To Our Route 20 Weather Followers - I'm Asking For Your Help

I wanted to start this post by thanking each and every one of you for following my weather forecasts & weather updates here at Route 20 Weather. The support you've shown has been beyond overwhelming & I thank you from the bottom of my heart.

I am one who absolutely hates asking for help when I need it. I've always been very self sufficient & have always had the mindset of I can figure this out myself, no problem!! So, I'm putting aside my pride to ask for your help one more time.

We are in a world of extreme financial hurt right now (fortunately I did receive some great news on Friday, which I'll share in a bit). It's been one thing after another this year in terms of expenses and finances this year. This includes a significant downturn in my business revenue for my main business, Crown Weather Services. It also includes a fairly large increase in both our property taxes and our property insurance. Finally, the hot water heater in our home needs to be replaced & we do not have the funds to do it. The thought of lack of income and these unexpected expenses has caused me to have almost constant panic attacks.

So, I am humbly asking for your help, if you are able to. I realize and am very cognizant that everybody is struggling right now & this is why I was hesitant to post this. If you are able to help us out, it'd be appreciated more than you will ever know.

Now, there is a light at the end of the tunnel (I hope). Since the start of August, I've been actively searching for employment to offset the income that I make with my main small business (Crown Weather Services). Since the start of the job search, I estimate that I've submitted well over 100 resumes to various job openings.

I'm happy to report that on Friday I received and accepted a full-time position at a local Central Mass business. I start this new job on Wednesday. I do want to emphasize that me taking this new job WILL NOT impact the weather forecasts and weather updates that I send out here at Route 20 Weather. Now, it's going to be at least a couple of weeks until I receive my first paycheck & until then, we'll still be dealing with the mounting financial pressures.

Any help you can send over our way would be appreciated more than you will ever know.

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Weekend Weather Forecast For Western & Central Mass

Weather analysis as of early this afternoon showed a cold front pushing its way across New York State. This front is expected to push its way through all of Western and Central Mass during late this afternoon and early this evening & will be accompanied by some scattered showers and maybe even a rumble or two of thunder.

The sunshine, warm temperatures and humid conditions will give way to cloudy skies within the next 2-3 hours or so across all of Western and Central Mass.

Scattered showers and maybe a rumble or two of thunder are then expected between about 3 pm and 7 pm across Western Mass and between about 4 pm and 8 pm across Central Mass. These scattered showers will accompany a cold front that'll push through the area during late afternoon and early evening.

Once the front pushes through the entire area by early this evening, expect cooler temperatures and a rapid drop in the dew point temperatures. This means that temperatures will fall into the low 50s by late tonight.

SATURDAY is looking like a really nice day with lots of sunshine expected & high temperatures between 65 and 70 Degrees. Dew point temperatures on Saturday look extremely comfortable with readings in the low to mid 40s expected. Winds on Saturday will be North at around 10 mph.

TURNING TO SUNDAY - It appears that a weak secondary cold front will begin to approach the area during the day. This means that a mixture of some sunshine and lots of clouds can be expected throughout the day on Sunday. High temperatures will be around 65 Degrees. Winds will be Southeast at around 10 mph.

That cold front looks to move through the area during late Sunday night and Monday morning. It appears that a few isolated showers will accompany the front when it moves through.

NEXT WEEK - Once the front moves through, it appears that next week looks very nice with plenty of sunshine expected during all of next week. Daytime high temperatures next week appear to start out in the middle 60s on Monday and then fall back into the middle and upper 50s for Tuesday and Wednesday. High temperatures on Thursday and next Friday are expected to be in the middle 60s. Also, there is the possibility for scattered frost on Tuesday night into Wednesday morning across the entire area.

Warm Temperatures Are Expected Through Friday With A Return To A Bit More Seasonable Temperatures This Weekend Across Western & Central Mass

For This Afternoon & Tonight: A cloudy afternoon is expected & a few very isolated showers are expected to move through. While most areas should stay dry, there will be a few spots that see a brief shower or two. Temperatures will be in the lower 70s. Dew point temperatures will be around 60 Degrees. Winds will be Southwest at 10 to 15 mph.

Cloudy skies are expected during tonight with low temperatures between 55 and 60 Degrees. Winds will be Southwest at 10 to 15 mph.

Friday & Friday Night: A frontal boundary is expected to push its way through the region during later Friday afternoon and Friday evening. It appears that some scattered showers will accompany this front & some cooler temperatures will then push into the area for the weekend.

Friday looks cloudy & there may be some scattered showers around by the late afternoon hours. High temperatures will be between 74 and 79 Degrees. Dew point temperatures will be in the upper 50s to low 60s. Winds will be Southwest at 10 to 15 mph.

Scattered showers are expected to continue through Friday evening & should come to an end by late Friday night. Low temperatures will be around 50 Degrees. Winds will be North to Northwest at around 10 mph.

This Weekend: An area of high pressure will control the weather throughout the day on Saturday. This means that lots of sunshine can be expected on Saturday with high temperatures between 65 and 70 Degrees. Winds will be North to Northwest at around 10 mph.

It appears that a secondary frontal system will push through the area during Sunday night. Before that, it appears that Sunday should feature a mixture of sunshine and clouds throughout the day. It’s then possible that a few isolated showers will accompany the front during Sunday night. High temperatures Sunday will be between 60 and 65 Degrees.

Monday Through Wednesday: A strong high pressure system is expected to build into the region for the first half of next week.

Monday looks partly sunny with high temperatures between 60 and 65 Degrees.

Tuesday is expected to be sunny with high temperatures between 55 and 60 Degrees.

Wednesday also looks sunny with high temperatures around 60 Degrees.

FINALLY - I know so many of you find my weather forecasts & weather updates for Western & Central Mass vital and very useful for your own lives & I absolutely love providing the weather updates to you!!

As you are aware, A LOT of work goes into writing each and every weather forecast I send out. Because of this, I would greatly appreciate any donations that you may be able to send over my way. They help to offset cost of the data that I pay for to analyze the weather and also for the amount of time I put into analyzing and forecasting the weather.

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