NORTH ADAMS - Drivers could face a messy commute home Monday night, as current forecasts are predicting a mix of snow, sleet and freezing rain and drizzle to start after 1 p.m.

The National Weather Service in Albany, N.Y. has issued a Winter Weather Advisory, for all of Berkshire County, from 10 a.m. Monday, Jan. 28 through 7 a.m. Tuesday, Jan. 29.

The advisory calls for snow, freezing rain, freezing drizzle and sleet, with possible accumulations of snow, from 1 to 4 inches with up to a tenth of an inch of ice.

Predictions for Northern Berkshire call for snow, mainly after 1 p.m., with new snow accumulations of 1 to 2 inches.

Snow is expected to change over to freezing drizzle and sleet during the evening hours, becoming freezing drizzle after 10 p.m. with possible accumulation of a tenth of an inch.

Tuesday's morning commute may be slippery, as current forecasts call for a chance of freezing drizzle before 10 a.m. Drizzle is anticipated between 10 a.m. and 1 p.m., with a slight chance of rain showers before 1 p.m. Chance of precipitation is 40 percent.


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