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Summary: It looks like the weak storm passing by to our northwest this weekend will not make much of an impact in Berkshire County. The warm front should pass through dry on Saturday. There should be nothing more than some drizzle after midnight on Saturday due to a low overcast and some fog. However, those in the elevated terrain may see a few pockets of freezing drizzle. As the trailing cold front moves through on Sunday there is just the chance of a few scattered, light rain showers. It will also be quite mild this weekend compared to recent weeks.

It still appears that once the cold front stalls and becomes stationary to our south, a surface low  pressure system tracking along the front will pass by to our south on Monday but it may be a close call so I will keep an eye on that over the weekend. A more potent storm will likely impact us Tuesday night and Wednesday. Right now it looks like accumulating snow late Tuesday night, with as much as 6-8″ by morning, with a changeover to sleet and freezing rain during Wednesday morning as the storm moves out. However, my experience with these types of storms is that the changeover to sleet and freezing rain frequently occurs sooner than the models indicate this far out so it is likely that we will get less snowfall than that. Also, the jet stream pattern will not be particularly amplified so it looks like the storm will move through quickly and that this event may last 12 hours or less. However, it looks like Wednesday morning may be a tough commute.

Friday Night

Mostly cloudy and relatively mild.

Low temperatures in the low to mid 20s.

Winds light and variable, becoming calm after midnight.

Saturday

Mixed clouds and sun early, becoming mostly cloudy by late morning. Mild.

High temperatures in the mid 30s in Pittsfield; mid to upper 30s in Adams, NorthAdams, Williamstown, Lee and Stockbridge; upper 30s in Great Barrington and Sheffield and; near 30 to low 30s over the elevated terrain.

South-southeasterly winds at 5-10 mph.

Saturday Night

Mostly cloudy with patchy fog developing. There is a chance of spotty drizzle after midnight. There may be a few pockets of freezing drizzle over the elevated terrain. Probability of precipitation 30%. Precipitation totals  less than 0.05″.

Temperatures will drop a few degrees before midnight with temperatures falling to the low 30s in most locations, mid 30s in South County and upper 20s to near 30 over the elevated terrain. Temperatures will then likely rise slowly after midnight, reaching the mid 30s in most locations, mid to upper 30s in South County and low 30s over the elevated terrain by morning.

Southerly winds at 8-12 mph, shifting to southwesterly after midnight.

Sunday

Mostly cloudy and mild with the chance of a rain shower. Becoming breezy and cooler in the afternoon. Showers should be mostly light with rainfall totals generally 0.10″ or less. Probability of precipitation 40%.

High temperatures near 40 in Pittsfield; near 40 to low 40s in Adams, NorthAdams, Williamstown, Lee and Stockbridge; low 40s in Great Barrington and Sheffield and; upper 30s over the elevated terrain.

Southwesterly winds at 5-10 mph in the morning, shifting to west-northwesterly and increasing to 10-15 mph in the afternoon.