More Sleet, Snow on the Way

Staff Reports04:43PM / Wednesday, February 05, 2025Print Story | Email Story

It's starting to feel like the cold and snow will never leave. Get ready for another blast of snow Thursday and again on the weekend across the Berkshire region.

The National Weather Service in Albany, N.Y., has issued a winter weather advisory for Western Mass, Southern Vermont and eastern New York beginning at 7 a.m. on Thursday through 6 p.m.

It will start out with snow but later turn to a sleety mix of rain and ice in the afternoon. Be prepared for slippery roads.

There's a chance for up to 2 to 4 inches of snow but ice seems more likely. Our friends at Greylock Snow Day are only giving a 10 percent chance of a snow day largely because the storm will hit the Berkshires after everyone's in school, and end by afternoon.

"Your only real chance for a snow day tomorrow is if your superintendent is in a very generous mood," GSD writes.

Temperatures will continue to hover around freezing — dipping into the single digits again on Wednesday night.

It may warm up slightly this weekend, enough for another round of snow and sleet on Sunday. Last year, according to Accuweather, the temperatures were in the 50s. The temperatures have hit 32 degrees or higher about a dozen times in the past 36 days, with a high of 41 on Monday. The year ended with highs in the 40s and 50s in the days leading up to New Year's Eve and on New Year's Day.

More snow is coming to New England on Thursday. Here are the forecast maps.

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— The Boston Globe (@bostonglobe.com) February 5, 2025 at 4:44 PM

The Next 48 Hours:

TONIGHT: Cold-increasing clouds late at night-snow arrives 5-7am.

THURSDAY: Snow-tapering off as a little sleet/fr. drizzle by early afternoon.
Expect slow gonig for the morning commute.

FRIDAY: More clouds than sun, windy-flurries. pic.twitter.com/YAPE5iEsa4
— Steve Caporizzo (@SteveCaporizzo) February 5, 2025

A quick couple inches falling tomorrow, topped with ice, will make for slippery roads. If there was a time to avoid traveling if you don't like driving in snow, 9am-2pm would be the window to avoid. #wbz pic.twitter.com/hdTP9alKg4
— Eric Fisher (@ericfisher) February 5, 2025

NEW WEATHER ADVISORY: Winter Weather Advisory * WHAT...Freezing rain expected. Total ice accumulations around two tenths of an inch. * WHERE...Portions of central and west central Ohio. * WHEN...Until 5 AM EST Thursday. * IMPACTS...Difficult travel... See more: watchedsky.social/app/alerts/...

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— National Weather Service Alerts (@skeetbot.watchedsky.social) February 5, 2025 at 4:14 PM

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Berkshire Reign's 1791 Classic Gets Underway

By Ben McDonoughiBerkshires.com Sports
09:59PM / Friday, August 14, 2026

NORTH ADAMS, Mass. -- The Berkshire Reign White 14-and-under baseball team opened the 1791 Classic with a 13-4, come-from-behind win over Rip City in a game shortened to five innings by the tournament's time limit.

The Reign got a triple and four runs batted in from Fernando Vasconcelos and a triple from Ryder Raifstanger in the win.

After trailing, 4-3, after three innings, the Reign took the lead with a three-run fourth and broke the game open with a seven-run fifth.

Rip City struck first in the bottom of the opening inning. After a leadoff single from Jeremiah Bullett and a walk to Ryder Froio, a wild throw allowed Froio to advance and eventually come around to score. Sebastian Ricchi followed with an infield single, giving Rip City an early advantage.

Berkshire answered in the second. After Raifstanger's triple put a runner in scoring position, a wild pitch brought him home to tie the game. Mikey Ireland later singled and moved a runner to third before Shayne Clairmont grounded out to bring another run home, putting Reign ahead 2-1.

Rip City threatened in the bottom half of the inning, but the Reign escaped the inning without allowing another run.

The game continued to swing back and forth in the third. Berkshire added to its lead after a single by John Naventi and an infield single from Fernando Vasconcelos put runners in scoring position. A walk to Camden Sievers brought another run across, extending the Reign lead to 3-1.

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