Monday Morning Vermont Weather Update: Wintry, Then Blah

Traffic camera image from around 7 a.m to day shows
snow falling along Route 7 in Shaftsbury. Far southern
Vermont had some light accumulations this morning
with more snow on the way pretty much 
statewide on Tuesday. 

We shouldn't be surprised to see snow in the Vermont forecast in the first half of April, but those of us pining for spring are always a little disappointed. 

Prepare for just a bit of disappointment. 

It was already snowing lightly in far southern Vermont this morning, as a weak wave of low pressure scoots by to our south. 

It looks like a dusting of snow made it as far north as about Mount Holly. Traffic cameras show up to an inch of new snow near and along Route 9 not far from the Massachusetts border. 

Today the nicest, warmest weather will actually be in northern Vermont, where some sun will boost temporaries to 50 or so in the mildest valleys and 40s elsewhere. 

Clouds will keep the southern half of the state in the 40s. 

This will actually feel warm compared to tomorrow and Wednesday. 

TUESDAY

We're still looking at a pretty potent disturbance and cold from to come through late tonight and Tuesday morning. Most of us won't get much snow, but we're still looking at some bad timing. 

The heavier snow showers should hit in time for the morning commute, so even the Champlain Valley might see some slick roads.  

The snow map is back again. National Weather Service
in South Burlington is calling for an inch or
two of snow tomorrow in the valleys. The Green 
Mountains could see several inches of new powder

Snow showers will also continue all day and it will be unseasonably (but nowhere near record) cold. The coldest high temperature on record for Tuesday in Burlington is 28 degrees, and it will get warmer than that. Sort of.

Highs should say in the 20s in higher elevations and 30s in the valleys. Blustery winds and continued snow showers will make it feel Januaryesque. 

Valleys will only see a half inch to at most two inches of snow, but this is a situation in which the Green Mountains will have a decent late season dump. 

 I'd say most of our mountains should see at least two to six inches of snow through Tuesday evening. The northern Greens, especially around Jay Peak could easily see eight or more inches of snow.

Late season skiers are probably happy about that. 

LATE WEEK

After a chilly Tuesday night with lows in the teens and 20s, Wednesday will be chilly and dry.  With some sun.  

At this point, it looks like Thursday will cloud up, introducing what might well be extended period of blah, chilly April weather. 

And narrow, steep dip in the jet stream will set up over the East Coast for the end of the week and weekend.  This will set up either a nor'easter type storm or a series of weaker storms riding north along the coast and on through New England. 

Unless things change radically in the forecast, this would guarantee cloudy skies, cool temporaries and high chances of rain Thursday night through Sunday. 

It's hard to say how much rain we'll get.  Early indications are the heaviest stuff would be south and east of us, and we'll be just stuck with occasional light rain.  But, we'll have to wait and see on that to be sure. 

It also looks like whatever comes from the sky Thursday and into the weekend will be rain. There might be some snow up in the high elevations, but that's to be determined. 

I don't see anything in the weather pattern beyond that suggesting lots of warmth and sunshine, so boo on that. But this time of year, normal temperatures are rising rapidly, so cool weather just doesn't have the same sting as it did even a couple weeks ago.