The National Weather Service is working to hire back hundreds of positions laid off or otherwise cut by the Trump administration, but it’s progressing at a snail’s pace, forcing many offices to continue to cope with vacancies that could affect winter forecasts.

The National Weather Service issued a report at 7:26 p.m. on Sunday for snow showers until 8:15 p.m. for Berkshire County.

The further out you go in a weather forecast, the harder it is for meteorologists to know what’s going to happen. So how do they get an idea of what’s coming down the pipe several days or weeks ahead of time?

Temperatures will drop into the teens with wind chills possibly in single digits, according to the National Weather Service.

On Sunday at 1:11 p.m. the National Weather Service released a cold weather advisory valid for Monday between midnight and 9 a.m. for Berkshire County.

Later this afternoon and evening are expected to bring the heaviest snowfall and the worst conditions on the roads across a big part of Michigan.

Our local National Weather Service office in East Memphis is constantly working to keep you and your family safe during any type of weather.

A slushy coating to 2 inches of snow is expected to fall in areas outside of Boston. Parts of Worcester County will see 2 to 4 inches of snow, and northern Worcester County and points west can expect closer to 4 to 8 inches.

A weather alert was issued by the National Weather Service on Sunday at 4:05 p.m. EST for snow until 6:15 p.m. EST for Oceana, Newaygo, Muskegon, Ottawa, Kent and Allegan counties.

What was an extremely wet weekend will continue into the workweek as the National Weather Service continues to have the islands under an active Flood Watch.