Sun to Start the Weekend…Rain to Finish

It felt like spring finally arrived this week with a few beautiful back-to-back warm days in the Berkshires. Combine that with the Red Sox winning 4 straight games, more sun and warm weather in the forecast, flowers blooming and buds on the trees getting ready to turn the Berkshires green.  It seems like the cold and darkness of winter is finally well behind us.

The National Weather Service is predicting the perfect weather this weekend to balance nature’s need for sun and rain. Saturday will be beautiful in the Berkshires with sunny skies and temps near 70 degrees. A perfect day to lay down some grass seed, fertilize, or start some early planting. Mother Nature will help out on Sunday with some natural watering with rain expected to start in the morning. Showers are in the forecast to start the beginning of the week.

Below is the complete National Weather Service forecast for the Berkshires…
Today
Mostly sunny, with a high near 68. Calm wind becoming south 5 to 7 mph in the afternoon.
Tonight
Mostly cloudy, with a low around 47. South wind 3 to 6 mph.
Saturday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 70. Calm wind becoming southwest 5 to 7 mph in the afternoon.
Saturday Night
Increasing clouds, with a low around 51. South wind 3 to 7 mph.
Sunday
Showers likely, mainly after 9am. Cloudy, with a high near 59. Light southeast wind becoming east 5 to 10 mph in the morning. Chance of precipitation is 60%. New precipitation amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch possible.
Sunday Night
Showers likely, mainly before 9pm. Cloudy, with a low around 41. Chance of precipitation is 60%. New precipitation amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch possible.
Monday
A chance of showers. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 53. Chance of precipitation is 50%.
Monday Night
Scattered showers, mainly before 9pm. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 39. Chance of precipitation is 40%.
Tuesday
Mostly cloudy, with a high near 58.
Tuesday Night
Mostly cloudy, with a low around 41.
Wednesday
Partly sunny, with a high near 57.
Wednesday Night
Mostly cloudy, with a low around 39.
Thursday
Scattered showers. Partly sunny, with a high near 54. Chance of precipitation is 30%.