Weather Forecast

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Detailed Forecast

Thursday Night:
Chance of early flurries near and south of Route 2, otherwise clearing. Lows from zero to 10 below, with cold hollows around 15 below. Northwest winds 10 to 20 mph, gusting to 30 mph, decreasing after midnight.

Friday:
Mostly to partly sunny. Valley highs mainly in the upper teens to lower 20s. Northwest winds 5 to 10 mph early, becoming light and variable, then becoming south 5 to 10 mph west of the Greens.

Friday Night:
Gradually increasing clouds. Lows from the mid teens to around 20, except single digits to lower teens northeast. Winds becoming light, variable to south, except from the south at 5 to 15 mph in the Champlain Valley.

Extended Forecast

Saturday:
Partly to mostly cloudy. Chance of flurries, mainly far south and far north, except a rising chance of afternoon snow showers in the St. Lawrence Valley. Highs from the upper 20s to mid 30s. Light south winds in areas east of the Green Mountains, from the south at 5 to 10 mph west of the Greens.

Saturday Night:
Periods of clouds. Scattered snow showers. Lows in the low to mid teens north, and teens to near 20 in the south.

Sunday:
Variable clouds. Chance of snow showers, mainly north in the morning. Temperatures 20 to 30, north to south, steady or falling.

Sunday Night:
Periods of clouds. Chance of snow showers. Lows near zero north, and single digits to around 10 above in the south.

Monday:
Any morning snow showers ending, then a mix of clouds and sun. Highs from 10 to 20, north to south.

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Significant/Hazardous Weather

Dangerously cold tonight, with widespread subzero lows, and wind chills often in the teens below zero.

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Recreational Forecast

Mountain Forecast:
The summits will become obscured from north to south as localized snow showers and brief, heavy squalls in the northern mountains this morning, spread south through midday, ending in the southern mountains late afternoon. Moderate west winds will increase as they shift to the northwest, and temperatures will fall dramatically. Areas of near-whiteout conditions, and developing very low wind chills, suggesting the need for preparations and alternatives. Friday calls for sun, mixed with some clouds, decreasing northwest winds turning to the southwest, and after a frigid start, temperatures moderating several degrees. The weekend outlook finds 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. On Sunday, colder air will be 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 shifting to the northwest winds and increasing to 10 to 20 mph, gusting to 35 mph. Tonight, northwest winds 10 to 20 mph, gusting to 30 through midnight, then diminishing to less than 10 mph toward morning, especially in sheltered valleys. On Friday, light winds, becoming south near 10 mph west of the Green Mountains. The outlook for Saturday calls for light winds east, south near 10 mph from the Green Mountains west.

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Detailed Discussion

Following Monday’s storm, we enjoyed a quiet weather day yesterday, with weak high pressure drifting by, mostly to south south, but really just an interlude between weather systems. Already our next winter weather maker is stirring things up, snow showers blossoming overnight through northern areas, thanks to a combination of southwest winds off Lake Ontario steering moisture into the St. Lawrence Valley and western Adirondacks, and an arctic front moving into the St. Lawrence Valley, with its own version of snow showers. It does mean some accumulating snow there, an area largely missed by Mondays storm. Perhaps the greater impact will come from the arctic front’s ability to briefly force the moist air ahead of it to rise, building the clouds enough to release snow showers, and a few brief, localized squalls of heavier snow, quickly coating the roads, and accompanied by gusty winds. If you’re on the road this morning north, extending south this afternoon, beware of rapidly changing conditions. Adding to the concerns, temperatures will be falling considerably behind the front, starting shortly in the St. Lawrence Valley, reaching the Quebec, VT border and back into the Adirondacks by mid-morning, close to Rt. 4 midday, and settling into MA by this evening. Readings in the 20s north, 30s south, will tumble through the teens north, and drop below freezing through the 20s south. Gusty northwest winds drive a taste of the arctic into the region later tonight, so that by daybreak tomorrow, thermometers will make their first plunge into negative territory for much of the area, lingering just above zero in the southern and Champlain Valleys, while it sinks to 10 to 15 below zero in some areas north, more so for the higher terrain, and for wind-sheltered valleys. The air is quite dry, resulting in clearing skies, and a sunny, chilly day to finish up the week on Friday. The bulk of the arctic air remains to our north, with a moderating trend in the temperatures as we head into the weekend. A minor ripple in the atmosphere slips through late Saturday and Saturday night, enough to squeeze out just a few snow showers in northern areas, making way for a more modest push of cold air Sunday into early next week. A second weak front does the same Sunday night into early Monday. It appears a more significant system might develop toward the middle of next week, but that comes with plenty of uncertainty this far in advance.

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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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