EAST HARDWICK — Alternating days of sunshine and clouds provided a good balance of some vitamin D and much-needed rain. This springtime activity will assist in greening things up in the next few weeks as our attention turns away from heavy snow and towards warming temperatures. Over the past seven days, about an inch and a half of rainfall was reported, with most of that activity coming in Thursday and Saturday.
Highs were mainly in the mid-40s to low-50s for most of the past week. We should be just shy of 50 degrees this time of year, with lows hovering around freezing. Wednesday was the coldest day with highs closer to 40. Some light frozen precipitation fell overnight Wednesday night, with any accumulation quickly disappearing during the day on Thursday.
We start out this forecast period with what looks like the nicest day of the week. High pressure will be sliding south of our region today, allowing for clear skies into tonight with some radiational cooling bringing lows into the teens. The backside of the high ushers in warm air in advance of our next system, which will arrive later Thursday. This low-pressure system passing from the Ohio Valley through the Poconos will be blocked from forward motion by the exiting high, allowing it to redevelop and bring us a surge of moisture on Saturday. Precipitation may start as some light snow or sleet, before transitioning to rain through Saturday. The storm finally departs on Sunday with near-normal temperatures persisting through the end of the weekend. Here are the forecast details:
Wednesday: Mostly sunny. High: 37. Low: 18. Light winds.
Thursday: Mostly cloudy, with snow, sleet, and rain by evening. Snow accumulation of 1-2”. High: 46. Low: 29. Southwest winds 10-15 mph. Gusts to 25 mph in the evening.
Friday: Mostly cloudy. Scattered rain showers. High: 49. Low: 36. South winds 5-10 mph.
Saturday: Rain. High: 49. Low: 38. Southeast winds 5-10 mph.
Sunday: Partly cloudy. High: 50. Low: 32. Northwest winds 10-15 mph. Gusts up to 25 mph.
Tyler is our weather reporter and a community journalist. He works as a nurse and EMT, volunteers with Hardwick Rescue and helps to train new EMTs.
