The following forecast is provided by Cherie Dewey and Karen Herbert, in conjunction with the  instructor, as part of lab work for the Introduction to Meteorology course:

Summary: We are still under the influence of a large, sprawling surface high pressure system which is covering the entire eastern two thirds of the United States. However, we have had a significant cover of predominantly high clouds the past two days from a weak upper-level disturbance drifting by well to our south. We have remained dry, but this high cloud cover and the light winds due to the weak pressure gradient associated with the surface high pressure system has prevented us from breaking the radiation inversion which has developed each of the past two nights. As such, our daytime temperatures have remained quite cool, barely reaching the 40 degree mark in much of the county. As the disturbance finally drifts out to sea tonight our skies will clear and remain clear for the entire weekend as high pressure rebuilds and becomes centered right over New England. It will continue to be seasonably cold overnight with ideal radiational cooling conditions. We may be a few degrees warmer during the daytime over the weekend with the sun no longer being filtered by high clouds. However, it will still remain relatively cool as we will still be unable to break the radiation inversion with very light winds under the dome of high pressure and a very low sun angle at this time of year.

Friday Night

Clear and seasonably cold with light winds.

Low temperatures generally in the low 20s countywide.

Light (less than 5 mph) north-northwesterly winds.

Saturday

Mostly sunny.

It will remain cool, although it may be a few degrees milder than Friday. High temperatures in the low to mid 40s in Pittsfield, mid 40s in Adams, North Adams and Williamstown, mid to upper 40s in South County and low 40s in the elevated terrain and hilltowns.

Light northwesterly winds.

Saturday Night

Clear, calm and seasonably cold.

Low temperatures in the low to mid 20s.

Calm winds.

Sunday

Some patchy early morning fog is possible. Otherwise, mostly sunny. There may be some additional high clouds late in the afternoon.

High temperatures in the mid 40s in Pittsfield, mid to upper 40s in Adams, North Adams and Williamstown, upper 40s in South County and low 40s over elevated terrain and the hilltowns.

Winds light and variable.