SHOWERY AND MILDER STRETCH THROUGH SUNDAY BEGETS FAIR AND COOLER WEATHER EARLY NEXT WEEK…. THEN *INSERT JAWS MOVIE THEME HERE* A COASTAL STORM IS POSSIBLE BY MID WEEK, AND IT COULD BRING SOME SNOW OR MIXED RAIN AND SNOW TO THE HILLS LATE TUESDAY NIGHT BEFORE TURNING TO ALL RAIN EVERYWHERE ON WEDNESDAY WITH A LEGIT NOR’EASTER POSSIBLE.. NEVER A DULL MOMENT, STAY TUNED… (6:15am Friday)

TODAY’S DATE: Friday, March 29, 2019

TERRESTRIAL:
HIGH AIR TEMPS: Highs should rise into the upper 40s to low 50s in the Berkshires/Taconics/Litchfields, western hilltowns, SVT/SWNH, and N. Worcester County, while we reach the low to mid 50s for the Pioneer Valley floor down into northern CT and in S. Worcester County.

NOTE: If the cold front only makes it so far south, folks along and north of Rt. 2 could see a more raw day, with light north flow and temps firmly in the 40s

LOW AIR TEMPS: Lows should drop into the low to mid 40s

SKIES: Overcast/cloudy

WINDS: Light south to southwest wind

NWS ALERTS: None

CELESTIAL:
–OUR STAR WILL RISE AT: 6:38am this morning
–OUR STAR WILL SET AT: 7:12pm this evening
–OUR MOON WILL SET AT: 12:50pm this afternoon
–OUR MOON WILL RISE AT: 4:01am tomorrow morning
–MOON PHASE: Waning Crescent

SUMMARY:
–Good morning everybody, we’ve got a frontal boundary in the ‘hood for the next few days, so periods of showers are expected
–For today, some isolated to scattered showers are possible into about mid morning or so, and then we could see longer periods of showers
–The afternoon looks to see the steadiest and/or heaviest showers, and by dinner time, up to a quarter inch or so of rain is expected to fall
–Showers move out for this evening and tonight, but will move back through in scattered fashion tomorrow morning as the washed out cold front picks itself up, dusts itself off, and starts all over, again (and tracks north of the region, apparently on New England tour with Peter Tosh)
–After morning showers, we should see a lull with mostly cloudy skies and highs in the low to mid 60s and a southerly wind that will gust to 20mph at times
–By Saturday evening/night, scattered showers will move back into the region, with lows in the 40s to near 50 degrees in a the warm southerly flow
–For Sunday, showers continue ahead of an incoming cold front. Winds will shift from south to west and northwest and gust over 20mph at times
–Before this happens, highs should reach well into the 50s to near 60 degrees, then cool at night
–Showers will quit by evening, and lows will drop into the mid to upper 20s under partly cloudy skies. Some black ice patches are possible
–Monday and Tuesday look cooler and fair, with highs in the 40s and lows in the 20s
–Clouds increase Tuesday night, as we cool to below freezing
–This is where it gets interesting. Guidance has trended a bit more north and west with a coastal storm tracking northeast out of the Gulf of Mexico and off the North Carolina coastline
–The timing of this storm system with a late night onset, along with heavy-enough precipitation, could produce heavy wet snow Tuesday night into early Wednesday morning across parts of the region (especially high elevations)
–This storm may also wind up and slow down off the coast, producing moderate to heavy rain on Wednesday with some wind across the region, so stay tuned for updates on this stormy potential!

Have a great day!