Weather Forecast

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Detailed Forecast

Thursday Night:
Mostly to partly cloudy. Widely scattered showers early, mainly near and north of Route 2; patchy fog late. Lows from the mid 40s to around 50, except upper 40s to mid 50s in far southern New Hampshire, and in the Champlain and St. Lawrence valleys. Winds variable to southeast around 5 mph.

Friday:
Partly cloudy after any early fog. Chance of an afternoon shower and slight chance of a thunderstorm from the St. Lawrence Valley into the Adirondacks and White Mountains. Highs in the low to mid 70s east of the Greens, mid to upper 70s west. South to southeast winds 5 to 10 mph.

Friday Night:
Increasing clouds. A rising chance of showers in the Adirondacks and St. Lawrence Valley; chance farther south in New York, and farther east in areas near and north of Route 2. Lows in the upper 40s to mid 50s. South to southeast winds 5 to 10 mph, gusting to 15 mph in the Champlain Valley.

Extended Forecast

Saturday:
Mostly cloudy. Chance of showers. Highs in the low to mid 70s, except mid 60s to around 70 southeast. South to southeast winds 5 to 10 mph.

Saturday Night:
Mostly to partly cloudy. Chance of evening showers. Lows from the upper 40s to mid 50s.

Sunday:
Variable clouds. Highs in the low to mid 70s east, and mid to upper 70s west.

Sunday Night:
Partly cloudy. Lows in the upper 40s to mid 50s.

Monday:
Partly sunny and warmer. Highs in the 70s to a few low 80s.

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Significant/Hazardous Weather

None.

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Recreational Forecast

Mountain Forecast:
For the summits, today brings variable clouds and sun, a few localized showers, with temperatures the same or a few degrees warmer. Light southeast winds becoming steadier through the day. Friday features more sun, just an isolated shower, with winds increasing to moderate from the southeast, and temperatures climbing a few degrees. The weekend outlooks starts with periods of clouds Saturday, but only a few localized, passing showers north, mostly in the Adirondacks and northern Green Mountains, accompanied by light southeast winds, and temperatures about the same. By Sunday, more periods of sunshine should boost the temperatures a few more degrees, while winds decrease to light, mainly from the south.

***During spring, many higher elevation trails are closed. If a trail is muddy, find an alternative trail. Hiking on or around muddy trails increases erosion and damages plant life. ***

Wind At Lower Elevations:
Winds today light, mainly northeast from the Champlain Valley north and west, and southeast winds south and east, less than 10 mph. For Thursday night, light winds, mainly south less than 10 mph. On Friday, light winds, becoming south to southeast near 10 mph. The outlook for Saturday calls for south to southeast winds near 10 mph.

For more details on Lake Champlain, go to: https://forecast.weather.gov/product.php?site=BTV&product=REC&issuedby=BTV

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Detailed Discussion

Two weather systems yesterday formed two areas of showers, at least the more frequent episodes. Southern areas saw a damp, cloudy, cooler day with off and on showers, and in the 60s, and northern section of a storm well to our south, moving off the Virginia coast. Some breaks of sun north, but a stalled weather front there fired up some showers and thunderstorms, mostly in parts of the Northeast Kingdom, the White Mountains in NH, north into the Eastern Townships. This morning finds their remnants still evident on the weather charts, though the front, now meandering across the region from the foothills of the White Mountains near Plymouth, NH, west to White River and Rutland, fading to the west over NY into PA, and the storm to our south is spinning over the waters a few hundred miles south of Cape Cod. In their diminished capacities, the storm to our south will maintain lots of clouds and showers through northern MA, decreasing to a few passing showers in the southern counties of VT and NH. The decaying front farther north sponsors a few localized, passing showers, mostly this afternoon. Finally, these systems deteriorate overnight, permitting some clearing, and setting us up for some nicer conditions for outdoor plans tomorrow, as a mix of sun and clouds helps temperatures to recover, and the chances of showers is quite small. This somewhat chaotic, noisy pattern continues into the weekend, with a minor front on Saturday suggesting a chance of scattered showers, mostly through northern and western areas, then exiting with a partly sunny day now scheduled for Sunday. Temperatures will continue mild at night, mostly in the 50s, and seasonable during the days, in the 60s to low 70s through Saturday. By Sunday, a bit more sun warms readings a little more during the day, generally in the 70s, while partly cloudy skies let it cool off to the 40s and low 50s at night. The early part of next week looks partly sunny with a warming trend, reaching the 70s to low 80s.

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Farm & Garden

Rainfall Forecast:
A good chance of showers in MA into far southern VT and NH, covering 50 percent of the area, with amounts near 0.10 inches. A few localized, passing showers central and north today, covering 40 percent of the area, with amounts near 0.10 inches. Just a slight chance of showers on Friday, covering 20 percent of the area, with amounts less than 0.10 inches. A few passing showers from the Adirondacks east to the northern Green Mountains into Quebec Saturday, covering 40 percent of the area, with amounts generally less than 0.10 inches. No rain expected Sunday through Monday.

Drying Conditions:
Fair drying conditions today, with localized afternoon showers, and minimum relative humidities near 55 percent, except fair to poor in MA into far southern VT and NH, with some showers, and minimum relative humidities near 65 percent. Good drying Friday, just an isolated shower, and minimum relative humidities near 45 percent. Fair to good drying expected Saturday, with a chance of a few showers, mainly north, and minimum relative humidities near 45 percent. Good drying Sunday and Monday.

Frost:
No frost of freezing temperatures over the next several days.

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Wind by Elevation

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Temperature by Elevation

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