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Good morning everybody, we’re cold this morning, with upper teens to low 20s north of Rt. 2 and in some Berkshire spots, with 25-30 degree readings in the lower elevations.
Virga is falling aloft, which refers to snow that is evaporating before it reaches the surface.
It’s still quite dry around these parts, and it’s expected that the more solid snow shield to our west over central NY will start to break up as it runs into the dry air in place over our region.
This should shunt the onset of steadiest snow into the northern Berkshires, Franklin County and northern Worcester County and points north into SVT and SWNH, which begins between 9am-11am from west to east.
These areas are where we could see a coating to 2″ of snow.
It is also these areas that are above 1000 feet, (including all of the western hilltowns), where a trace to up to a tenth of an inch of freezing rain mixed with a little sleet could fall after changing from snow by early afternoon.
This is likely to extend into the high terrain of northern Worcester County, and any icing may last into mid/late afternoon before changing to plain rain late afternoon into early evening.
The rest of us south of Route 2 in the lower elevations of the Pioneer Valley, northern CT and southern Worcester County will likely see some periods of snow by late morning into early afternoon, changing to rain. Coatings are possible in spots before it gets washed away.
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Highs today will be in the mid to upper 30s. Southeast winds may briefly gust over 30mph over the Berkshires and east-facing western hilltowns as our low pressure system rips northeast up the St. Lawrence River Valley in southeast Canada.
For tonight, rain will quit by midnight, maybe changing to a few snow showers over SVT and the Berkshires/Taconics before ending.
Lows tonight will dip into the upper 20s to low 30s, so some black ice patches are possible.
For Wednesday, expect a blustery day with west winds gusting 25-35mph and highs in the low to mid 30s under mostly sunny skies as high pressure works into the region. Lows will be in the upper single digits to low teens.
Thursday through Monday will feature partly to mostly sunny skies, cold Thursday and Friday with highs in the 20s and lows in the single digits (Thus. nite) and low teens (Friday nite), and milder over the weekend with highs in the 30s to near 40 degrees and lows in the 20s.
Next chance of precip is Tuesday (rainy), and then again on Thursday (wintry?).
I will update briefly around noon to give you the latest and again late afternoon/early evening as our minor wave produces some slippery impacts for mainly high terrain dwellers and commuters.
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