Snow forecast for western Mass.

This is a 22 News Storm Team weather alert. >> Good afternoon. I'm Storm Team meteorologist Alexa Biano live in Westfield. We are seeing blue skies out there. Also, let me move on to this side. You can see the breezy conditions from the flags. The wind gusts are going to be on the stronger side today. So, forecast focus, bright, brisk, and breezy is the trend today. We are in a winter storm watch for tomorrow. And we do see a big significant cool down by the end of the week as well. temperatures right now 41 in Springfield which I overestimated those temperatures underestimate those temperatures today. Didn't think we'd get into the 40s but 39 Northampton 39 Westfield 40 in Greenfield 38 in Orange and 34 in Pittsfield. So high temp wind gust for today we are seeing them ramp up continuously throughout the day still that's going to make the wind chill definitely on the cooler side. So we're going to feel about 10 to 15 degrees cooler than what the actual air temperature is. Even though the air temperatures in the upper 30s, lower 40s, could feel more in the 20s or lower 30s especially. But they'll start to calm down by the time we get toward later on today. But for now, for the afternoon, we're definitely going to see that 20 to 25 range. Clouds and radar, we are seeing mainly clear conditions here for southern New England. We're seeing some flurries in upstate New York, but that's staying away from us for right now because we do see that system coming in much later. But high temperatures for today, we're right around that ballpark we were talking about. to 41 Springfield, 40 in Westfield, 39 in Greenfield, 38 in Orange, and 29 in Pittsville. But looking towards that winter storm watch that is in effect till 7 a.m. tomorrow morning until 1:00 a.m. on Wednesday. And this is for everybody. We're seeing it for the Brookers, Pioneer Valley, as well as central Massachusetts, even some parts of the eastern side of the state getting close to it. For the rest of the afternoon, we're dry. We're clear. We're seeing plenty of sunshine. It's the calm before the storm. We could still see a few passing clouds by 4:00 this afternoon. By 9:00, this is when we start to slowly but surely see more cloud coverage roll through. We're cloudy overnight, getting us ready for the system we're going to be seeing tomorrow morning. So, by 6 a.m., west of 91, even more mainly the Pioneer Valley here, you're going to be starting to see some light snow come in. Then, it's pretty much widespread as we get towards the rest of the morning, especially by 11:00 a.m. We're widespread at this point. We're seeing that sleet along the night 495. So, the more north you go, we're going to see that snow. The more south you go, we're going to see more of that rain. And this does continue. It's going to be messy for the commute. So, just keep that in mind. Give yourself enough time. It mainly clears out by the time we get towards 11:00 tomorrow night. But we are seeing about 3 to 7 ines in these areas. So, around Birkshares, northern Franklin County, and 1 to three for the southern Pioneer Valley. Of course, the higher elevation places are going to see more of that storm coming along pretty much for the rest of the day. So, 38 to 42 is your range of highs today. Bright, brisk, and breezy. And then your lows, increasing clouds. 16 to 20 is your range of lows for today. And then here's the 202 team 7-day forecast. So, mostly sunny, 30s for today, breezy storm watch tomorrow. Wednesday, partly sunny, mo mostly cloudy on Thursday with windy conditions. Mostly sunny on Friday. And then we're seeing a big cool down heading into Friday and then back into the 30s by Saturday and Sunday with a few shower chances as well. Stay upate with the forecast on the 22s app. Return to download in wwp.com.