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Detailed Forecast
Thursday Night:
Clear to partly cloudy, except mostly cloudy in the southern Greens and Berkshires, with a chance of late-night snow showers there. Lows from zero to 5 above in the south, and near Lake Champlain, zero to 10 below elsewhere north, except teens below in the cold hollows. West winds 5 to 10 mph, becoming southwest in the Champlain and St. Lawrence valleys, all diminishing.
Friday:
Variable clouds. Chance of flurries in the Green Mountains and Berkshires, slight chance late in the Whites. Highs from the mid teens to lower 20s, some lower teens northeast. West winds 5 to 10 mph.
Friday Night:
Periods of clouds. Chance of flurries in the southern Greens and Berkshires, then a rising chance of snow showers overnight in the northern mountains, and in the valleys near the international border. Lows from zero to 10 above north, northern cold hollows around 5 below. West winds 5 to 10 mph, diminishing.
Extended Forecast
Saturday:
Clouds variable in the south, decreasing north. Chance of an early flurry in the northern mountains. Highs from the upper teens to mid 20s in the south, and low to mid teens north, with some single digits far north. West to northwest winds 5 to 10 mph.
Saturday Night:
Partly to mostly cloudy. Chance of snow showers, a rising chance late. Lows 5 above to 15 above, except zero to 5 below northeast.
Sunday:
Mostly to partly cloudy. Scattered snow showers in the morning, then diminishing. Highs from the upper teens to mid 20s in the south, and low to mid teens north, with some single digits far north.
Sunday Night:
Chance of an evening snow shower, then decreasing clouds. Lows from zero to 10 above south and in the Champlain Valley, zero to 10 below elsewhere north.
Monday:
Increasing clouds. Chance of snow showers. Highs from the single digits to mid teens north, and mid teens to lower 20s in the south.
Significant/Hazardous Weather
It will be very cold tonight; especially north, then less windy on Friday, but still cold, under weak high pressure. Spates of snow showers, mainly light and more focused over the mountains, will continue through early next week. Well below-average temperatures also continue during this period.
Recreational Forecast
Mountain Forecast:
The summits today start with clouds in and out across the summits, any snow showers ending with some breaks of sun. Moderate to strong west winds dropping temperatures to near or below zero, with very low wind chills. Friday calls for periods of sunshine, moderate west winds, and temperatures easing up a few degrees, but still quite cold. The weekend outlook continues the cold weather, with temperatures edging up a few degrees. Moderate west winds Saturday becoming lighter from the southwest Sunday. Periods of sun on Saturday, then more clouds, with a few snow showers possible Sunday.
Wind At Lower Elevations:
Winds today, New Years Day, west to northwest winds 10 to 15 mph, gusting 20 to 30 mph. Tonight, winds northwest near 10 mph, becoming light and variable. On Friday, west winds near 10 mph. The outlook for Saturday calls for light winds, mainly west less than 10 mph.
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Detailed Discussion
My welcome to you for 2026 is far warmer than the weather’s greeting, though it IS January, moving into the core of the winter, so there’s nothing out of the ordinary this morning. A relatively minor storm tracked east from the Great Lakes yesterday, spreading a powdery snow over the region late yesterday and overnight, capping off a colder, snowier December than average, and certainly more typical than recent years. Early reports indicate 1 to 3 inches of snow has settled over the region, the least amounts in the deeper southern valleys, while the higher terrain squeezed out a few more inches, lingering for a few more hours this morning. The weather maps show the storm sliding east through the Eastern Townships, with a cold front extending south through NH, down to Long Island, being driven east by some cold, gusty west winds. Behind this front, snow showers are getting a little boost from those westerly winds riding up the western slopes of the Green Mountains. The brisk winds today should draw a fragment of arctic air over us. This helps with some clearing from west to east, yet in spite of the developing sunshine, temperatures are not likely to rise much, if at all. Readings in the north, close to 20 in northern NH, and falling through the teens in NY, and generally in the 20s south, should continue to fall during the day, settling to the single numbers north and teens south later this afternoon. The last clouds this evening east and north will clear out, and as winds diminish overnight, thermometers will continue their downward trend, bottoming out near zero in the south, and single numbers to low teens below zero in the north. This next installment of cold air, while not extreme, will persist through early next week, as it remains in the teens north, 20s south during the day, and drops to the single numbers either side of zero at night through the weekend. Rather than an area of high pressure, this set-up involves some minor systems moving through with some clouds, and even a few snow showers. The first one looks pretty minor, with a few clouds later tomorrow night into Saturday morning. A second disturbance swings through Saturday night into Sunday, perhaps with a few snow showers, then slightly colder Sunday night into Monday. Some moderation in the cold develops next week, and could involve a storm system toward the middle of the week, part of a shift in the weather pattern that sees milder air spread east through much of the US, and a significant warm-up in Canada.
Farm & Garden
Rainfall Forecast:
The Farm and Garden forecasts will resume in April of 2026.
Drying Conditions:
Frost:
Wind by Elevation
| Wind Speeds | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Elevation | Today | Thursday | Friday |
| 2000ft | SW 10 to 25 mph | NW 10 to 25 mph | W 10 to 20 mph |
| 4000ft | SW 20 to 30 mph | NW 20 to 35 mph | W 15 to 30 mph |
| 6000ft | W 80>SW 50 mph | NW 25>45 mph | WNW 70 to 90 mph |
Temperature by Elevation
| Temperature at Elevation | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Elevation | Today | Thursday | Friday |
| 2000ft | 14 N/24 S | 5 N/16 S | 10 N/17 S |
| 4000ft | 10 to 15 | 15>0 | 5A to 10A |
| 6000ft | 0 to 5B | 0>8B | 5B to 10B |