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Detailed Forecast
Tonight:
Partly cloudy in the evening, then increasing clouds. Lows in the 20s to low 30s north, mid 30s south. Wind diminishing to light and variable.
Saturday:
Becoming cloudy. Scattered showers developing first southwest of I-89, then spreading northeast, and mixing with sleet or snow over higher elevations. Highs in the 40s. Light wind, becoming south 10 to 15 mph, gusts increasing to near 35 mph along Lake Champlain.
Saturday Night:
Rain continuing, chance of freezing rain over higher elevation in the northeast. Lows in the 30s to low 40s. Windy. South wind 10 to 15 mph, gusting to 45 mph along Lake Champlain, and 20 to 25 mph east of the Green Mountains.
Extended Forecast
Sunday:
Periods of morning rain showers and wintery mix, becoming widely scattered in the afternoon. Highs in the 40s north, upper 40s to low 50s in the Champlain Valley and south. Light wind, becoming northwest 5 to 10 mph.
Sunday Night:
Scattered rain, snow, and wintery mix showers, diminishing in the north overnight. Lows from the upper 20s to low 30s.
Monday:
Partly cloudy. Chance of snow or rain showers mainly south, then another chance of scattered showers in the afternoon. Colder. Highs in the 40s.
Monday Night:
Periods of clouds, with a chance of rain showers west of the Green Mountains, snow showers elsewhere, turning completely over to snow overnight. Lows from the mid 20s to near 30.
Tuesday:
Mostly cloudy, with a chance of light snow or rain showers. Highs in the low 30s to mid 30s in the north, in the mid to upper 30s in the south.
Tuesday Night:
Mostly cloudy with increased clearing overnight. Chance of a few light snow showers in the north. Lows in the low to mid 20s.
Wednesday:
Sunshine with mixed clouds. Highs in the upper 30s in the northeast, in the low to mid 40s elsewhere.
Significant/Hazardous Weather
None today. Moderate amounts of rain Saturday afternoon into Sunday morning will cause rivers to rise, but no significant flooding is expected at this time.
Recreational Forecast
Mountain Forecast:
The summits will feature a mix of sun and clouds, numerous and occasionally scraping the northern summits through early afternoon. Moderate northwest winds will cause temperatures to cool several degrees. The weekend starts with clouds lowering on Saturday, as periods of rain and wet snow spread northeast. Moderate to strong south and southeast winds will give us marginal temperatures, so a mix of snow and rain is possible, especially across the mountain peaks. Sunday should also see the summits obscured in clouds, with rain or snow possible. Temperatures will likely fall, but it is uncertain as to the timing, either earlier or later in the day. Moderate southwest winds will turn to the northwest.
Wind At Lower Elevations:
Winds today from the northwest 10 to 15 mph, gusting up to 25 mph, mostly east of the Green Mountains. Tonight, winds diminishing to light and variable. On Saturday, light winds, becoming south 10 to 15 mph, gusting 20 to 30 mph from the Champlain Valley west. The outlook for Sunday calls for light winds, becoming northwest 5 to 15 mph.
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Detailed Discussion
Some April weather adventures yesterday, starting with pockets of sleet and ice, a few thunderstorms, then windy and warm, 50s and 60s, as a warm front pushed east. It did, however, meet resistance from some stubborn cold air east of the Green Mountains, and northeast of I-89. Temperatures remained in the 40s for northeastern areas. A rather tame cold front has smoothed any ruffled feathers, pushing through last evening with just a few stray showers, drifting south through southern New England, still guiding some periods of clouds through the region, and only northern areas have seen much of a drop in temperatures, still in the upper 40s and 50s in southern areas. This cold front extends west through the Ohio Valley, where it has stalled, channeling excess moisture there with some flooding. Farther east, the front should ease south into Virginia, making enough room for weak high pressure over the Great Lakes to make a brief visit here. In general it means sunshine and seasonable temperatures, though the light northwest airflow and residual moisture will leave some clouds over the northern mountains this morning. As the high heads east tonight, a slightly cooler night expected, while some clouds return later tonight. The front to our south should steer a developing storm over Texas to the northeast tomorrow, with just enough cold air in place for a brief period of mixed snow, sleet, or rain Saturday morning into the afternoon, especially from I-89 east and north, changing to a cold rain for most areas, though pockets in the Northeast Kingdom, northern NH, and the Eastern Townships will hover near 32 Saturday night into early Sunday. A weak cold front again slips east Sunday, helping showers to decrease, as colder air begins to expand south and east early next week. The front will not find it easy to progress south and east, with strong high pressure over the western Atlantic, off the southeast US coast. Some clearing may edge into northern areas, while clouds and rain or snow showers may linger in southern areas, depending on the position of the front. Regardless, cooler weather settles in Monday, while we watch a trailing area of low pressure in the Great Lakes working east, adding its clouds, and increasing the chances of snow and rain showers Monday night into Wednesday morning, along with some chillier temperatures for the middle of the week.
Farm & Garden
Rainfall Forecast:
The Farm and Garden forecasts will resume on April 15, 2025.
Drying Conditions:
The Farm and Garden forecasts will resume on April 15, 2025.
Frost:
The Farm and Garden forecasts will resume on April 15, 2025.
Wind by Elevation
| Wind Speeds | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Elevation | Today | Saturday | Sunday |
| 2000ft | NW 15 to 25 mph | S 20>SE 35 mph | W 10>NW 20 mph |
| 4000ft | NW 20 to 35 mph | S 20>45 mph | SW 30>NW 20 mph |
| 6000ft | NW 65 to 85 mph | SSW 20>60 mph | SW 30>W 55 mph |
Temperature by Elevation
| Temperature at Elevation | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Elevation | Today | Saturday | Sunday |
| 2000ft | 43 N/54 S | 37 NE/44 SW | 44 N/54 S |
| 4000ft | 35 to 40 | near 40 | 40>30s |
| 6000ft | 25 to 30 | near 32 | 32>20s |