Mother's Day Brings Wintry, Rainy Weather
Yes, it's May 12. And yes, there's a wintry mix of sleet and snow moving through the Berkshires. Happy Mother's Day!
There have been reports of snow at least a half inch of snow in the higher elevations, including Florida Mountain and Readsboro, Vt.
The National Weather Service says sleet and wet snow may produce slick spots across the higher terrain including the Massachusetts Turnpike between Otis, Blandford and Russell.
It was reportedly 30 degrees and snowing on the MassPike near Becket; the speed limit was lowered from the New York border to mile marker 44.
NWS's Albany, N.Y., bureau says there was a trace of snow on Mother's Day in Albany on May 12, 1996, and in 1977 when the day fell on May 8. The latest date on record for snow was May 18, 2002, when 2.2 inches fell in Albany according to the weather service.
The week ahead looks just as slushy with rain, rain and more rain on the horizon along with chilly temperatures. There's still hope that real spring is ahead, with Accuweather forecasting temperatures in the 70s the week after.
But then, we'll believe when we feel it.
In return for spending next week in Las Vegas at the MoneyShow (where it will be sunny & in the mid-90s all week), it was 30 & snowing on the MassPike in Becket & Blandford making the drive to Bradley an unnecessary adventure. #MoneyShow #TradeWiser #ProductionLife #RoadWarrior pic.twitter.com/V1PG5nVV1t
— Andrew Schneider (@AndrewTV) May 12, 2019
The latest radar image from KENX (Albany) at 134 PM EDT shows the precipitation mainly rain in the valley areas, and some snow is accumulating at roughly 2000 feet or greater in the eastern Catskills, southern Greens Berkshires and the Litchfield Hills. #mawx #ctwx #vtwx #nywx pic.twitter.com/5Dl5kuwhTi
— NWS Albany (@NWSAlbany) May 12, 2019
