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Detailed Forecast

***EXTREME COLD WATCH FRIDAY NIGHT INTO SATURDAY***
Today:
Variable clouds and sun, with localized snow showers, mostly through the north and mountains. A dusting to 2 inches possible. A bit milder. Highs from the upper 20s to mid 30s north to south. Winds southwest 10 to 15 mph, gusting to 30 mph.

Tonight:
A few snow showers north, mostly in the evening. Partial clearing and colder. Lows in the upper single numbers and teens. Winds southwest 10 to 15 mph, diminishing and becoming westerly.

Friday:
Partly sunny, with localized snow showers or squalls. A dusting to 2 inches possible. Highs in the teens north, to low 20s south. Winds southwest, becoming northwest 10 to 15 mph, gusting to 25 mph.

Extended Forecast

Friday Night:
Gradual clearing and quite cold. Lows 10 to 20 below north, coldest in the Adirondacks, and zero to 10 below south. Northwest winds 10 to 15 mph, gusting to 25 mph.

Saturday:
A few morning clouds north, then mostly sunny. Bitterly cold. Highs zero to 10 below north, zero to 10 above south. Northwest winds 10 to 15 mph, gusting to 25 mph.

Saturday Night:
Mostly clear early, then increasing clouds south to north. Very cold. Lows zero to 5 below south, 5 to 15 below north, where cold spots will drop to 25 below zero.

Sunday:
Any early sun north gives way to clouds. Snow developing south in the afternoon, spreading north. Remaining cold. Highs 5 to 15 above, north to south.

Sunday Night:
Snow south, likely north, except a chance of snow in Quebec. Lows 5 below to 5 above north, near 10 above south.

Monday:
Snow, heaviest south, tapering off west to east. Highs 10 to 20 north to south.

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Significant/Hazardous Weather

None today. Bitterly cold arctic air this weekend, some locations below zero from Friday evening through Sunday midday. The National Weather Service has issued an Extreme Cold Watch for bitterly cold temperatures and even lower wind chills. A potential snowstorm is increasing for late Sunday and Monday.

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Recreational Forecast

Mountain Forecast:
The summits today will see lots of clouds, and some snow showers, more numerous in the Adirondacks. Moderate west to southwest winds, while temperatures moderate a few more degrees, then start falling in the afternoon. On Friday, look for additional periods of clouds, more sun in southern valleys, and clouds through the northern mountains, with localized snow showers, more numerous through the Adirondacks. Southwest winds shifting to the northwest, as much colder temperatures run steady or fall even more through the day. The weekend outlook starts with frigid conditions Saturday, as temperatures remain below zero, and moderate to strong northwest winds create dangerously low wind chills in the 30s and 40s below zero. Sunday brings increasing clouds, lowering from south to north as snow develops in the Berkshires, spreading north into the southern mountains. Northwest winds decreasing to light, and temperatures easing back up to near zero.

Wind At Lower Elevations:
Winds today from the southwest 10 to 15 mph, gusting to 30 mph. Tonight, winds southwest 10 to 15 mph, diminishing and becoming westerly. On Friday, winds southwest, becoming northwest 10 to 15 mph, gusting to 25 mph. The outlook for Saturday calls for northwest winds 10 to 15 mph, gusting to 25 mph.

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Detailed Discussion

As our first surge of arctic air retreated yesterday, a warm front lifted northeast, spreading clouds eastward, followed by a band of light snow and snow showers, enough to freshen the snow cover, but nothing too extraordinary. The clouds overnight have kept us relatively mild, only dropping back to the teens and low 20s, and expected to find their way close to 32 in many places by midday or early afternoon. The warm front has lifted north of New England, though it lacks a strong boundary, broadly extending west to a modest storm over the Laurentians, the mountains north of the St. Lawrence River. The storm’s circulation will help slightly colder air filter back into the region, with enough assistance from the Great Lakes to create some streaks of clouds and snow showers from the Great Lakes east through our area. Because they will tend to be narrow streamers of moisture, the snow showers will be localized, with some areas only seeing a few flurries, while some persistent snow bands squeeze out a few inches of snow, especially through the Adirondacks. Temperatures drop back a bit more tonight, but tomorrow shows another cold front, this one an arctic front, ready to roll out the crystal carpet for the coldest air of the winter so far. Like today, we’ll see some localized snow showers and a few brief squalls of snow tomorrow, but temperatures will start falling, tumbling to the single numbers and teens below zero by Saturday morning, closer to zero in the southern-most valleys. During Saturday, temperatures will struggle to recover, keeping readings near or below zero, even during the day, through northern areas, while the single numbers above zero will be the best thermometers can do in southern areas. In addition, gusty northwest winds will create even lower wind chills. To alert the public to such extreme conditions, the National Weather Service has issued an Extreme Cold Watch for tomorrow night into Saturday. These are not unprecedented conditions, as they’ve occurred numerous times in previous winters. It represents an effort to keep the public well informed, and to be prepared for bitterly cold conditions. High pressure builds in Saturday night, when readings again fall well below zero north, some cold spots in the 20s below, though it remains closer to zero in the south. The difference comes from some clouds approaching Saturday night into Sunday. They are the leading edge of a storm, likely to bring a broad zone of snow and ice through the southern US, and then turn north along the east coast. How far north the snow progresses is uncertain, though it appears increasingly likely that some light accumulations will cover the region, and the potential for greater amounts in southern and eastern areas, closer to the storm’s track. There’s lots of weather on the table, and we’ll be adding details as they become available.

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Farm & Garden

Rainfall Forecast:
The Farm and Garden forecasts will resume in April of 2026.

Drying Conditions:

Frost:

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Wind by Elevation

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Temperature by Elevation

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