Dawn T-Storms Hit Vermont Again As Showery Regime Continues

After early morning thunderstorms, the sun came out
to make the flowers happy around my tool
shed today in St. Albans, Vermont. 

It was a rinse and repeat kind of morning in northern Vermont as dawn thunderstorms rattled people awake at or before dawn for the second time in four days. 

Southern Vermont had its share of showers and storms Monday. 

The culprit was similar to previous two event: A relatively small disturbance from the Midwest riding up and over a ridge of high pressure parked over the southeastern United States.

The lightning and thunder in northern Vermont this morning wasn't as frequent as Sunday's but it still was noticeable. Like on Sunday, the storms swiftly moved out.

But unlike on Sunday, the skies cleared out very nicely. By 7:30 a.m. it was beautifully clear and fresh and mild in western Vermont, and those clearing skies were heading east.

Which means we're in for a gorgeous day right?

Wrong. Of course not.

The rest of the day won't be a washout. And southern Vermont will actually have a pretty nice day.

The same disturbance that caused this morning's showers and storms will drag a pool of chilly air aloft overhead this afternoon. The contrast between the warm surface and cold air several thousand feet above us will inspire updrafts.

Those will form those billowy, kind of towering clouds you often see in the spring and summer.  

Any showers in southern Vermont should be very few and far between. Many of you down there won't see any rain at all, so yeah, we'll call it a nice day, with partly sunny skies down there. 

Northern Vermont west of the Green Mountains can expect slightly more numerous showers, but, they, too, will be hit and miss. Some places won't get wet again at all. Those that do will only endure brief bouts of rain between dry periods.

Up in the Northeast Kingdom, showers will become pretty widespread and frequent this afternoon. Some might contain rumbles of thunder, small hail and brief heavy downpours. 

So if you like fine spring weather in Vermont, today will range from pretty gorgeous in Bennington to pretty unpleasant in Newport. 

LOOKING AHEAD

Friday looks like we'll have the kind of May weather we were dreaming of all winter - partly sunny with highs in the 65 to 70 degree range. Saturday might be somewhat cloudier, but with temperatures similar to Friday.

At this point, Sunday seems like it might be showery and cooler before pleasant weather arrives early in the week. The weather pattern is really off and on, though, so it'll probably get showery again by next Wednesday. 

The Plains and Midwest continue to deal with bouts of severe weather and tornadoes, and that looks like it will continue into next week. We've been pretty much getting the remnants of those storms, and they're weaker by the time they get here, which is why the weather pattern has been active, but not extreme.