The Vermont Week Ahead: So Far, Looking Uneventful For A Change

Some showers and storms developed here and there in
Vermont Sunday afternoon, but they were pretty
much garden variety. The week ahead will feature,
for a change, no extreme weather in Vermont. 

 I usually do this kind of post Sunday morning, but was distracting of course by the more important news of new-Nazis co-opting Vermont flood cleanup. 

But I have a break this afternoon to help you plan the weather week. 

 For a major change, so far it doesn't look like I have a lot of drama to bring you.  Yes, the weather will change frequently through the week. But, knock on wood, no big storms, no big floods, no big calamities. Or even mid-sized ones. 

Of course, we've been frequent surprised before. In fact there were a couple minor surprises Saturday and Saturday night. 

We thought we were done with the flash flood warnings in northern New York and Vermont, but the National Weather Service in South Burlington was forced to issue such a warning Saturday evening in the central Adirondacks, southeast of Saranac Lake.   .

This wasn't a widespread event by any means, but it's a reminder that we seem to can't wholly escape from this summer's excessive rain.

Forecasts of a severe storm outbreak to our south and west in New York, Pennsylvania and Ohio turned out to be true.  Some of the severe weather made it all the way to Vermont, which was only semi-expected at best. 

I don't have any official reports, but a severe looking storm looked like it passed through northern Addison and southern Chittenden County into central Vermont last evening.

Sone strong to severe storms also seem to have blasted parts of Rutland and Addison counties around 11 p.m. last night. We have reports of downed trees in Shoreham and Castleton, and other towns. 

REST OF TODAY

Some scattered garden variety showers and thunderstorms were roaming through Vermont early this afternoon. No severe weather is expected, at least until the storms reach eastern New Hampshire and Maine. There, the conditions are much better for storms to really develop, so a severe storm watch is up there.

It's still pretty humid in Vermont, but I think as the afternoon goes on, that humidity will diminish somewhat. It'll be generally clear to partly cloudy tonight and seasonable, so any lingering Perseid meteors should be visible overnight. 

MONDAY

Nice enough day. Mostly sunny, warm, moderate humidity. Good day to be outdoors and for any vacationers wandering around the state. The only minor problem will be the usual patchy fog early in the morning, but that will burn off quickly.  Highs will top out in the 75 to 82 degree range.

TUESDAY

A bit of a fall preview.  It'll be overcast, and damp with occasional rain as a storm passes off to the south. This storm will trigger more severe thunderstorms in the Mid-Atlantic states, but we'll be on the cool, northern side of the storm.  We'll be lucky if we make it into the low 70s during the day with all the clouds and light rain.  There won't be nearly enough rain to trigger any new flood worries. 

REST OF THE WEEK

Kinda average.  Any showers will be few and far between Wednesday and Thursday, if they occur at all.

Again, normal temperatures, with lows near 60 and highs within scoring distance of 80.  The next good chance of showers is Friday. That batch doesn't look impressive, so we're good to go there.