Weather Forecast

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Detailed Forecast

This Afternoon:
Mostly cloudy. Scattered to numerous snow showers in the mountains, with a trace to 2 inches; scattered snow or rain showers in the valleys, with little or no accumulation. Valley temperatures in the low to mid 40s in the south, and mid 30s to around 40s north. West to northwest winds 5 to 10 mph.

Tonight:
Mostly cloudy, with scattered snow showers north; less than an inch in the valleys, and 1 to 3 inches over high terrain. Lows from the mid 20s to around 30, except lower 20s in the Adirondacks. Northwest winds 5 to 10 mph.

Friday:
Partly cloudy in southern valleys; mostly cloudy elsewhere, with scattered snow showers north and in the southern Greens; some rain possibly mixing across the broad valleys; a trace to an inch of snow over high terrain. Highs from the mid 30s to around 40, with lower 40s in far southern valleys, and some lower 30s northeast and in the Adirondacks. Northwest winds 5 to 10 mph.

Extended Forecast

Friday Night:
Partly cloudy south; periods of clouds north, with a chance of mountain snow showers northeast, mainly before midnight. Lows from the upper teens to mid 20s. Northwest winds 5 to 10 mph and diminishing.

Saturday:
Variable clouds. Chance of late-day rain or snow showers in New York. Highs from the mid 30s to around 40, with some lower 30s northeast. Light winds east of the Greens Mountains, from the west to southwest 5 to 10 mph in area west of the Greens.

Saturday Night:
Becoming cloudy, with a mix of snow, sleet, and freezing rain spreading east. Lows from 20 northeast to 30 southwest, rising overnight.

Sunday:
A wintry mix changing to rain. Highs in the low to mid 40s, with 30s northeast, upper 40s far south.

Sunday Night:
Scattered to numerous snow showers through the north and mountains. Partly cloudy in southern valleys. Lows ranging through the 20s.

Monday:
Scattered snow showers in the north and mountains, especially over higher elevations. Clouds, a few breaks of sun in southern valleys. Highs in the upper 20s to low 30s north, upper 30s and low 40s south.

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Significant/Hazardous Weather

Some light snow accumulation will continue over the higher elevations north through Friday morning, with a few to several inches possible atop the high summits.

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Recreational Forecast

Mountain Forecast:
The forecast for the summits today features clouds in and out across the summits, with occasional snow showers. Light west winds increasing to moderate from the northwest, and little change in temperatures. On Friday, expect plenty of clouds, though fewer snow showers for the northern mountains, accompanied by light to moderate northwest winds, and slightly colder temperatures. Looking ahead to the weekend, the Saturday morning clouds north should giving way to increasing sun, and a fair amount of sunshine expected for the southern mountains. Moderate northwest winds should decrease, and temperatures begin a warming trend. That warming continues Saturday night into Sunday morning, with summits obscured in clouds and a wintry mix, possibly changing to rain. Then temperatures falling Sunday afternoon, with leftover rain showers changing back to snow showers. Winds shifting to the west and increasing to moderate.

Wind At Lower Elevations:
Winds today light, becoming west to northwest up to 10 mph. Tonight, winds northwest less than 10 mph, light in sheltered valleys. On Friday, winds from the northwest 5 to 15 mph. The outlook for Saturday calls for light winds, becoming south up to 10 mph in the afternoon.

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Detailed Discussion

Yesterday’s weak system arriving from Ontario was a little reluctant to move east of the Green Mountains until late in the day and overnight, leaving a coating to a few inches of snow over the higher elevations from the Adirondacks and Rt. 2 north, and some of the mountain slopes south. The clouds have left temperatures near or above freezing early this morning, but now that this minor system has reached the Atlantic just east of Maine, it’s transferring its energy to a new storm southeast of Nova Scotia, pivoting north toward Newfoundland tonight into Friday. This freshens our northwest air flow, which draws somewhat colder air into the region from tomorrow into Saturday. There should be less moisture involved, so snow showers won’t be as widespread or productive on Friday, though clouds should be stubborn through the north and mountains, finally clearing out Saturday, our best chance at some sunshine for the next several days. The quiet weather won’t last though, as a new, stronger system tracks east from the Canadian Rockies toward Hudson Bay, lifting a warm front toward us Saturday night. The remnant cold air, and milder air from the next storm, may result in a period of a winter mix of snow, sleet, freezing rain, and rain Saturday night, changing to mostly rain and tapering off Sunday morning. A cold front sweeps through Sunday afternoon, shifting winds to the west and pushing colder air back into the region. Once again, the snow showers become attuned to the terrain, which means higher elevations will see snow showers lingering Sunday night, continued to diminish and retreat to the mountains Monday. The valleys in the north, into the southern mountains will see fewer passing snow showers and flurries, and just a lot of clouds in southeastern valleys. The colder weather settles in early next week, after which there’s a lot of uncertainty whether the cold hangs on, or perhaps retreats to the north.

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Farm & Garden

Rainfall Forecast:
The growing season is near an end. The Farm and Garden forecasts will resume in April of 2026.

Drying Conditions:

Frost:

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Wind by Elevation

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Temperature by Elevation

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