Vermont Snowstorm Over, Remarkably Uniform Snow Totals

As the snowstorm got underway Saturday, my trusty
weather watching assistants, Jackson, left, and Tonks,
kept very close tabs on the storm's progress in
St. Albans, Vermont.

The now mostly departed snowstorm from yesterday and last night in Vermont seems to have left a remarkably even blanket of snow across the Green Mountain State.  

Pretty much all of the many reports I've seen this morning put snow totals between five and nine inches, in line with forecasts prior to the storm.

 So kudos to the National Weather Service in South Burlington and all the other meteorologists in Vermont for the accurate forecast.

Because of terrain influences and an often sharp boundary between deep moisture and very little, most snowstorms in Vermont leave a hugely variable amount of snow. One storm last December deposited just two or three inches of snow in the Champlain Valley and up to 40 inches in southern Vermont.

So, the only unusual thing about this storm was its uniformity. As storms go, this one was really well behaved.

Road crews were still cleaning up as of dawn this morning, so there will be slick spots on the roads. The storm managed to cause a handful of scattered power outages in eastern Vermont, where the snow was apparently a bit wetter, but I'm sure that will get fixed up really quickly.

During the day, wind gusts of over 20 mph might cause some blowing and drifting, but it won't be anything extreme.

The week ahead continues to look somewhat chilly, occasionally windy, but with no big snowstorms.

Something seems like it wants to come along for Christmas weekend, but nobody has any idea yet what kind of precipitation it might bring, and how much. Could be minor, could be one that has some impacts.

Stay tuned, and meanwhile, enjoy the snow!