morning
–OUR STAR WILL SET AT: 7:54pm this evening
–TOTAL DAYLIGHT TIME: 14 hours and 15 minutes

DAILY CELESTIAL–MOON
–OUR MOON WILL RISE AT: 9:31am this morning
–OUR MOON WILL SET AT: 1:31am tomorrow morning
–MOON RISE DIRECTION: Northeast
–MOON SET DIRECTION: Northwest
–MOON PHASE: Waxing Crescent 26.3%
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DAILY TERRESTRIAL (ZoneCast)
ZONE 1 (Northern Region)
Southern VT, Southwest NH, N. Taconics NY
–High Temps: Upper 50s to Mid 60s
–Low Temps: Upper 30s to Low 40s
–Wind: Light and variable wind becoming southeasterly
–Skies: Mostly Cloudy with some sunny breaks early
–Precipitation: None

ZONE 2 (Central Region)
WMass, N. CMass, N. Litchfield County, C./S. Taconics NY
–High Temps: Low to Mid 60s
–Low Temps: Upper 30s to Mid 40s
–Wind: Light and variable wind becoming southeasterly
–Skies: Mostly Cloudy
–Precipitation: Scattered showers expected by late afternoon and tonight in southern areas along/south of the Pike

ZONE 3 (Southern Region)
S. CMass, S. Litchfield County, NC.CT, & NE.CT
–High Temps: Low to Mid 60s
–Low Temps: Mid 40s
–Wind: Light and variable wind becoming southeasterly
–Skies: Mostly Cloudy
–Precipitation: Rain showers expected by late afternoon, lasting into Saturday afternoon
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WEATHER SUMMARY
–Good morning folks, clouds are increasing over our region today with some sunny breaks possible the further north you go
–Low pressure over the Ohio Valley will track east overnight and interact with drier air from the north and northeast to produce a fairly tight precipitation gradient at the surface near the CT/MA line for this evening and Saturday
–For much of today, we’re dry with mostly cloudy skies and highs in the upper 50s to mid 60s
–Showers arrive along/south of the Pike by late afternoon to early evening as our storm tracks east, staying to our south
–Lows tonight will drop into the upper 30s to mid 40s as showers continue to build through much of CT and southernmost parts of WMass into CMass
–For Saturday, low pressure will track south of us, while strong high pressure resides north of us, which will create a pressure gradient over the region, as well as onshore easterly flow
–This will produce easterly wind gusts of 20-30mph, along with a very cool, cloudy, and for some, showery set of conditions across the region with highs only reaching the upper 40s to mid 50s!
–Therefore, Saturday will be a raw day for early May standards, especially south of the Pike in CT, where rain will last into mid to late afternoon at least
–Lows will drop into the mid to upper 30s as wood stoves fire light up across the region
–For Sunday, while there is a chance for some early morning showers, but we should be trending drier and enjoy a partly sunny day with highs in the mid to upper 50s with continued breezy conditions
–Lows will again drop into the mid to upper 30s, so a chilly weekend lies ahead!
–By Monday, that low pressure system which will be slowing and stalling to our south and is then expected to drop south along the east coast (a strange track, for sure) and thus will start to lose its influence on our weather
–This should lead to mostly sunny skies and highs in the low to mid 60s on Monday and mid to upper 60s by Tuesday with lows in the 40s both nights
–By mid week, the thinking is that high pressure will be strengthening over Bermuda, and suppressing that low even further south and away, which would set up a southwest flow into the WMass region
–This would allow temps to crest 70º by Wednesday and crest 80º by Thursday and Friday, so stay tuned as a big warm up is still quite possible for late next week!

I hope you have a great day, and that good things happen for you!