Extended Forecast | Significant/Hazardous Weather | Recreational Forecast | Detailed Discussion | Farm & Garden | Wind by Elevation | Temperature by Elevation
Detailed Forecast
***WINTER STORM WARNINGS TUESDAY INTO TUESDAY NIGHT NEAR AND SOUTH OF ROUTE 4, AND IN ORANGE AND EASTERN ADDISON COUNTIES; WINTER WEATHER ADVISORIES ELSEWHERE, EXCEPT NO ADVISORIES IN THE ST. LAWRENCE VALLEY, OR IN THE CHAMPLAIN VALLEY NORTH OF GREATER BURLINGTON***
Monday Night:
Partly cloudy early, then clouds increasing. Lows in the teens, some single digits northeast, rising late. Winds becoming light and variable, except becoming south 5 to 10 mph west of the Greens after midnight.
Tuesday:
Cloudy. Snow developing around sunrise in New York, then spreading north and east in the morning; daytime totals 5 to 9 inches south of Route 4, 3 to 7 inches between Route 4 and Route 2, and 2 to 5 inches from Route 2 northward, except 1 to 3 inches in the St. Lawrence and northern Champlain valleys. High temperatures from the mid 20s to around 30. Variable winds around 5 mph, becoming north late.
Tuesday Night:
Snow, mainly from Vermont eastward, and from Route 2 southward, all tapering off by midnight; another trace to 2 inches north, and 2 to 4 inches south, mainly southeast. Lows from the mid teens to mid 20s, north to south. Northeast winds 5 to 10 mph, becoming northwest and gusting to 25 mph.
Extended Forecast
Wednesday:
Partly cloudy south, partly to mostly cloudy north. Highs in the upper 20s to lower 30s, some mid 20s northeast. Northwest winds 5 to 15 mph, gusting to 25 mph east of the Greens in the morning.
Wednesday Night:
Becoming cloudy. A rising chance of snow showers north after midnight. Lows in the teens to near 20.
Thursday:
Variable clouds. Snow showers likely from Route 4 northward, with squalls possible. Chance of an afternoon snow shower south of Route 4. Highs from the mid 20s to mid 30s, north to south.
Thursday Night:
Partial clearing and much colder. Lows 5 below to 5 above zero.
Friday:
Partly to mostly sunny. Cold. Highs in the low to mid 20s, some upper teens northeast.
Significant/Hazardous Weather
***WINTER STORM WARNINGS TUESDAY INTO TUESDAY NIGHT NEAR AND SOUTH OF ROUTE 4, AND IN ORANGE AND EASTERN ADDISON COUNTIES; WINTER WEATHER ADVISORIES ELSEWHERE, EXCEPT NO ADVISORIES IN THE ST. LAWRENCE VALLEY, OR IN THE CHAMPLAIN VALLEY NORTH OF GREATER BURLINGTON***
Recreational Forecast
Mountain Forecast:
The northern summits will be in the clouds, with snow showers tapering off. Clouds through the Adirondacks and southern Greens and Berkshires giving way to sunshine, clouds lifting and breaking northeast through the afternoon. Moderate northwest winds diminishing, and temperatures a few to several degrees colder. Tuesday finds clouds lowering onto the summits from southwest to northeast, becoming obscured in snow. Moderate southwest winds will become south and decrease to light, while temperatures edge up a few degrees. Several inches of snow likely south, lighter amounts north, especially the Adirondacks. The outlook for Wednesday calls for early clouds giving way to sun, then some increasing high clouds in the afternoon. Moderate northwest winds becoming southwest, with temperatures a few degrees colder.
Wind At Lower Elevations:
Winds today from the northwest 10 to 15 mph, gusting 20 to 30 mph, diminishing this afternoon. Tonight, winds becoming light, turning to the south near 10 mph west of the Green Mountains after midnight. On Tuesday, south to southeast winds near 10 mph, light in wind-sheltered valleys. The outlook for Wednesday calls for northwest winds near 10 mph west of the Green Mountains, 10 to 15 mph, gusting to 25 mph east, diminishing to less than 10 mph, and becoming southwest.
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Detailed Discussion
December is ready to deliver on it’s quota of cold and snow. Are you ready? You’ll likely have your answer this week as much of the area sees a light to moderate snowfall tomorrow, followed by the coldest weather of the young season toward the end of the week. November yesterday ended with a mix – snow spreading east in the morning, changing to snow south, and in our northern valleys, generally on the light side, though it made for less-than-ideal traveling at the end of the holiday weekend. The storm tracked by to our north, featuring some strong south winds, especially west of the Green Mountains, where gusts over 40 mph were noted. A cold front curling south from the storm swept east late yesterday, with the snow and rain tapering to scattered showers, ending in most areas. Some clearing has developed in the valleys and south, while a second front now arriving from the northwest squeezes out a few last snow showers over the higher terrain north. It has remained mild overnight ahead of this second front, most areas in the 30s. Now, as winds become gusty from the northwest behind the front, it introduces colder air, with steady or falling temperatures. Skies should become mostly sunny through southern areas, then clouds giving way to increasing sunshine north midday and afternoon, last over the northeast mountains. The clearing will be temporary at best, as a stronger storm pulls out of the Rockies and into the Plains, then re-configures itself through Tennessee tonight, pulling moisture out of the Gulf of Mexico, and tracking northeast, just off the East Coast for a quick-moving burst of moderate to heavy snow in southern and eastern areas, lighter amounts to the north Tuesday, tapering off quickly Tuesday night. Currently, it looks like a solid 4 to 9 inches of snow from Rt. 4 south, then northeast in the White Mountains of NH, decreasing to 2 to 5 inches west and north, and 1 to 3 inches in the St. Lawrence Valley. Its quick exit to the northeast will be part of the limiting factor, and permit a break in the action Wednesday to clean up from the storm. The other shoe drops, so-to-say, on Thursday, with an arctic cold front poised to drive a band of snow showers and perhaps a few brief, heavier snow squalls through, laying down the white carpet as a welcome for our first taste of arctic air. Temperatures will plunge to the single digits above and below zero by Friday morning, and only recover to the mid teens to mid 20s during the day Friday. A first look at the weekend finds temperatures easing up a few degrees, but remaining winter-like, along with a chance of snow, though a lot of uncertainty remains this far out.
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 | Friday | Saturday |
| 2000ft | W 20>NW 30 mph | NW>S 5 to 10 mph | S 15>25 mph |
| 4000ft | NW 30>45 mph | NW 20>SW 15 mph | SSW 25 to 40 mph |
| 6000ft | W 55>NW 80 mph | NW>W 50 to 60 mph | SW 30>40 mph |
Temperature by Elevation
| Temperature at Elevation | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Elevation | Today | Friday | Saturday |
| 2000ft | 24>10 N/31>16 S | 13 N/18 S | 25 N/30 S |
| 4000ft | 20s>0 N/5A S | teens | 20s |
| 6000ft | 15A>5B to 10B | near 5A | 15 to 20 |