Extended Forecast | Significant/Hazardous Weather | Recreational Forecast | Detailed Discussion | Farm & Garden | Wind by Elevation | Temperature by Elevation
Detailed Forecast
Today:
Sunshine, mixing with periods of clouds. Cold. Highs in the teens to near 20 north, low to mid 20s south. Winds light, becoming south near 10 mph west of the Green Mountains.
Tonight:
Periods of clouds developing south, spreading north overnight. Lows zero to 10 above northeast, and teens southwest. Winds light east, and south near 10 mph from the Green Mountains west.
Saturday:
Becoming mostly cloudy. A chance of snow showers north in the afternoon. Not as cold. Highs in the upper 20s to mid 30s. Winds light east, and south near 10 mph from the Green Mountains west.
Extended Forecast
Saturday Night:
A chance of a few evening snow showers from the Adirondacks east to the northern Green Mountains. Periods of clouds giving way to partial clearing after midnight. Lows in the teens to near 20, some single numbers in NY. Winds becoming northwest less than 10 mph.
Sunday:
Periods of sunshine, then more afternoon clouds. A chance of snow showers in NY late. Highs 20 to 25 north, and 30 to 35 south. Winds light and variable.
Sunday Night:
Becoming cloudy. Light snow or snow showers likely, with light accumulations possible. Lows near zero north, and single numbers to near 10 above south.
Monday:
Any morning snow showers ending. A mix of clouds and sun. Much colder. Highs from 10 to 20 north to south.
Monday Night:
Partly cloudy and cold. Lows near zero south, and 0 to 10 below north.
Tuesday:
Some morning sun, then increasing clouds. A chance of snow showers in NY later in the day. Milder. Highs ranging through the 20s.
Significant/Hazardous Weather
None.
Recreational Forecast
Mountain Forecast:
The summits will enjoy sun, mixed with some clouds, decreasing northwest winds turning to the southwest, and after a frigid start, temperatures moderating several degrees. The weekend starts with any sun Saturday morning, mostly east and south, giving way to more clouds, and a few snow showers through the northern mountains. Light winds will pick up from the south and southwest, as temperatures climb a few to several degrees. Sunday’s outlook shows colder air arriving, with periods of clouds, a few snow showers across the northern mountains, while developing northwest winds help temperatures to gradually fall through the day.
Wind At Lower Elevations:
Winds today light winds, becoming south near 10 mph west of the Green Mountains. Tonight, winds light east, and south near 10 mph from the Green Mountains west. On Friday, light winds east, and south near 10 mph from the Green Mountains west. The outlook for Sunday calls for light winds east, south near 10 mph from the Green Mountains west.
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Detailed Discussion
Yesterday’s snow showers and squalls turned our world into a snow globe at times, swirling and sweeping in random, wild fashion, quite fitting with the fairly untamed arctic cold front that ushered in our coldest weather since last winter, below zero in most locations this morning, even some teens to near 20 below in the colder locations in the north. Other than the suddenness of the squalls, there was no surprise to the squalls, nor to the plunge in thermometers through the afternoon, a drop that continued until right now. For all the bluster, it has quieted down considerably in the past few hours, thanks to a bubble of boreal high pressure settling right over the region this morning. However, this is only a fragment of a growing supply of arctic air through much of central and northern Canada. More and more, the pattern shows signs of a persistent trend for colder than average temperatures for the next few weeks, though with plenty of variation. We’ll see some of that variation through the next several days, starting with the departure of the deepest cold during the next 24 hours, as the high over us quickly heads east. Taking its place will be a developing warm front to our west, attached to a storm over northeast Ontario. Although that storm is hundreds of miles to our north, its circulation will not only pivot the warm front through, but a cold front to follow on Sunday. The warm front now developing along the Ontario/Quebec border, won’t make much progress until tomorrow night, passing mainly to our north, squeezing out a few snow showers in northern areas, but it will be followed quickly by a cold front on Sunday, introducing a bit of sunshine, though turning slightly colder. A somewhat stronger system swings through Sunday night, now expected to produce a period of light snow or snow showers, perhaps leaving some light accumulations. As it strengthens to our east Monday, any snow will ending, with yet another installment of colder air, heading for zero or below Monday night. More action continues through the week, though the details are yet to be revealed.
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 | Saturday | Sunday |
| 2000ft | SW 10>20 mph | SSW 10 to 25 mph | NW 10 mph>light |
| 4000ft | SW 15>W 30 mph | SW 20 to 30 mph | NW 25 mph>light |
| 6000ft | W 50>60 mph | WSW 40 to 50 mph | NW 50>W 30 mph |
Temperature by Elevation
| Temperature at Elevation | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Elevation | Today | Saturday | Sunday |
| 2000ft | 13 N/18 S | 25 N/30 S | 16 N/28 S |
| 4000ft | teens | 20s | 15 to 20 |
| 6000ft | near 10A | 15 to 20 | teens |