Thursday, February 13, 2014

Whither the weather? (Through Saturday, anyway)

Quick forecast update for Amherst MA, right now through Saturday:

This Afternoon: Snow before 4pm, then snow and sleet. High near 30. Northeast wind 14 to 16 mph. Chance of precipitation is 100% (just look outside!). Total daytime snow and sleet accumulation of 5 to 9 inches possible.

Tonight: Rain, snow, freezing rain, and sleet, becoming all snow after 3am. Low around 29. Northeast wind 11 to 18 mph, with gusts as high as 28 mph. Chance of precipitation is 100%. New snow and sleet accumulation of 4 to 8 inches possible.

Friday: A chance of snow showers, mainly before 7am. Cloudy, then gradually becoming mostly sunny, with a high near 35. West wind 15 to 17 mph. Chance of precipitation is 30%. New snow accumulation of less than one inch possible.

Friday Night: A slight chance of snow after 2am. Increasing clouds, with a low around 18. West wind 6 to 11 mph becoming light and variable after midnight. Chance of precipitation is 20%.

Saturday: A chance of snow, mainly before 2pm. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 33. Light north wind becoming northwest 6 to 11 mph in the morning. Chance of precipitation is 30%.

Saturday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 10.

And as for next week, this is New England, the weather turns on a dime, and maple sugaring is very likely to start up with a steady spate of above-freezing temps during the day and below freezing at night. Now that's something to hang onto as you dig out from this one!

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