Heads Up: Gusty, Heavy Snow Showers Possible In Vermont This Evening; Few Issues Wednesday, Too

The sun came out to reveal something of a winter 
wonderland in St. Albans, Vermont today, but an 
approaching band of snow showers could interfere
with motorists on the roads later this evening. 

 A word of caution if you're going to be out on the Vermont roads this evening.

There's a good chance some gusty, rather heavy snow showers will pass through. They could be intense enough to almost (but not quite) qualify as snow squalls. They'll sharply reducing visibility and make in roads instantly slick.  

Accumulating snow won't really be the problem.  The snow showers won't last especially long in any one place. Expect an inch or less of new snow with this harassing band of bad weather. 

The National Weather Service in South Burlington this afternoon said the timing of this band of snow showers is such that it will be crossing northern New York at around 5 p.m; entering northwestern Vermont roughly around of 7 p.m. and be very approximately on a Newport to Middlebury line by 9 p.m. 

Judging from radar trends, those snow showers might arrive a little bit earlier than the time line I've just outline. Skies at sunset here in St. Albans took on a vaguely threatening mood. 

It was a little above freezing today across almost all of Vermont. The expected snow showers will also drop temperatures, so water on roads will probably freeze as these snow showers move through. 

So, you'll want to be a little careful as you drive around tonight. 

After the possibly heavier snow showers pass through,  snow showers will probably continue off and on through the night and into Wednesday morning. Most of us in northern and central Vermont will at least see some snowflakes in the air well into the day tomorrow. A few lucky devils will once again see some briefly moderately heavy snow showers.

Those might affect both visibility and the conditions of roads as you drive to work Wednesday morning. 

Once again, accumulations will be modest. Less than an inch for almost everybody. Total snowfall up at the ski areas and summits in central and northern Vermont could go to two or three inches between now and Wednesday afternoon.

Not a big deal, but it's a bit of frosting for winter sports enthusiasts. 

This spell of snow showers isn't anything unusual for a Vermont December, but it's still worth paying a little bit of attention to if you're driving anywhere tonight or tomorrow.