The following forecast is provided by Tiffanie Tomashek, in conjunction with the  instructor, as part of lab work for the Introduction to Meteorology course:

Summary: Our nice weather will be coming to an end as high pressure, which has dominated our weather for the past several days, moves offshore, making way for a low pressure system over the Great Plains to head our way. The storm and most of its energy and precipitation will pass well to our north but it will drag its associated warm front over us tonight and then its cold front will pass on Thursday afternoon. As a result, the weather will become overcast tonight and for the subsequent 24 hours. There is a chance of a brief period of rain mixed with sleet and snow around midnight tonight as the warm front moves through and then rain more likely Thursday afternoon with the passage of the cold front. It will then turn windy and colder on Thursday night and Friday as colder air from Canada moves in behind the front.

Wednesday

Partly cloudy.

High temperature near 40 in the hilltowns, with low to mid 40s elsewhere.

West winds at 5-10 mph.

Wednesday Night

Becoming cloudy with a chance of a brief shower of rain or rain mixed with sleet and snow near midnight. Probability of precipitation 40%.

Low temperature in the low to mid 30s.

Winds becoming southerly at 5-10 mph.

Thursday

Overcast and mild. There is the chance of a few scattered light showers in the morning with a period of rain or showers likely in the afternoon. Probability of precipitation 40% in the morning and 80% in the afternoon. Total rainfall between 0.10 and 0.20 inches.

High temperature in the mid 40s.

Southwest winds at 10-20 mph.

Thursday Night

Mostly cloudy with a chance of scattered rain showers turning to snow showers after midnight. Little or no accumulation. Probability of precipitation 40%.

Temperatures falling slowly into the low to mid 30s by morning.

Winds shifting from southwest to northwest and increasing to 15-25 mph by morning, with higher gusts, particularly over the higher terrain.

Friday

Mostly cloudy in the morning, becoming partly cloudy in the afternoon. Still the slight chance of a stray snow shower. Probability of precipitation 20%.

High temperature in the mid to upper 30s in the hill towns, near 40 in the lower elevations and low 40s in South County.

Northwest winds at 15-25 in the morning diminishing somewhat later in the afternoon.