September 24, 2026

6:40 AM 6:44 PM 12 hours and 4 minutes Cold spells are common during the last week of September, with the average first frosts noted at Montpelier, Newport, Readsboro, Rochester, Rutland, and St. Johnsbury all occurring between today and the weekend. Of course...

October 5, 2026

6:53 AM 6:24 PM 11 hours and 31 minutes Going back 60 years ago, to 1965, following some unseasonably hot weather in late September, the weather turned shockingly winter-like. Temperatures remained in the 30s, while snow dusted the ground. The timing was right in the...

September 30, 2026

6:47 AM 6:33 PM 11 hours and 46 minutes By the end of September, the weather records of interest are often those of cold and snow, which might sound discouraging. However, there is little interest in making much of a fuss over a spell of days with temperatures in the...

September 20, 2026

6:35 AM 6:51 PM 12 hours and 16 minutes Tornadoes are rare enough here, but on this date in 1845, a tremendous tornado developed near Rochester, NY and churned east across the Adirondacks, finishing this trek as a water spout over Lake Champlain, crossing just south...

October 6, 2026

6:54 AM 6:22 PM 11 hours and 28 minutes On this date in 1836, a cold weather pattern had settled into the northeast. The second of three early snows fell, focused mostly on southern New York and northern Pennsylvania where up to 26 inches fell. Vermont’s peaks were...