Wet Spring Weather To Continue In Vermont - Showery Regime Lives On

I guess we really did get lucky back on eclipse day April 8. 

The Winooski River level (blue line) is higher than
predicted levels (black line) due to yesterday's have rain.
Minor flood stage is in orange. It'll come close to
that today, but there won't be anything major going on. 

It was one of the few days this spring without rain or snow a without much in the way of clouds cover.

Though we've had some nice days, unsettled weather has predominated. Starting with the first full day of astronomical spring on March 20, I count only six days I could regard as mostly to completely sunny.  

This month, only the three days centered on the day of the eclipse were sunny.  

Don't expect any major changes in the near future. 

Friday's over-performing storm luckily didn't leave us with too much flooding. River levels are peaking higher than forecast, but so there's been nothing major. The Ottauquechee River was still at minor flood stage this morning. 

The Otter Creek was expected to crest just under flood stage, but it was in minor flood this morning. That should last a good part of today, though only the lowest lying roads nearby should have water on them.

The Winooski River in Essex Junction is getting a lot closer to flood stage than earlier predicted, but should stop just short of flood stage. Elsewhere, I noticed a part of Route 118 in Belvidere, was under water yesterday. I'm sure the same is true for a few more local roads out there. Take care if you're out driving. 

 RAINY OUTLOOK

Guess what? It's going to rain today. It could rain at any time, but best chances are this afternoon. Cold air aloft combined with the sun heating the ground through the clouds will create quite a few instability showers. 

It'll be mostly light, but a few spots could see briefly moderate to borderline heavy rain. Anything heavier would last only minutes in any given location. The rain today won't be nearly enough to cause any new flooding, so we're good there. 

Pretty much the same is true Sunday. A little storm will zip by, causing another round of showers in the afternoon.

The early part of the upcoming week looks OK. There might be some isolated showers Monday, but no biggie. A new storm brings us more rain Wednesday through at least Friday. So far, it doesn't look like that rain will be heavy. Just annoying for anyone with outdoor plans. 

Unless we get some surprisingly huge storms toward the end of the month, this by no means will be a record wet April.  But the frequent showers have been keeping us on our toes and will continue to do so. for awhile yet.