Berkshires Could See Mix of Rain/Snow Overnight

04:25PM / Friday, January 15, 2021Print Story | Email Story

There's a winter weather advisory in effect overnight Friday in the Berkshires and a chance of up to 5 inches of snow.

The National Weather Service in Albany, N.Y., issued the advisory effective from midnight to 10 a.m. on Saturday with warnings of slippery roads in the morning.

The snowfall could reach up to an inch an hour for a brief period in the morning and will be accompanied by winds up to 40 mph. There's also a chance of sleet and freezing rain in the mix.

Temperatures could reach a high of 40 in the Hudson River valley on Saturday and Sunday will be windy, with some gusts possibly reaching 35-45 mph across eastern New York and the Berkshires. High temperatures Sunday ranging from the mid-20s/lower 30s for higher terrain, to the mid 30s to around 40 for valley areas. Lows Sunday night in the teens and 20s. Monday will be similar.

Accuweather is forecasting a dip in temperatures starting Tuesday after a fairly mild couple weeks.

"When factoring in mild air prior to the storm's arrival and AccuWeather RealFeel Temperatures 10-20 degrees lower than the actual temperature from Saturday night to Sunday, it will feel like the middle of January and the cold will be penetrating," AccuWeather Senior Meteorologist Alex Sosnowski said.

The colder temperatures and quick hits of snow may last through the end of the month, says Accuweather.

Snowfall through 7 p.m. Saturday (green is 6"+, yellow is 12"+) pic.twitter.com/ztieJZuJMO
— Tyler Jankoski (@TylerJankoski) January 15, 2021

NEW DATA has been coming in....

Quite honestly-No Significant changes....Very sharp gradient...from very little along the Hudson river...to 6"+ in the high elevations west......and High Spots of New England 3-6" pic.twitter.com/aPUpm27rW9
— Steve Caporizzo (@SteveCaporizzo) January 15, 2021

A weather system moves into Southern New England tonight, bringing rain to all of the region and some initial snow to Western Massachusetts. The precipitation starts in the west around 10 PM and in the east around 2 AM. Here are the amounts through Saturday. pic.twitter.com/5gyuPy7yhz
— NWS Boston (@NWSBoston) January 15, 2021

A winter weather alert has been issued for part of Southern New England. #nhwx #mawx pic.twitter.com/NQhINN6fOU
— Dustin ☃️ (@Wx_Dustin) January 15, 2021

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Veteran Spotlight: Coast Guard Capt. Thurman 'Tom' Maine

By Wayne SoaresSpecial to iBerkshires
04:42PM / Sunday, September 13, 2026

MASHPEE, Mass. — If I were to describe the best attributes of this week's veteran, they would be an infectious personality, role model, leader, wonderful family man and a person that leads by example in the very best way.

The aforementioned, are the primary reasons why Thurman "Tom" Maine enjoyed a successful and distinguished military career in the Coast Guard from 1983 to 2014.

Born in North Stonington, Conn., Maine entered the Coast Guard at the age of 21 and was sent to boot camp in Cape May, N.J. His first assignment was at Coast Guard Station in Provincetown, R.I. From 1994 to 1997, he was a helicopter pilot for Coast Guard Air Station at Otis Air National Guard Base and was elevated to operations officer, chief pilot at the base from 2004 to 2007.

During his 31-year career, Maine flew some of the Coast Guard's most elite helicopters; the Sikorsky H-3 (the Coast Guard's last amphibious aircraft), the Sikorsky H-60 (the most widely flown military helicopter in the world) and the H-65 (a smaller, faster helicopter that deploys on ships).

Maine continued to rapidly climb the ranks and in 2009 was promoted as the Coast Guard's liason to the Chairman of The Joint Chiefs of Staff at the Pentagon, a position he held until 2011. Following that assignment, he was promoted to captain and rose to be the commanding officer at the Coast Guard's prestigious Aviation Training Center in Mobile, Ala.

During his tenure as commanding officer, he suffered a devastating blow when four Guardsman were killed during a night training exercise. He conveyed that his greatest achievement in his entire military career, was the leadership he provided

to his 600-member unit and the families of the fallen Guardsmen, by always being accessible, communicating constantly and holding vitally important family nights.

He said this tragedy, "gave him the ultimate opportunity to live out his faith." He also lobbied intensely for the student pilot who was killed to be awarded his designation posthumously, which he did.

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