Weather Forecast

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Detailed Forecast

Tonight:
Partly cloudy in southern valleys, mostly cloudy through the north and mountains. Chance of scattered snow showers, with a dusting to an inch possible over the higher terrain. Lows in the teens. Winds northwest 10 to 15 mph, gusting to 30 mph east of the Green Mountains, diminishing overnight.

Saturday:
Morning clouds, with any snow flurries diminishing. Sunshine and mixed clouds in the afternoon. Highs 20 in the north, 30 in the south. West wind near 10 mph, wind gusting to 20 mph from the Green Mountains east.

Saturday Night:
Becoming cloudy, with periods of light snow spreading east overnight. Some light accumulations, especially north. Lows in the low to mid 20s west and south of I-89, in the teens northeast. Winds light east of the Green Mountains, turning to the south 10 to 15 mph from the Green Mountains west, gusting to 25 mph in the Champlain Valley.

Extended Forecast

Sunday:
Light snow tapering to snow showers. Mostly cloudy. Warmer. Highs in the 30s, near 32 northeast. South wind near 10 mph, gusting to 25 mph in the Champlain Valley, diminishing to light.

Sunday Night:
Mostly cloudy, with any snow showers ending. Lows in the 20s to low 30s.

Monday:
Some breaks of morning sun possible, then mostly cloudy. An increasing chance of snow or rain showers from the west in the afternoon. Highs in the 30s to near 40, some low 40s southwest.

Monday Night:
Cloudy, with periods of light snow, wintery mix, or rain. Lows in the 20s to low 30s.

Tuesday:
Mostly cloudy, with scattered, mixed showers tapering off. Milder. Highs in the upper 30s to near 40 northeast, in the low to mid 40s southwest.

Tuesday Night: Scattered rain showers becoming a mix of rain and snow overnight. Lows in the low to mid 30s.

Wednesday: Mix of rain and snow showers becoming rain. Highs in the low to mid 40s.

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Significant/Hazardous Weather

Gusty winds and some blowing snow will create locally poor driving conditions.

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Recreational Forecast

Mountain Forecast:
The summits will start with clouds in and out across the summits, but any snow showers will taper off. Some breaks of sunshine south. Moderate to strong northwest winds driving temperatures to the teens and single numbers, creating low wind chills and blowing snow. The weekend starts with morning clouds and a few snow showers Saturday, then a few breaks of afternoon sun, as west winds decrease, still strong across the Presidential Range in NH, and temperatures remain quite cold. Sunday’s outlook calls for the summits in the clouds with snow in the morning diminishing to scattered snow showers. South to southwest winds turning to the northwest, increasing to moderate, with temperatures climbing several degrees.

Wind At Lower Elevations:
Winds today from the northwest 10 to 25 mph, gusting 30 to 40 mph. Tonight, west winds 10 to 15 mph, gusting to 30 mph east of the Green Mountains this evening, diminishing overnight. On Saturday, west winds near 10 mph, a few gusts to 20 mph from the Green Mountains east. The outlook for Sunday calls for south winds near 10 mph, gusting to 25 mph in the Champlain Valley, diminishing to light.

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Detailed Discussion

Yesterday’s storm behaved much like the immature system that it was – not well organized, and suffering from mood-swings – switching from breaks of sun to squalls of heavy snow. As the storm matured overnight, snow showers found their usual home along the western and northern slopes of the mountains, settling down to lighter snow and flurries through the night, and retreating to the mountains. And, this fully developed storm whipped up the northwest winds, sending thermometers to the teens region-wide this morning, more uniform as the winds distributed the cold fairly evenly, tending to be colder at higher elevations. We find ourselves watching the storm’s departure into Labrador, several hundred miles to our northeast, pulling much of its moisture with it. Clouds may be stubborn through the northern mountains much of today, but the Champlain and St. Lawrence valleys, and south of the Adirondacks and Rt. 4 should enjoy increasing sunshine, though readings in the upper teens to mid 20s, and winds gusting 30 to 40 mph will make for a chilly, mid-winter’s day. Overnight, the temperatures won’t fall significantly, because additional clouds will slide in, part of a weak system riding the fringe of a re-enforcing shot of cold for Saturday, gathering a little moisture from the Great Lakes as well, giving us some scattered snow showers through the north and mountains into early Saturday, before increasing periods of sun return. Temperatures will again be chilly, but this time with more sun and lighter winds. This cold air won’t last too long, starting to pull out Sunday, marked by a warm front to our southwest. It appears a band of some light snow and snow showers will spread across the region Saturday night into Sunday, with a dusting to a few inches, tending to be a bit wet because readings will climb to the 30s to near 40. As this system heads east Sunday night, milder air will remain through the middle of next week, though it will be marginal. Some wet snow or rain showers are expected to increase later Monday into Tuesday, followed by a warmer episode of rain or showers Wednesday.

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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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