One Last Little Vermont Storm, But Clouds Still Reign Supreme

That old familiar National Weather Service snowfall
prediction map. This time, a modest snowfall,
except maybe a decent dump in the far 
southern Green Mountains of Vermont. 

 Another day, another one with low overcast in areas of fog this Sunday morning in Vermont.

The fog wasn't as dense nor as widespread as its as Saturday morning, but the gloom for sure remains. 

We don't have any great news yet for people (like me!) yearning for sunshine, but at least the next bout of precipitation in the pipeline seems relatively harmless. It'll still cause a few issues, though. 

That comes later today and tonight, as a very west storm system passes by to our south later today and tonight. 

The further south you go in Vermont with this one, the more you'll notice it.  This will be mostly snow, but it's shaping up to be a wet snow.  In fact, it''ll be mixed with rain in southern Vermont valleys today before going over to all snow over night.  At least they're not calling for freezing rain. 

A winter storm warning is up for the high elevations of extreme southern Vermont. A good four to eight inches of wet snow is in the cards there, so I expect a few power outages.

A frozen spruce branch in St. Albans, Vermont
after frequent bouts of freezing fog and
freezing drizzle the past couple of days. 

The snow tapers off as you head north. A winter weather advisory is up for the rest of southern Vermont to an area a little north of Route 4. 

In the advisory zone, the National Weather Service in South Burlington is projecting three to six inches of wet snow, with perhaps a bit more than that in the high elevations of the Green Mountains. 

Central Vermont is kind of a wild card, with two or three inches on the table.  However, a few computer models - not the majority, though - give that area a little extra snow. 

North of Route 2, we're still expecting maybe a half inch to two inches at best. No biggie, really. 

In any event, roads will become iffy to hazardous, depending on how far south you are late this afternoon and overnight. Just to be on the safe side, if you need to get to or through southern Vermont, do it before mid-afternoon.

The storm does seem like it will linger into the Monday morning commute, so that snow will probably muck up travel, especially from Route 4 south. 

THE WEEK AHEAD

It's still looking rather quiet, but we're certainly not in for any wall to wall sunshine we've been craving. 

Temperatures through the week will stay a little above normal (Highs 28 to 38 most valleys, lows in the teens and lows 20s).  Things will probably trend somewhat colder by next weekend, but not intensely cold.  

The best chances for any sunshine are on Tuesday and Wednesday.  I'm thinking - hoping - that there might be decent intervals of sunshine both days, but it won't be absolutely clear. 

Colder weather disturbances look like they might arrive by Friday to bring us snow showers, and such by then. It's hard to say from this vantage point, but there might even be a snow squall or two thrown in the mix by then. 

However, the weather systems will be coming from the west and north, so they'll be moisture-starved. That means no big dumps of snow for us after today. At least for awhile.