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Detailed Forecast
Tonight:
Snow showers becoming moderate to heavy at times. Moderate accumulations overnight from 4 to 8 inches with higher totals over the Greens. Lows in the low to mid teens north in the upper teens to near 20 south. Southwest wind 10 to 15 mph.
Sunday:
Snow, mixing with sleet from Rt. 2 north, and changing to sleet or freezing rain south. Additional moderate accumulation of 2 to 4 inches. Ice accumulation of 0.1 to 0.3 inches. Highs in the 20s north to near 32 south. Southwest wind 10 to 20 mph, gusting to 55 mph in the southern Greens.
Sunday Night:
Any mix changes to snow, tapering to snow showers. Some snow showers diminishing in the south. Additional light accumulation possible. Lows 5 to 10 north, 10 to 15 south. Wind increasing 10 to 20 mph, gusting up to 30 mph.
Extended Forecast
Monday:
Washington’s Birthday/Presidents Day: Mostly cloudy, chance of light snow showers in the north and over the mountains. Additional light accumulations possible. Highs in the teens north, near 20 south. Northwest wind 10 to 20 mph gusting to 35 mph.
Monday Night:
Mostly cloudy with increased clearing in the south. A few lingering snow showers over the Greens and along the Canadian border. Lows from 5 below to 5 above. Northwest wind 10 to 15 mph, gusting to 30 mph.
Tuesday:
Mostly cloudy north with some sunshine south. Highs in the teens, a few single digits north. Northwest wind 10 to 15 mph, gusting to 25 mph.
Tuesday Night:
Partly cloudy north, some clearing south. Lows from 5 below to 5 above.
Wednesday:
Mostly cloudy north, with some sunshine south. Highs in the teens north to near 20 in the Champlain Valley and south.
Wednesday Night:
Mixed clouds. Chance of a few scattered snow showers in the southeast and over the Greens. Lows from 5 below to 5 above.
Thursday:
Mostly cloudy. Light snow showers. Highs in the teens to near 20 north, in the low to mid 20s elsewhere.
Recreational Forecast
Mountain Forecast:
The weekend starts with lowering clouds on Saturday, with a rising chance of snow from the Adirondacks, then east, south of Rt. 2, later in the day. Temperatures will modify several degrees, with lighter west winds decreasing. Snow obscuring the summits Sunday, possibly changing to sleet or freezing rain south. Moderate to strong south and southeast winds. Temperatures climbing into the 20s.
Wind At Lower Elevations:
On Saturday, winds light and variable. The outlook for Sunday calls for winds east to northeast 10 to 15 mph, gusting 20 to 30 mph, strongest over the higher terrain.
For more details on Lake Champlain, go to: https://forecast.weather.gov/product.php?site=BTV&product=REC&issuedby=BTV
Detailed Discussion
Meanwhile, a storm arriving from the Pacific covers most of the western third of the US with rain and snow, heading for the Great Plains. A leading piece of energy heads through the Great Lakes later today, and will bring our first period of snow tomorrow afternoon into tomorrow night. This might diminish for a time, before the bulk of the storm spreads over us Sunday, as an intensifying low pressure area in the Ohio Valley tomorrow night, triggering some severe weather in the Gulf Coast states, heads into western NY Sunday morning. This may draw enough warm air north that southern and central areas, especially south of Rt. 2, see a mix, or even a change to sleet for several hours, remaining mostly snow in the north. During Sunday, a new storm forms over southern New England, enhancing the snow, keeping it going through Sunday evening. Winter Storm Watches have been posted for all of the region, as snowfall looks likely to exceed 6 inches, and may produce much more than that when all is said and done. Those details will be worked out in the next 24 hours. Windy, cold weather follows, with some leftover snow showers early next week, night time temperatures heading for zero or below, and days only in the teens and 20s, well below average for the second half of February.
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.
Wind by Elevation
Wind Speeds | |||
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Elevation | Saturday | Sunday | Monday |
2000ft | light/variable | SE>E 15 to 25 mph | WNW 30 to 40 G 55 |
4000ft | NW>SW 10 to 20 mph | S>SE 20 to 35 mph | WNW 50 to 60 G 70 |
6000ft | W 40>20 mph | S>SE 40 to 55 mph | WNW 70 to 80 G 110 |
Temperature by Elevation
Temperature at Elevation | |||
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Elevation | Saturday | Sunday | Monday |
2000ft | 16 N/22 S | 20 N/28 S | -5 to 5 |
4000ft | 15 to 20 | 20 to 25 | -10 to 0 |
6000ft | 0 to 5A | near 20 | -15 to -5 |