Extended Forecast | Significant/Hazardous Weather | Recreational Forecast | Detailed Discussion | Farm & Garden | Wind by Elevation | Temperature by Elevation
Detailed Forecast
Monday Night:
Mostly cloudy. Scattered rain or snow showers, then snow showers becoming likely late in the north, with a trace to 2 inches, mainly in the northern mountains and southern Greens. Chance of snow showers late in southern valleys. Lows from the mid 20s to lower 30s. Winds becoming light and variable east of the Greens; from the south to southwest in areas west of the Greens: 5 to 10 mph, gusting to 25 mph in the Champlain Valley.
Tuesday:
Mostly cloudy. Snow showers likely from the Adirondacks and Route 4 northward, and in the southern Greens, with 1 to 2 inches in the valleys, except possibly 3 inches in the valleys near the international border, and 3 to 5 inches in the mountains and hills. Chance of a rain or snow shower in southern valleys. Valley highs in the low to mid 30s. West winds gusting to 30 mph north, and to 40 mph in the south.
Tuesday Night:
Mostly cloudy, except becoming partly cloudy in southeastern valleys. Snow showers likely in the northern mountains, with another 1 to 3 inches, scattered in the southern Greens and northern valleys, with an inch or less. Lows from the upper teens to mid 20s. Northwest winds 10 to 15 mph, gusting to 30 mph.
Extended Forecast
Wednesday:
Variable clouds. Chance of an early snow shower in the northern mountains. Highs from the mid 30s to around 40 north, and low to mid 40s in the south. Northwest winds 10 to 15 mph, gusting to 25 mph.
Wednesday Night:
Becoming mainly clear. Lows in the upper teens to mid 20s.
Thursday:
Morning sun giving way to clouds, and a rising chance of rain showers south and west of I-89 late in the day. Highs in the 40s.
Thursday Night:
Periods of clouds, with a chance of snow or rain showers. Lows in the 30s.
Friday:
Periods of clouds, with a chance of snow or rain showers, changing to rain showers. Highs in the 40s to near 50 northeast, low 50s west and south.
Significant/Hazardous Weather
Another round of snow showers will arrive from late tonight into early Tuesday. This will likely lead to some travel slowdowns during the Tuesday morning commute, especially north, and could include snow-covered roads, and reduced visibility in the heavier snow showers. A lull is likely midday Tuesday, but with snow showers redeveloping, especially over high terrain in the north, from mid-afternoon into Tuesday night.
Recreational Forecast
Mountain Forecast:
The summits will be obscured in clouds and snow south, some light accumulations, extending north as snow showers in the central Green Mountains, then summits in and out of the clouds north. Light southwest winds will increase from the south in the afternoon, while temperatures run more winter-like. On Tuesday, summits will be frequently in the clouds, with occasional snow north, featuring light accumulations, and snow showers south early, and again late in the day. Southwest winds shifting to the west, increasing to moderate to strong, driving temperatures several degrees lower. The outlook for Wednesday keeps the cold air in place, with periods of clouds, mostly above all but the highest peaks, feeling even colder with a moderate northwest wind.
Wind At Lower Elevations:
Winds today light from the north, becoming south to southeast near 10 mph. Tonight, light and variable winds, becoming south to southeast near 10 mph from the Green Mountains west. On Tuesday, winds shifting to the west 10 to 15 mph, gusting to 30 mph. The outlook for Wednesday calls for northwest winds 10 to 15 mph, gusting to 25 mph.
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Detailed Discussion
A rather gray, sometimes damp, and occasionally raw April weekend has concluded with frosting of snow through southern areas early this morning – certainly weather’s effort to manage expectations as April is now one week on, and yet Spring doesn’t appear to be in any hurry getting here. A weather front that drifted south through here this past weekend, stalled to our south while a few ripples of low pressure followed the boundary to the east and northeast. The northern fringe of its precipitation has taken the form of a strip of snow, spreading from the Hudson Valley, east to near and south of Rt. 4, steadiest from Rt. 9 south, where a dusting to 2 inches of snow has sifted down, expected to taper to snow showers this morning, then just snow or sprinkles or rain in the air this afternoon. Farther north, especially from the Adirondacks, and north of Rt. 4 and Laconia, periods of sun will find holes in the clouds, while temperatures run just a bit on the cool side, mostly in the 40s region-wide this afternoon. Although the storms along the front will translate east, not much clearing is not expected, thanks to the approach of an energetic disturbance in the upper atmosphere, supporting a relatively organized, though compact, storm system, crossing the Great Lakes this morning, and destined for northern portions of our region later tonight into Wednesday. Occasional mountain snow, and valley snow showers, mixed with rain in the warm valleys, especially south, as some chilly air for April keeps readings in the 30s to low 40s today, and only in the 30s tomorrow, more like early March than early April. The majority of the snow falls late tonight into Tuesday, with valleys and the higher terrain south getting coated with a dusting to 2 inches, while the northern mountains see 2 to 6 inches. By Wednesday, the strengthening sun will create some typical chaotic twists and turns, which means intervals of sun, then bands of dark clouds, passing snow and rain showers, possibly even some soft hail or snow pellets mixed in a times, and suddenly back to sun. A minor wedge of high pressure slides by to our south later Wednesday into Wednesday night, with clearing skies and chilly temperatures. That gives way to the next storm system, expected to increase the chance of rain showers Thursday, mixing or changing to snow over the higher terrain, and much of the north Thursday night, then lingering on Friday. A second storm attempts to follow, but this far ahead – combined with the fickleness of spring – means a lot of uncertainty for the timing and placement of systems by the end of the week. Suffice it to say that unsettled weather is likely, as opposed to a spell of quiet and sunny weather.
Farm & Garden
Rainfall Forecast:
The Farm and Garden forecasts will resume on April 15, 2025.
Drying Conditions:
The Farm and Garden forecasts will resume on April 15, 2025.
Frost:
The Farm and Garden forecasts will resume on April 15, 2025.
Wind by Elevation
| Wind Speeds | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Elevation | Today | Tuesday | Wednesday |
| 2000ft | light>S 15 mph | SW 15>W 35 mph | NW 15 to 25 mph |
| 4000ft | light>S 20 mph | SW 20>W 35 mph | NW 15 to 30 mph |
| 6000ft | NW 30>SW 20 mph | SW 25>W 70 mph | NW 65>W 40 mph |
Temperature by Elevation
| Temperature at Elevation | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Elevation | Today | Tuesday | Wednesday |
| 2000ft | near 40 | 28 N/37 S | 28 N/34 S |
| 4000ft | near 32 | 20 to 25 | 20 to 25 |
| 6000ft | near 20 | 5 to 10 | near 10 |