UPDATE: First Mention Of Snow Of The Season In Vermont Forecast

A classic "snowliage" photo I took in October, 2022 that
I've put out here a few times. It's inspiration for an
a potential good chance for you to take similar photos
Thursday. Light snow is in the forecast for the
Green Mountain summits overnight Wednesday. 

 Skies in parts of Vermont Sunday evening were pretty interesting. 

Some people reported catching glimpses of the northern lights before clouds moved in during the evening. 

Expected northern lights never really materialized Saturday night, so they tried to put on a brief show Sunday. So that was a treat!

The aurora Sunday was quickly pre-empted by lightning flashes to the west. Severe thunderstorms had broken out in western New York due to a pretty potent weather disturbance and cold front. 

Those storms weakened on approach to Vermont, but still produced some lightning toward western areas before petering out into just showers. 

Those storms last night heralded the long expected shift to cooler autumn weather. 

With that, we'll see those chilly temperatures, scattered showers and...... it does indeed look like we will see a bit of mountain snow Wednesday night and early Thursday. 

Snow on mountain summits is not the least bit unusual once we get into October. But this autumn has been so warm it's a bit of a shock to the system. 

A disturbance riding around the dip of the jet stream will bring those light showers and colder temperatures to the region. The National Weather Service in South Burlington has mentioned snow in the forecast for the first time this autumn. 

As the chillier air filters in Wednesday night, it will start snowing on the mountain peaks. There won't be much accumulation on the summits, maybe an inch, two if things really get out of hand. In northern Vermont, elevations as low as 1,500 feet above sea level might see a few wet snowflakes mix in with the rain drops early Thursday. 

So no, this won't exactly be an icy commuter nightmare Thursday morning. But it is a reminder to get your snow tires ready.  It's coming folks!