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Detailed Forecast

This Afternoon:
Mostly sunny. Highs in the mid to upper teens in the south and in the Champlain Valley, and low to mid teens elsewhere north. Winds variable to west at around 5 mph.

Tonight:
Increasing clouds. Lows 5 above to 5 below, except zero to 10 below northeast, and around 10 above in the Champlain and St. Lawrence valleys. Winds becoming south around 5 mph east of the Greens, 5 to 10 mph in the west, and gusting to 15 mph in the Champlain Valley.

Thursday:
Mostly to partly cloudy south. Mostly cloudy north, with a chance of afternoon flurries. Highs in the low to mid 20s in the south, and in the Champlain and St. Lawrence valleys, upper teens to lower 20s elsewhere north. Winds from the south at 5 to 15 mph.

Extended Forecast

Thursday Night:
Mostly clear in southern valleys. Periods of clouds north, extending into the southern Greens, with a chance of flurries. Lows 0 to 10 above, a few cold spots northeast below zero. South to southwest winds 5 to 10 mph, becoming west and diminishing late.

Friday:
Mostly sunny in southern valleys; otherwise decreasing clouds. Slight chance of an early flurry in the northern mountains. Highs in the upper teens to lower 20s north, and low to mid 20s in the south. West to northwest winds 5 to 10 mph.

Friday Night:
Becoming mostly clear. Lows 5 below to 5 above, cold spots northeast near 10 below zero.

Saturday:
Sunshine east and south, mixing with increasing clouds west and north. Highs in the 20s, near 20 far north.

Saturday Night:
Periods of clouds. Lows mainly in the teens, 5 to 10 above in the cold spots northeast.

Sunday:
Periods of clouds. A chance of snow showers north. Highs in the 20s north, near 30 south.

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Significant/Hazardous Weather

None.

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Recreational Forecast

Mountain Forecast:
The summits today will enjoy more sunshine, light to moderate west and northwest winds, and little change in the deep winter cold, so another day of very low wind chill values. Thursday calls for periods of clouds, a few passing snow showers, as temperatures begin to ease up, thanks to moderate southwest winds. Friday’s outlook offers variable clouds and sun north, more sun south. Light to moderate northwest winds, and temperatures about the same, or just a few degrees colder.

Wind At Lower Elevations:
Winds today light, mainly west less than 10 mph. Tonight, winds light east of the Green Mountains, becoming south near 10 mph from the Green Mountains west. On Thursday, south winds near 10 mph, gusting to 20 mph in the Champlain Valley. The outlook for Friday calls for northwest winds less than 10 mph.

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Detailed Discussion

We’re starting with another cold January morning, a bit colder for areas west of the Green Mountains, where clouds the previous night moderated the cold a bit. Part of the difference this morning, cold high pressure that supplied the southern and Gulf Coast states with a rare snowstorm, has been building northeast to help clear the skies and allow winds to diminish. That high should crest just to our south this evening, setting us up for delightfully blue skies, and lighter winds. It might only warm to the single numbers and teens, but that sun should make it much more bearable outside, and quite nice for those who enjoy the sparkling chill that winter offers. That high won’t hang around though, sliding off the East Coast this evening, while a minor storm system scattering snow showers across the northern Plains this morning, swings east tonight and Thursday, starved for moisture. This means some periods of clouds, as well as a moderating south breeze, and only the slight chance of a few snow showers in the north tomorrow night, tapering off on Friday. Behind this system, slightly colder air edges back in for Friday into Saturday morning, but nothing like the past few days, with daytime readings in the upper teens and 20s, while it drops to the single digits either side of zero Saturday morning. By Saturday night into Sunday, the next in this parade of minor storms zips east, lacking any significant moisture, so there could be some localized snow showers or flurries later in the weekend, but nothing that would add to our meager snow cover, nor hamper any travels plans. There could be some light accumulations in the Adirondacks, benefiting from moisture stripped off the Great Lakes, but that’s about all. Temperatures should moderate a bit more, so that by Sunday afternoon, thermometers are expected to reach the 20s and low 30s, closer to average for late January. Arctic air will continue to lurk just to our north, with the possibility of relatively cold air edging back in early next week.

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Farm & Garden

Rainfall Forecast:
The Farm and Garden forecasts will resume in April of 2025.

Drying Conditions:
The Farm and Garden forecasts will resume in April of 2025.

Frost:
The Farm and Garden forecasts will resume in April of 2025.

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Wind by Elevation

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Temperature by Elevation

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