Vermont To Warm Up, But Smoke Returning

The early season cool spell in Vermont is about to end, but the price we pay will be an end to those deep blue skies we had over the past few days. 

The deep blue sky we've seen over Vermont 
the past few days will be replaced by 
those smoky skies again this week. 

It will be back to smoky skies for awhile. 

This chilly spell set record lows throughout the Northeast, including here in Vermont. 

 Both Montpelier and St. Johnsbury reached record lows for three days in a row. 

On Saturday in Montpelier,  it was 27 degrees, breaking the date record of 29 degrees set in 1959. It was 27 degrees in Montpelier again Sunday, breaking the record of 29 set in 1964. This morning, Montpelier got down to a bone chilling 26 degrees, breaking the record of 28 degrees in 1966.

Elsewhere, St. Johnsbury reached 28 degrees Saturday, breaking the record low of 29, set in 2014. Sunday in St. Johnsbury brought another 29 degrees, breaking the old record of 34 degrees set in 2009. It was 28 degrees in St. Johnsbury this morning, breaking the previous record of 34 degrees.

It is really unusual for records to be set three days in a row. Especially record lows, as climate change has brought generally higher temperatures. This weekend proved,  however, that cold spells can certainly happen during our modern warmer regime.

Burlington managed to stay barely above freezing each night of the past three, so unlike in most of Vermont, Burlington's growing season is at least kinda, sort of, goes on. The last time it was 32 degrees in Burlington was May 9.  It won't get to freezing again for more than a week. At least in Burlington.

Some frost and freezes will hit parts of Vermont tomorrow morning, but it won't be as widespread as the past few nights. After that, expect no frosts through next weekend. Of course, your garden is probabl ruined by now, but if anything survived, they'll be safe for awhile. 

As I mentioned already, the upcoming warming trend comes at a price. Actually two prices. For one, those deep blue skies will fade some with smoke aloft, starting today. It'll probably last most of the week. 

The second price is a continued lack of rain. It hasn't really rained all month, and pretty much none is coming for a good week. It might sprinkle a bit Thursday in a few spots in the north, but that's about it. The next chance of any real rain will come in about a week.