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Weather Forecast

Scattered showers through Thursday night, mainly south and east. Breezy and cooler Friday.

At a Glance

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Today

Cloudy, a few showers in the Champlain/Hudson Valley, numerous in the CT Valley and NH.
40s.

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Thursday

Scattered showers, mainly south and east; likely in NH.
Mid 40 to around 50

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Friday

Chance of a rain or snow shower east of the Greens, mainly northeast.
Mainly low to mid 40s

Mix of sun and clouds.

Saturday

Blustery and cool.
Upper 30s to lower 40s north, and in the 40s south

Eye on the Sky Forecast, March 28, 2024

Weather Forecast

Extended Forecast  |  Significant/Hazardous Weather  |  Recreational Forecast  |  Detailed Discussion  |  Farm & Garden  |  Wind by Elevation  |  Temperature by Elevation


Detailed Forecast

Tonight:
Mostly cloudy, with scattered showers, mainly from the Champlain Valley south and east. Lows from the mid 30s to around 40. Light and variable winds.

Thursday:
Mostly cloudy, with scattered showers from the Hudson Valley and northern Greens eastward, except likely in New Hampshire, and slight chance in the Champlain Valley. Highs from the mid 40s to around 50. Winds becoming northwest 5 to 10 mph, gusting to 15 mph west of the Greens.

Thursday Night:
Mostly cloudy west of the Greens. Showers diminishing east of the Greens, retracting into the Connecticut Valley and New Hampshire, and possibly mixing with snow late. Lows in the upper 20s to mid 30s. Winds becoming northwest, increasing to 10 to 15 mph.


Extended Forecast

Friday:
Mostly cloudy, breezy, and cooler. Chance of a  rain or snow shower east of the Greens, mainly northeast. Highs in the low to mid 40s, except mid to upper 40s in southeastern valleys. North to northwest winds 10 to 15 mph, gusting to 25 mph, and to 35 mph in New Hampshire.

Friday Night:
Any snow or rain showers in New Hampshire ending, with gradual clearing. Partly cloudy from Vermont west. Lows in the low 20s to low 30s north to south.

Saturday:
Partly cloudy, except mostly to partly cloudy from the northern Green Mountains eastward, with the chance of mountain flurries. Blustery and cool. Highs in the upper 30s to lower 40s north, and in the 40s south.

Saturday Night:
Partly cloudy. Lows in the low 20s to low 30s north to south.

Sunday:
Partly sunny, with a slight chance of a shower. Highs in the upper 30s to low 40s north, in the 40s south.

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Significant/Hazardous Weather

Flood Watch Thursday into Friday for Merrimack, Hillsborough, Strafford, and Rockingham Counties in New Hampshire.

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Recreational Forecast

Mountain Forecast:
The summits will start in the clouds, with scattered rain showers, decreasing and shifting east in the afternoon, with clouds lifting, perhaps a few breaks in the Adirondacks. Continued mild, with light to moderate south winds. Thursday keeps the clouds on the summits from the Green Mountains east, with periods of rain, while it is cloudy but mainly dry through the Adirondacks. North winds increasing, causing temperatures to fall through the day. Friday’s outlook features clouds obscuring the White Mountains, with periods of snow showers. Clouds mostly above the Green Mountains and Berkshires, some breaks in the afternoon, and periods of sun through the Adirondacks. Increasing moderate northwest winds, keeping temperatures below freezing.

Wind At Lower Elevations:
Winds today southeast, becoming south near 10 mph west of the Green Mountains, remaining light and variable from the Green Mountains east. For Wednesday night, winds becoming light and variable. On Thursday, winds remaining light and variable. The outlook for Friday calls for north to northwest winds 10 to 15 mph, gusting to 25 mph, up to 35 mph in NH.

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

Our weather was in transition yesterday, as sunshine was replaced by increasing clouds, thicker to the east and south, limiting readings to the upper 30s and low 40s, while there was enough of the March sun through the clouds north to warm it to the 50s, warmest in the St. Lawrence Valley. The clouds were drawn off the ocean, thanks to an easterly airflow beneath high pressure well to our northeast, eventually increasing the moisture to produce drizzle and areas of fog. It was just mild enough to prevent the moisture from freezing – alleviating concerns for any freezing drizzle. With the high to our northeast, and an ocean storm near Bermuda weakening, the easterly airflow will diminish. So our focus turns to the west, where a storm that churned up into the Great Lakes yesterday, now sits over Ontario, with a cold front extending south and west through Ohio down to Alabama. Mild, moist air ahead of the front should accompany the scattered rain showers ahead of the front today into this evening, tending to shift east this afternoon from the Champlain and Hudson Valleys east. There might even be a few glimpses of sun through the Adirondacks and St. Lawrence Valley this afternoon, pushing temperatures there into the 50s and low 60s. This front weakens and stalls to our east tomorrow, while a soggy storm organizing over the southeastern US slides northward along the front. This steers additional moisture north tonight into Thursday night, primarily from the Hudson Valley into southern VT, and then from the Green Mountains east, leaving the Champlain Valley, most of northern NY and the St. Lawrence Valley dry. Somewhat cooler air gradually edges in from the west, with readings mainly in the 40s tomorrow. By tomorrow night into Friday, the storm along the front pulls it a bit more east, increasing the northerly airflow, with just enough cold air for some wet snow to mix in through the CT Valley into NH, though no accumulations are indicated at the moment. Instead, a breezy, chilly day expected Friday, with periods of sun from the Green Mountains west, while clouds linger east, along with a few snow or rain showers in NH tapering off. That brings us into the weekend with variable clouds, and seasonably cool weather to close out March, and mark Easter. A minor system might squeeze out a few sprinkles on Sunday.

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Farm & Garden

Rainfall Forecast:
The Farm and Garden forecasts will resume in April of 2024.

Drying Conditions:

Frost:

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Wind by Elevation

Wind Speeds
ElevationTodayThursdayFriday
2000ftSSW 20 to 30 mphlight>N 15 mphNW 20 to 35 mph
4000ftSSW 25 to 40 mphlight>N 15 mphNNW 25 to 40 mph
6000ftSSW 35 to 50 mphWSW 10 to 25 mphNNW 40>60 mph

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Temperature by Elevation

Temperature at Elevation
ElevationTodayThursdayFriday
2000ft44 E/54 W40s30s
4000ft40s40>30s25 to 30
6000ft40 to 4532>20s20s

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Weather Journal

March 28, 2024

Sunrise: 6:39 AM
Sunset: 7:13 PM

Length of the day:
12 hours and 34 minutes

Late March can be rather interesting because of the wide range in possibilities. On March 28, 1945, temperatures soared to the 70s, including 78 in St. Johnsbury and 79 in Burlington as part of a poor sugaring season. On the same date in 1919 rain changed to snow from west to east, dumping 18 to 24 inches from the Green Mountains west, and 8 to 12 inches in the Connecticut Valley.

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