Unseasonably warm weather hits western Massachusetts

It may be November, but temperatures this week will feel more like September. 22 News Storm Team meteorologist Alexa Bianco is live in studio to explain just how above normal will be. Yes, we're finally reaching, usually around this time of year reaching for heavier jackets, but this time of year at the moment we are breaking away from that November chill. The first week of November is bringing warmer weather to western Massachusetts with afternoon temperatures climbing above normal for this time of year. While the afternoons may feel comfortable, cooler mornings mean you'll still want to dress in layers as you head out the door. We're going to be very warm as we go throughout the first half of this week. Temperatures in the 70s. Could we get close to some records? Yeah, I don't know if we're necessarily break the records. We have reached 80 degrees in November in the past, but that's looking unlikely this week. Highs will be closer to the mid-70s, still well above our average high of 57 degrees for this time of year. We are predicted to have a warmer-than-normal winter, but that doesn't mean we won't have cold spells. This month and the next three months are going to be trending more towards an above-average stretch of weather. Obviously, it doesn't mean that there can't be cold spells. When it comes to the average high temperature for a month, it looks to be above average. And that's how I think we're going to be as we go through the winter. However, as we start to look towards next week, temperatures do start to cool down a bit once again.