Icy Rain, Snow for Berkshires Today; More Snow Forecast This Weekend| 10:59AM / Wednesday, February 18, 2026 | |
Update at 4 p.m.: Ooops, looks like the nasty weather slipped southward, alleviating North Berkshire from more snow but bringing slushy mush to central and South Berkshires. Drive with caution.
The never-ending winter gave us a few warmish, clear days — a tease of spring — but that's apparently over.
The National Weather Service in Albany, N.Y., has issued a winter storm advisory to North Berkshire, Southern Vermont and the New York Capital District.
The advisory begins at noon Wednesday and runs through 4 a.m. on Thursday.
Be prepared for one to 4 inches of precipitation — a sleety rain that will turn to snow later in the day.
There were predictions of up to 6 inches but meteorologist Steve Caporizzo at ABC News10 on Wednesday morning has an updated forecast of 3 to 5 inches across North Berkshire and one to 3 inches to the south.
There's no worry on school closures or delays in Massachusetts as it's winter break. Vermont schools, however, are still in session with their break beginning next week.
The snowfall is expected to taper off early Thursday morning but the accumulation and a likely icy glaze could make both evening and morning commutes hazardous.
Meanwhile, another storm system is developing on the West Coast that could bring more snow to the Northeast and the Berkshires this weekend.
Spring is only 30 days away.
Storms with varying impact levels will traverse New England today, Friday and Sunday to Monday. Today will be low-impact with a higher-impact system for Friday. Sunday to Monday remains low confidence. #MAwx #CTwx #RIwx #NHwx #MEwx #VTwx newenglandstormcenter.substack.com/p/active-pat...
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— New England Storm Center (@nestormcenter.bsky.social) February 18, 2026 at 8:20 AM
Initially, most of what we see will be rain or wintry mix. Increasingly, through the afternoon, expect more in the way of sleet or plain snow. Totals look low for most, in the 1-3″ range for most.
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— NEWS10 (@news10.bsky.social) February 18, 2026 at 8:45 AM
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