Snow Sky

This afternoon's snow sky, 12/8/2014

If you were out at all this afternoon or evening, it should come as no surprise that forecasts now have higher and lower elevations of Western Massachusetts (including Amherst) feeling the effects overnight and tomorrow morning of our approaching nor'easter. We can expect 2-4 inches of snow around here overnight, along with sleet and freezing rain - a true mixed bag of messiness. Oh, what fun. Precipitation will start betwen 10 pm-1 am tonight, gathering steam around daybreak. By 10am-noon tomorrow, the temperature should rise well above freezing, so it's still all rain later tomorrow.

So this shouldn't really be a surprise for anyone. It feels like snow. It's cold outside (still in the low to mid-20s), and the sky this afternoon was a snow sky if ever there was one. I'm all for science and computer weather models, but sometimes it makes sense to just go outside and look up. You know, get your head in the clouds.