Gusty Winds Northern VT/NY Tonight, Tomorrow, Hang On To Those Christmas Decorations

Wind gusts to near 50 mph slammed this dead tree
down on a garden in St. Albans last spring. We 
might see similar scenes here and there Tuesday
as gusts to 50 mph might tear down a few weakened
and vulnerable trees and branches. 

Two rounds of expected strong gusts, one overnight tonight, another during the day Tuesday have prompted some wind advisories in northern Vermont and New York

Those advisories go into effect at 9 this evening for Franklin, Grand Isle and Orleans counties in far northern Vermont, and for most of Adirondacks and the counties bordering Canada east of Massena. 

Winds could gust in this region up to 50 mph, which could drop a few trees, branches and power lines.

The two rounds will strike two different areas.

The first blast of wind, mostly in the few hours before and after midnight, will focus mostly on the northern Champlain Valley and northern Adirondacks.

After a bit of an early morning lull, the winds will pick up again, this time focusing on the eastern Adirondacks and the eastern slopes of the northern Green Mountain. 

The forecast wind speeds won't be all that odd for winter, but with everybody's Christmas decorations up, it's worth it to be wary.  Make sure all that Christmas stuff is fastened, attached and otherwise secure before the wind really hit.

Decorations blowing around can hit other objects, like houses, cars and power lines, adding to the damage.

Before the winds arrive, areas of freezing drizzle and light freezing rain are possible this evening in Vermont along and east of the Green Mountains.   We could see some icy roads in spots before temperatures start to rise late tonight. 

A winter weather advisory is up for adjacent New Hampshire this evening because of that freezing drizzle risk. 

Rain will arrive later, then end quickly Tuesday morning. The winds will tend to diminish in the afternoon.

No rest for the weary with weather systems, though. Snow and rain look like they'll want to arrive Wednesday night.  We'll see updates on expected amounts of snow tomorrow, but it looks like the Champlain Valley will once again see little snow while the mountains pile it up.

It's also now looking like this coming weekend will be quite cold - even chillier than the temperatures we had over the weekend.