Monday/January/17/2022

Welcome: Good morning. Happy Martin Luther King Junior Day. Today will be a briefing-type post. I am finally much better. Thank you for all the well wishes. So far I have gotten 6.8 inches of snow. How much have you gotten? Please comment on the answer, thank you…

Alert: Winter Storm Warning in effect for all of Berkshire County until 10:00 PM tonight.

Timing: Right now it should be windy with snow or a wintry mix for high elevations. However for lower elevations it should be breezy with a wintey mix or plain rain. This afternoon and tonight should turn back to snow and it may fall steadily at times before ending tomorrow morning.

Snow: Widespread snow is expected. You can generally expect 4 to 12 inches in all, maybe less or more depending on your elevation and location.

Sleet: Scattered sleet is expected, sleet accumulations are added into snow accumulation.

Freezing Rain: Scattered freezing rain is expected, I see up to a few hundredths of an inch possible in all.

Wind: 20 to 35 mph, with gusts to 55 mph, expect winds that are on the weaker end of this if you live in lower terrain.

Blowing Snow: Scattered blowing snow is expected.

Hazards Summary: It will be dangerous to travel. Whiteout conditions are expected in a few spots. A few power outages may also occur. Tree branches may break.

Snow Day Calculator: I give a 5% chance of a delay tomorrow.

Anything Else: I hope you all stay safe. Please comment on what you see, thank you. Have an amazing day. I hope all goes your way. So let today be your very best day.

Sunday/January/16/2022

Welcome: Good morning. Today will be a briefing-type post. I am feeling a little better today. Thank you to all who wished me well and to all who have supported me…

Alert: Winter Storm Warning in effect for all of Berkshire County from 10:00 PM tonight to 10:00 PM tomorrow night.

Timing: Everyone should start as heavy snow tonight. Next tomorrow morning and afternoon will cause varying weather for different places. The higher terrain means the stronger the winds and the more snow you will have. For lower terrain expect weaker winds and less snow.

Snow: Widespread snow is expected. You can generally expect 4 to 12 inches. Some higher amounts may occur in higher terrain.

Sleet: Scattered to widespread sleet is expected, sleet accumulations are part of snow accumulations.

Freezing Rain: Scattered to widespread freezing rain is expected, I see up to a tenth of an inch in accumulation.

Wind: 20 to 40 mph, with gusts to 60 mph, expect winds that are on the weaker end of this if you live in lower terrain.

Blowing Snow: Widespread blowing snow is expected.

Hazards Summary: It will be dangerous to travel, especially tomorrow morning. Whiteout conditions are expected in some spots. Power outages may also occur. Tree branches may break.

Snow Day Calculator: Not available.

Anything Else: I hope you all stay safe. Please comment on what you see, thank you. Have an amazing day. I hope all goes your way. So let today be your very best day.

Saturday/January/15/2022

Welcome: Good afternoon. This will be a briefing-type post for our upcoming storm. Also, I apologize for posting later than usual I am a little under the weather…

Alert: Winter Storm Watch in effect for all of Berkshire County from 10:00 PM tomorrow to 10:00 PM Monday.

Timing: Everyone should start as heavy snow late tomorrow night but then Monday morning could turn some to a wintry mix or plain rain while others may stay as snow. It will gradually come to an end Monday night or early Tuesday morning as snow.

Snow: Widespread snow is expected. 3 to 12 inches is what I believe. With maybe more or less depending on the storm track.

Sleet: Scattered to widespread sleet is expected, I see up to a coating possible.

Freezing Rain: Scattered to widespread freezing rain is expected, I see up to a tenth of an inch possible.

Wind: 25 to 35 mph, with gusts to 65 mph in the high terrain. 15 to 25 mph, with gusts to 35 mph in the lower terrain.

Blowing Snow: Widespread blowing snow is expected.

Hazards Summary: It will be dangerous to travel. Whiteout conditions are possible. Power outages may also occur.

Snow Day Calculator: Not available.

Anything Else: I hope you all stay safe. Please comment on what you see, thank you. Have an amazing day. I hope all goes your way. So let today be your very best day.

Friday/January/14/2022

Welcome: Good morning. I want to give a big shout-out to all of the kindness that you all have given me. There are lots of nice comments, likes, new subscribers, donations, shirt buyers, you all are just amazing people and I am happy to have each and everyone one of you as part of the community.

Discussion: A Wind Chill Warning is in effect from 7:00 PM today to noon tomorrow. It looks like the highest snowfall for the Monday storm will be Pittsfield and north because a little rain may mix into the south county. Heavy snow and wind are starting to seem likely for all…

Friday: Partly cloudy.

TEMPERATURE: Highs in the lower to mid 30s. Lows in the negative 1s. Wind chills may locally reach -40 tonight.

WIND: 15 to 20 mph, with gusts to 35 mph.

PRECIPITATION: None.

AIR QUALITY: Great.

HAZARDS SUMMARY: You could get frostbite or hypothermia in as little as 10 minutes tonight.

DUSK: Waxing Gibbous Moon with partly clear skies at night.

Saturday: Mostly sunny.

TEMPERATURE: Highs in the upper 1s to lower 10s. Lows in the negative 1s. Wind chills may locally reach as low as -45 early tomorrow morning.

WIND: 10 to 20 mph, with gusts to 30 mph.

PRECIPITATION: None.

AIR QUALITY: Great.

HAZARDS SUMMARY: You will likely get frostbite or hypothermia in as little as 10 minutes early tomorrow morning.

DUSK: Waxing Gibbous Moon with mostly clear skies at night.

Sunday: Sunny.

TEMPERATURE: Highs in the mid 20s. Lows in the mid 10s.

WIND: 0 to 5 mph, becoming much stronger at night.

PRECIPITATION: Heavy snow late at night.

HAZARDS SUMMARY: It will be very slippery late at night.

DUSK: Waxing Gibbous Moon with mostly cloudy skies at night.

6 To 10 Day Forecast: Read Below.

TEMPERATURE: A little cooler for this time around.

PRECIPITATION: Normal for this time around.

Notable Amounts: None.

Anything to Mention: Have an amazing day, I hope all goes your way, so let today be your very best day, and please don’t forget to comment and like, thank you.

Thursday/January/13/2022

Welcome: Good morning. I want to give a big shout-out to all of you who have supported Berkshire Weather. The kindness in this community puts me into shock, every one of you is just an amazing person, thank you so much. 

Discussion: A Wind Chill Watch is in effect from 7:00 PM Friday to noon Saturday. Also, I am keeping an eye on our Monday storm because it may produce heavy snow and gusty winds, which could cause the rare Blizzard Warning to be issued…

Thursday: Partly cloudy.

TEMPERATURE: Highs in the lower 40s. Lows in the upper 20s.

WIND: 5 to 10 mph.

PRECIPITATION: Scattered morning flurries.

AIR QUALITY: Fair.

HAZARDS SUMMARY: Air quality will not be at its best, please be aware, thank you.

DUSK: Waxing Gibbous Moon with mostly cloudy skies at night.

Friday: Partly cloudy.

TEMPERATURE: Highs in the lower 30s. Lows in the negative singles. Wind chills could be as low as -35 at night.

WIND: 10 to 20 mph, with gusts to 40 mph.

PRECIPITATION: None.

AIR QUALITY: Great.

HAZARDS SUMMARY: You could get frostbite or hypothermia in as little as 10 minutes.

DUSK: Waxing Gibbous Moon with partly clear skies at night.

Saturday: Mostly sunny.

TEMPERATURE: Highs in the singles. Lows in the negative singles. Wind chills could be as low as -25 at night.

WIND: 10 to 15 mph, with gusts to 30 mph.

PRECIPITATION: None.

HAZARDS SUMMARY: You could get frostbite or hypothermia in as little as 30 minutes.

DUSK: Waxing Gibbous Moon with mostly clear skies at night.

6 To 10 Day Forecast: Read Below.

TEMPERATURE: A little cooler for this time around.

PRECIPITATION: Normal for this time around.

Notable Amounts: None.

Anything to Mention: Have an amazing day, I hope all goes your way, so let today be your very best day, and please don’t forget to comment and like, thank you.

Wednesday/January/12/2022

Welcome: Good morning. Thank you to all the new subscribers, readers, and people who have either donated or bought shirts, thank you one and all. Now you may have heard, or not, but there is a potential for a really really really big storm this coming Sunday into Monday. Now it is still a few days away so I will keep an eye or two open…

Wednesday: Partly sunny.

TEMPERATURE: Highs in the lower 30s. Lows in the lower to mid 20s.

WIND: 10 to 20 mph, with gusts to 35.

PRECIPITATION: None.

AIR QUALITY: Great.

HAZARDS SUMMARY: None.

DUSK: Waxing Gibbous Moon with mostly cloudy skies at night.

Thursday: Partly cloudy.

TEMPERATURE: Highs in the upper 30s. Lows in the mid 20s.

WIND: 5 mph.

PRECIPITATION: None.

AIR QUALITY: Fair.

HAZARDS SUMMARY: Air quality will not be at its best, please be aware, thank you.

DUSK: Waxing Gibbous Moon with mostly cloudy skies at night.

Friday: Decreasing clouds.

TEMPERATURE: Highs in the upper 20s to lower 30s. Lows in the negative singles. Wind chills could be as cold as -35.

WIND: 10 to 15 mph, with gusts to 35 mph.

PRECIPITATION: None.

HAZARDS SUMMARY: You could get frostbite or hypothermia in as little as 10 to 15 minutes.

DUSK: Waxing Gibbous Moon with mostly clear skies at night.

6 To 10 Day Forecast: Read Below.

TEMPERATURE: Normal for this time around.

PRECIPITATION: Normal for this time around.

Notable Amounts: None.

Anything to Mention: Have an amazing day, I hope all goes your way, so let today be your very best day, and please don’t forget to comment and like, thank you.

Tuesday/January/11/2022

Welcome: Good morning. I would like to give a big welcome to all the new subscribers and readers of Berkshire Weather. Also thank you to all who have donated and bought Berkshire Weather shirts. You all, even though I do not know you all, make my day with the kindness in this community. Thank you. Also, a Wind Chill Advisory is in effect until 3:00 PM today…

Tuesday: Sunny.

TEMPERATURE: Highs in the upper singles to lower 10s. Lows in the negative singles. Wind chills could be as low as -30.

WIND: 10 to 15 mph, with gusts to 30.

PRECIPITATION: Isolated morning snow showers.

AIR QUALITY: Great.

HAZARDS SUMMARY: You could get frostbite or hypothermia in as little as 15 minutes if you are not wearing protective clothing outside, also watch out for a few slippery spots.

DUSK: Waxing Gibbous Moon with partly clear skies at night.

Wednesday: Partly sunny.

TEMPERATURE: Highs in the lower 30s. Lows in the lower 20s. Wind chills could be as low as -15.

WIND: 5 to 15 mph, with gusts to 30 mph.

PRECIPITATION: None.

AIR QUALITY: Great.

HAZARDS SUMMARY: It will still be chilly so be careful, it only takes a little bit without the protective clothing needed to get hypothermia or frostbite.

DUSK: Waxing Gibbous Moon with mostly cloudy skies at night.

Thursday: Partly cloudy.

TEMPERATURE: Highs in the upper 30s. Lows in the mid to upper 10s.

WIND: 5 mph.

PRECIPITATION: None.

HAZARDS SUMMARY: None.

DUSK: Waxing Gibbous Moon with mostly cloudy skies at night.

6 To 10 Day Forecast: Read Below.

TEMPERATURE: A little cooler for this time around.

PRECIPITATION: Normal for this time around.

Notable Amounts: None.

Anything to Mention: Have an amazing day, I hope all goes your way, so let today be your very best day, and please don’t forget to comment and like, thank you.

Monday/January/10/2022

Welcome: Good morning. This will be a briefing-type post for tomorrow’s event. The event will be a wind chill event with dangerously low wind chills. I received a little less than half an inch of ice from yesterday’s storm. Ice, now mixed with snow, is everywhere. There is no traction to the ground. If your conditions are as bad as mine I recommend not going outside unless a true emergency…

Alert: Wind Chill Advisory in effect for all of Berkshire County from 12:00 AM tomorrow to 3:00 PM tomorrow.

Timing: As arctic air is ushered into the region temperatures will drop. If you mix this with wind, even light wind, this will create dangerously low wind chills. These wind chills will start late tonight and last through tomorrow night. They also will be during the day, and even though the sun will be out tomorrow it will be dangerously cold.

Precipitation: Not expected.

Wind: 5 to 15 mph, with gusts to 20 mph.

Wind Chill Temperatures: Lowest wind chill temperatures could range from negative 10 to negative 30.

Hazards Summary: You could get frostbite or even hypothermia in as little as 15 minutes if you are not wearing the protective clothing needed. You could get frostbite or hypothermia in as little as 30 minutes if you are wearing the proper clothing needed.

Snow Day Calculator: I give a 40% chance of a freeze day tomorrow.

Anything Else: I hope you all stay safe. Have an amazing day. I hope all goes your way. So let today be your very best day. Also, please don’t forget to comment or like, thank you.

Sunday/January/9/2022

Welcome: Good morning. This will be a briefing post for today’s event. This is a very concerning event. The precipitation may stay as freezing rain or sleet all day. This will cause dangerous to impossible travel in some areas. I can already see the ice forming on the windows of my house. Please, I advise you to not go anywhere today unless it is an emergency, thank you…

Alert: Winter Weather Advisory is in effect for all of Berkshire County until 7:00 PM today.

Timing: Sleet and freezing rain this morning could transition to either sleet, rain, freezing rain, or snow this afternoon. Finally tonight some rain or snow showers will be possible.

Snow: Scattered snow is expected, I see up to an inch in accumulation.

Sleet: Scattered to widespread sleet is expected, I see around a coating or a little more in accumulation.

Freezing Rain: Widespread freezing rain is expected, I see between a tenth and three-tenths of an inch, though I can not rule out some half an inch amounts in accumulation.

Wind: 15 to 20 mph, with gusts to 45 mph.

Blowing Snow: Isolated blowing snow is expected.

Hazards Summary: Watch out it will be extremely slippery on almost everything. Travel is not advised. Isolated power outages are possible.

Snow Day Calculator: Not available.

Anything Else: I hope you all stay safe. Please comment on what you see, thank you. Have an amazing day. I hope all goes your way. So let today be your very best day.

Saturday/January/8/2022

Welcome: Good morning. Today will be a briefing type post for tomorrow. In the end yesterday I got about 3 inches of snow from our little storm. Now I am watching an ice threat all day tomorrow and a wind chill threat Monday night through Wednesday. We are heading into the core of winter so keep warm and drink some hot chocolate, with the little marsh mellows and whip cream, now I want one…

Alert: Winter Weather Advisory is in effect for all of Berkshire County from 5:00 AM tomorrow to 7:00 PM tomorrow.

Timing: Sleet will start very late tonight. Next, tomorrow morning some will have a mix of sleet and freezing rain in the morning while others will see just freezing rain. Then tomorrow afternoon could have a mix of snow, rain, sleet, and freezing rain. Finally, tomorrow night will end with some rain or snow showers.

Snow: Scattered snow is possible, I see a coating to 1 inch possible.

Sleet: Scattered to widespread sleet is possible, I see a coating or a little more possible.

Freezing Rain: Widespread freezing rain is possible, I see around a tenth of an inch to a quarter of an inch possible.

Wind: 10 to 20 mph, with gusts to 40 mph.

Blowing Snow: Not expected.

Hazards Summary: Watch out it will be extremely slippery.

Snow Day Calculator: Not available.

Anything Else: I hope you all stay safe. Please comment on what you see, thank you. Have an amazing day. I hope all goes your way. So let today be your very best day.