Back To Winter With A Little More Snow, And Colder Than It's Been In Weeks

A wintry Friday morning in St. Albans, Vermont.
We've had a total of 5 inches of snow, including a
little sleet and freezing drizzle since Wednesday night.

 A little snow is lingering in parts of Vermont this morning, but we're not done with winter redux just yet. 

We've got some cold weather to deal with, and at least some more snow.  It's still late February. You didn't think we could coast into spring without some winter weather hitting, did you?

That second wave of precipitation blew through last night with a mix of snow, sleet and freezing rain. My place in St. Albans got another 1.5 inches of snow overnight. Most of it was heavy, sleety stuff, so I'm glad it's not more. It was topped by some very fluffy snow that continued to fall as of 7:30 a.m.  So we'll get a bit more.

So will other areas. Mostly on the west slopes of the Green Mountains and eastern parts of Franklin, Chittenden and Addison counties. I don't imagine it will amount to much more than an additional inch or so this morning, maybe a bit more in the mountains. The lingering snow will dry  up this afternoon.

Burlington managed to accumulate 6.2 inches of snow Thursday.  That's actually a record amount for the date.  The old record was 5.6 inches in 1971.  The 1971 February 23 dump was part of the snowiest winter on record, with 145.7 inches for that season. 

We surely won't break seasonal snow records this winter. Burlington is only up to 45.2 inches of snow so far this winter. That's nearly a foot and a half behind where we should be at on this date. And we'd need another 100 inches of snow by May to break the 1971 record. 

Somehow, I don't think that will happen. 

UP NEXT, COLD

Yes, it's cold out there.

Most of us were in the teens this morning, and it won't get any warmer than that today. Brisk northwest winds will keep wind chills near zero.  And it still looks like it will be below zero for almost all of us by morning.

Saturday will barely make it into the teens, too.

THEN, A LITTLE SNOW

After some very light snow Saturday afternoon, more snow showers are due Sunday amid milder temperatures. Highs will be in the 20s to near 30, which is just a little cooler than normal for this time o year. 

The snow Sunday and Sunday night should only amount to a dusting to three inches, the most being in the mountains.

Forecasters are still talking about a storm Monday night and Tuesday, but I'm starting to get a little dubious about it. Most of my doubts so far are up toward the Northeast Kingdom.

A big chunk of the storm that will bring record snows to southern California in the next couple of days will turn into a strong system that will race toward the Great Lakes by Monday.  This will produce another round of severe weather in parts of the South, and renewed trouble with snow and ice in the Plains and western Great Lakes. 

Normally, this type of storm scenario brings us a mix to rain mess. But in this case, the storm will stall and weaken in favor of a new storm forming somewhere near New Jersey.

This would help lock in the cold air to keep Vermont in mostly snow. But the new storm looks like it might peel of to the east.  If that happens too far south, we might miss out on the heaviest precipitation. Especially in the Northeast Kingdom.

Of course, the storm is several days away and a lot could change. I know the current forecast on this storm will adjust one way or another. So stay tuned as always.