HARK! THE COSMOS IS STILL ABOVE OUR HEADS! PARTLY TO MOSTLY SUNNY SKIES DOMINATE THROUGH FRIDAY, THEN RAIN ARRIVES FRIDAY NIGHT INTO SATURDAY WITH A BETTER LOOKING STARDAY, I MEAN SUNDAY… WE’RE IN THE MILKY WAY, PEEPS! (6:05am Wednesday)

TODAY’S DATE: Wednesday, December 12, 2018

TERRESTRIAL:
HIGH AIR TEMPS: High temps should rise into the low 30s in the Berkshires, SVT, western hilltowns, northwest CT and southwest NH, with highs in the mid 30s in the valley floor, northern CT and CMass

LOW AIR TEMPS: Lows should drop into the upper singles to low teens region-wide

SKIES: Mostly sunny, with a few light snow showers and accompanying clouds possible early

WINDS: Light northwest wind

NWS ALERTS: None

CELESTIAL:
–OUR STAR WILL RISE AT: 7:09am this morning
–OUR STAR WILL SET AT: 4:18pm this afternoon
–OUR MOON WILL SET AT: 9:16pm this evening
–OUR MOON WILL RISE AT: 11:32am tomorrow morning
–MOON PHASE: Waxing Crescent

SUMMARY
–Good morning folks, I like to periodically redirect our attention from our tribal, kicking-around-the-dirt orientation and remind us that the sky is actually The Universe staring at us
–Today’s cosmic perspective is my holiday gift to you, and I hope it’s everything you ever wanted AND a bag of chips!
–For today, aside from some ocean effect snow showers over the Cape and Nantucket, high pressure will be tracking towards the region
–Mostly sunny skies will develop today, and we’ll have a very cold night tonight as the high crests overhead
–Thursday is the heart of the final wave of unseasonable cold with mostly sunny skies and highs in the upper 20s (high terrain) to low 30s (valley)
–Lows will drop into the upper teens
–For Friday, the Pacific air finally arrives and temps will rise into the upper 30s to low 40s with partly sunny skies early, and increasing clouds as the day turns to night
–Rain showers with a few possible patches of ice in the high terrain will arrive Friday night with lows in the low to mid 30s, though temps should rise late
–Saturday looks rainy, with highs in the low to upper 40s with a few showers at night and lows in the 30s
–Sunday is a bit trick at the moment, but it looks like it should be a pretty decent day with some breaks of sun and not much wet weather
–As for rain amounts, the heaviest rain would fall down in CT and RI, but we’ll have to refine as we get closer. Doesn’t look like a wash out
–We’ll have a one-day cold snap by next Tuesday, but more mild weather is on the way by end of next week

Have a great day!