The record temperature for this date of 78 degrees was set in 1945.
4/8/11 Amherst - Staff photo by Michael Beswick - A lone Canadian Goose feeds along Puffer Pond one recent morning in Amherst.SPRINGFIELD – The potential for record-breaking warmth and a slight risk for severe weather are on tap for Western Massachusetts today, abc40 / Fox 6 meteorologist Mike Masco said.
Masco is predicting a high of 75 degrees Monday but more sunshine than anticipated could easily bring temperatures past the 78 degree record set for this date in 1945 at Westover Air Reserve Base in Chicopee.
“I think we will just fall short,” Masco said.
A powerful cold front, which produced severe weather over Iowa overnight, meanwhile, is heading our way, Masco said.
The Storm Prediction Center puts Western Massachusetts, especially in the Berkshires and western Hampden and Hampshire counties, at a slight-risk for severe weather.
Seasonable temperatures, with highs of 58 to 60 degrees, will follow the cold front on Tuesday, Masco said, adding there is a potential for rain mid-week.