Vermont Snow Deepens, Ice Finally Leaving Northeast

As you can see, roads were still snow covered in most
of Vermont by late morning. This is Fairfield Hill
Road (Route 36) in St. Albans, Vermont

 A quick early afternoon update for our storm. 

Snow has lightened up across most of Vermont, and only light snow will continue the rest of the day. Further accumulations will run in the one to four inch range for most of us. 

The wave of low pressure  that kept southern New England warm - way up in the 50s - and central New England mired in freezing rain and sleet, is departing to the east.

This departure allowed cold air to rapidly sink south through the rest of the Northeast, and bring a few hours sleet and freezing rain to southern New England.

The change in temperature in many areas was abrupt. At one point this morning, temperatures in New York City were all over the place because of the front. It was 36 degrees in the Bronx, while 10 miles south it was 58 degrees in Central Park. 

As the day goes by, all of the Northeast will just get cold.

The flood of cold air on the back side of this system means anyone in Vermont receiving precipitation today will have snow. Including in the ice storm zone in far southern Vermont. 

Power outages there are slowly being repaired, though gusty winds are causing a few new issues. Early today, about 5,600 customers were without power. By noon, it was down to around 4,300.

Here in Vermont, snow amounts have been going up nicely. As of late morning, it seems around a foot of snow was a popular amount for almost everyone from Rutland and Windsor counties north to the Canadian border. 

The most I've seen any one place get so far is 14.5 inches in Braintree.  The snowfall has gotten even fluffier for the afternoon.  That means snow totals will go up by a few inches, but there's not much added water content in the snow

Temperatures will stay within a few degrees of 10 for the rest of the day. That means salt won't work great on the roads, and additional light snow will keep conditions tricky. 

Enjoy the powder, everyone!  Sorry about the ice in southern Vermont, but hopefully you'll get your chance at a nice dump sometimes this month or next!