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At a Glance

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Today

Variable clouds and sunshine. Breezy and chilly.
Teens to 20 north, 20 to 25 south

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Wednesday Night

Periods of clouds, clearing south late.
5 below to 5 above zero

Mix of sun and clouds.

Thursday

Some morning sun, then more clouds. Some snow showers in NY late.
20s

Evening Mostly Clear Weather Icon

Friday

A few snow showers north and mountains, more sun in the valleys.
Mid teens to mid 20s

Eye on the Sky Forecast, February 19, 2025

Weather Forecast

Extended Forecast  |  Significant/Hazardous Weather  |  Recreational Forecast  |  Detailed Discussion  |  Farm & Garden  |  Wind by Elevation  |  Temperature by Elevation


Detailed Forecast

Today:
Variable clouds and sun, more clouds in the north and mountains, more sun in southern valleys. Highs in the teens to near 20 north, 20 to 25 south. Northwest winds 10 to 15 mph, gusting 20 to 30 mph from the Green Mountains east, near 10 mph west.

Tonight:
Periods of clouds north, and some evening clouds south, giving way to clearing skies. Cold. Lows 5 above to 5 below zero. Northwest winds near 10 mph in the evening, diminishing to light and variable.

Thursday:
Becoming mostly cloudy. A few scattered snow showers developing west and north in the afternoon. Highs ranging through the 20s. Light winds becoming north to northwest near 10 mph.


Extended Forecast

Thursday Night:
Mostly cloudy, with a chance of snow showers in the north and mountains, diminishing overnight. Some partial clearing south. Lows 5 to 10 north, near 0 in the Adirondacks, and 10 to 15 south. Winds northwest near 10 mph, a few gusts to 20 mph.

Friday:
Variable clouds through the north and mountains, with partly sunny skies in southern valleys. Not so cold. Highs in the 20s north, upper 20s to low 30s south. Winds northwest 10 to 15 mph, gusting to 25 mph.

Friday Night:
Partly cloudy, with more clouds late. Lows 5 below to 5 above north, and 5 to 10 above south.

Saturday:
Increasing clouds. Highs in the 20s to low 30s.

Saturday Night:
Becoming mostly cloudy, with a chance of snow showers north, mostly over the higher elevations. Lows in the teens to near 20, a few cold spots northeast near 10.

Sunday:
Mostly cloudy, with a few snow showers north, mainly over the higher terrain. Highs in the upper 20s to mid 30s.

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Significant/Hazardous Weather

No significant weather concerns through the rest of the week.

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Recreational Forecast

Mountain Forecast:
The summits can expect numerous clouds, some intervals of sun along with decreasing northwest winds, and temperatures warming a few degrees, though still quite cold. Thursday brings periods of clouds, tending to lower in northern and western areas, as some afternoon snow showers move into the Adirondacks, reaching the Green Mountains late. Lighter north to northeast winds, with temperatures moderating a few more degrees. The outlook for Friday calls for periods of clouds, a stray snow shower, as moderate northwest winds bring in slightly colder air.

Wind At Lower Elevations:
Winds today from the northwest 10 to 15 mph, gusting 20 to 30 mph from the Green Mountains east, near 10 mph west. Tonight, winds northwest near 10 mph this evening, diminishing to light and variable, except a northerly wind through the Champlain Valley up to 10 mph. On Thursday, light winds becoming north to northwest near 10 mph. The outlook for Friday calls for winds northwest 10 to 15 mph, gusting to 25 mph.

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Detailed Discussion

The vigorous storm to our northeast the past few days continues to weaken, now giving way to a new gale center south of Greenland. The core of the coldest air has moved east as well, already 10 to 15 degrees warmer through the mountains, which will help temperatures in the valleys to ease up this afternoon, reaching the teens to near 20 in the north, and climbing back to the 20s south. At the same time, high pressure to our west gets a little closer, enough to reduce the winds to just breezy today, and it should permit a fair amount of the strengthening sunshine that now rises 45 minutes earlier, and sets more than an hour later than our short December days. This high builds east but weakens, while a storm dumping snow through the southern Great Plains into the Mississippi Valley, 6 to 12 inches in southern Missouri, continues east today through the Ohio and Tennessee Valleys, before blanketing the mid-Atlantic states, mostly south of Washington. DC, tonight and Thursday. The storm then heads out to sea, well to our south, while a disturbance in the upper atmosphere runs through the northern tier of the US, bringing us periods of clouds and some limited snow showers late Thursday and Thursday night through northern areas, mainly over higher elevations, and even there, not likely amounting to much. The majority of the region can expect periods of clouds, lighter winds, and temperatures moderating a few degrees. Behind this weak system, some leftover mountain snow showers, but otherwise periods of sunshine and seasonably cold weather follows Friday and into the first part of the weekend. It appears a series of weak systems slide through from Saturday night into the middle of next week, while a moderating trend develops. After nearly a month with little thawing, we may see a break in this persistent cold and frequent snow.

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Farm & Garden

Rainfall Forecast:

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

Wind Speeds
ElevationTodayThursdayFriday
2000ftNW 20>10 mphN 5 to 15 mphNW 15 to 30 mph
4000ftNW 30>15 mphNNE 10 to 20 mphNW 25 to 35 mph
6000ftNW 50>20 mphNE 10>25 mphNNW 45 to 60 mph

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Temperature by Elevation

Temperature at Elevation
ElevationTodayThursdayFriday
2000ft10 N/18 S16 N/25 S12 N/22 S
4000ftnear 10Ateensteens
6000ft5 to 10Anear 10Anear 10A

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Weather Journal

February 19, 2025

Sunrise: 6:44 AM
Sunset: 5:25 PM

Length of the day:
10 hours and 41 minutes

It was on this date in 1972 blizzard conditions swept all of northern New England as a powerful nor’easter passed over Cape Cod, raking the coastal sections of New England with winds gusting to 90 mph. The strong winds whipped 8 to 12 inches of snow into tremendous drifts.

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