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Detailed Forecast

***WIND ADVISORY IN THE ST. LAWRENCE VALLEY UNTIL 8 PM THIS EVENING, THEN WIND ADVISORIES THROUGH FRIDAY, FROM LAKE GEORGE, BENNINGTON AND WINDHAM COUNTIES SOUTHWARD; AND EXPANDING ALONG AND EAST OF THE GREENS EARLY FRIDAY MORNING***

Thursday Night:
Mostly cloudy. Scattered rain or snow showers changing to snow showers and diminishing, except continuing in the northern mountains. Lows from the mid teens to lower 20s north, and low to mid 20s in the south. Winds becoming west 10 to 20 mph, gusting to 35 mph, except possibly gusting to 50 mph in the advisory areas.

Friday:
Mostly to partly cloudy. Scattered snow showers north. Windy, with valley highs in the mid to upper 30s in the south, mid 30s in the Champlain Valley, and upper 20s to lower 30s elsewhere north. West to northwest winds 15 to 25 mph, gusting to 40 mph, except possibly gusting to 50 mph in the advisory areas.

Friday Night:
Partly cloudy in southern valleys. Scattered snow showers north, mainly in the mountains. Lows from the mid teens to lower 20s north, and low to mid 20s in the south. West winds 15 to 20 mph, gusting to 40 mph.

Extended Forecast

Saturday:
Partly cloudy south. Scattered snow showers north. Valley highs in the upper 20s to lower 30s in the south and in the Champlain Valley, mid to upper 20s elsewhere north, with some lower 20s far north. West winds 15 to 20 mph, gusting to 40 mph.

Saturday Night:
Clearing, with a few clouds and snow showers in the northern mountains. Lows 10 to 20 north to south.

Sunday:
Morning sun giving way to periods of clouds. Continued cold. Highs in the 20s north, in the 30s south.

Sunday Night:
Becoming mostly cloudy. A chance of snow showers north. Lows in the teens to low 20s.

Monday:
Mostly cloudy, with a good chance of snow showers north. Highs in the low to mid 30s north, and upper 30s to mid 40s in the south.

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Significant/Hazardous Weather

***WIND ADVISORY IN THE ST. LAWRENCE VALLEY UNTIL 8 PM THIS EVENING, THEN WIND ADVISORIES THROUGH FRIDAY, FROM LAKE GEORGE, BENNINGTON AND WINDHAM COUNTIES SOUTHWARD; AND EXPANDING ALONG AND EAST OF THE GREENS EARLY FRIDAY MORNING***

Rivers and streams still high tonight, with a low chance of localized ice jam flooding. Otherwise much colder tonight through the weekend.

**Daylight Saving Time begins on Sunday (clocks go forward one hour)**

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Recreational Forecast

Mountain Forecast:
The summits will frequently experience clouds, passing rain showers changing to snow showers late as colder air arrives, temperatures falling through the afternoon, as moderate southeast winds become more westerly. Friday features summits in and out of the clouds south, a few snow showers, and northern summits frequently in the clouds, with scattered to numerous snow showers. Moderate to strong northwest winds will deliver much colder air. The weekend outlook calls for clouds, occasionally obscuring the highest summits, a few snow showers, and moderate to strong winds Saturday, delivering mid-winter cold, mostly in the single numbers and teens. On Sunday, a few flurries, otherwise periods of clouds and sun. Moderate west winds will decrease, and temperatures should moderate several degrees.

Wind At Lower Elevations:
Winds today from the south 10 to 15 mph, shifting to the southwest near 10 mph, gusting to 30 mph in NY late. Tonight, winds becoming west 10 to 20 mph, gusting 30 to 40 mph. On Friday, west to northwest winds 15 to 25 mph, gusting 35 to 45 mph. The outlook for Saturday calls for west 10 to 25 mph, gusting 30 to 40 mph.

For more details on Lake Champlain, go to: https://forecast.weather.gov/product.php?site=BTV&product=REC&issuedby=BTV

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Detailed Discussion

A mild, damp, thawing morning, with most of the rain from late yesterday and overnight lifting north and east of the region, most locations getting a half inch to an inch of rain. Combined with temperatures in the 40s, holding there much of the night, rivers and streams are on the rise, causing some of the ice to start breaking up. There could be a few localized ice jams, but with only a few showers today, and temperatures falling over the higher terrain, the threat of flooding remains more isolated. We also have some areas of fog this morning, mostly in sheltered valleys, where temperatures dipped back to the 30s. The weather maps show a strong storm system north of Toronto, heading northeast, passing north of Montreal later this morning, pivoting a cold front, just to our west in central NY, through this morning, with a few more scattered rain showers. This first transition to colder air will be limited, more noticeable over the higher terrain, with rain showers changing to snow showers this afternoon. Most areas will only see a spotty shower, and perhaps a teasing glimpse of sun, and temperatures remaining mostly in the 40s, a few low 50s far south, falling to the 30s in the Adirondacks. This evening, a second push of much colder air triggers scattered rain showers changing to snow showers, and tending to retreat to the higher terrain north, where a dusting to an inch is possible. All locations will see temperatures tumble, and winds rumble, increasing from the west, with gusts to 40 mph. As the storm and its front continue east, a second storm cranks up east of Maine tomorrow, generating even stronger winds, gusting 35 to as much as 50 mph, with Wind Advisories for the southern Green Mountains and Berkshires, and possibly issued tomorrow for southern NH. Lots of clouds and scattered mountain snow showers will linger over the higher terrain Friday, while periods of sun should prevails through the southern valleys. This colder pattern features a number of minor disturbances that will maintain a fair amount of clouds, and squeeze out periodic snow showers, mainly over the northern mountains, while the Sun struggles between the clouds, tending to be partly sunny in southern valleys. Temperatures will only warm to the 20s north, 30s south during the day, and drop to the teens at night, some single numbers in the colder spots – more typical of February than March.

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Farm & Garden

Rainfall Forecast:

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

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

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Wind by Elevation

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Temperature by Elevation

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