Weird Bright Light To Appear Over Vermont Today (We Hope)

The way it used to be.  A deep blue sky, with a few
puffy clouds as decorations, in Georgia, Vermont on
July 28, 2021.  This used to happen quite frequently
in Vermont but lately we've seen none of this.
Thankfully, the sun will make a grand appearance,
at least for a little while, this week

We awoke in Vermont to another gloomy morning this Sunday, with overcast and patches of fog.

At least it stopped raining in most places. At least for now. 

Given the conditions over the past week or more you might be alarmed at what you will see today. I'm here to assure you there's nothing to be afraid of. 

Later this morning or this afternoon, many of us will see a blinding light in the sky.  Don't worry, as long as you don't look directly at it, you won't get hurt. 

The rare phenomenon you are about to see is called the sun.  It's very common in most other parts of the world, and we used to see it frequently here in Vermont.  You just might not remember since it's been since May 16 since many of us have seen even glimpses of it. 

You'll notice this bright light - the sun - has a warming effect. Instead of being in the 40s to near 50 all day, this sun will bring temperatures into the 50s to near 60.  That's still much cooler than normal for this time of year, but it's a little better than it's been.

The ever-present chance of showers in Vermont will remain.  Not everyone will get them. The best chances of showers are in northern and western Vermont this afternoon and early evening.

MONDAY AND BEYOND

That bright light in the sky sun will assert itself even more on Memorial Day.  Much of the day will be at least partly sunny.  Temperatures will rise further into the 60s, which is only slightly cooler than average for this time of year. 

There is a low, but not zero chance of a brief shower.  You can't escape 'em. Most places won't see them though. 

Tuesday and Wednesday look great! Temperatures should get well into the 70s both days, which is near or very slightly warmer than normal for a change. Both days should feature quite a bit of sun. At this point the chance of showers both days is nearly non-existent. 

SATURATED

We should thank our lucky stars that no big, long-lasting downpours are in the offing for the next few days. The ground is so soaked right now that it would only take roughly two inches of rain in six hours to set off flash flooding. 

That amount of rain in that time period happens fairly frequently during bouts of summer thunderstorms.

Relatively dry weather until at least Thursday means that - hopefully - by the end of the week, the ground will have dried sufficiently so it would take a little more rain than that to set off an flooding.

The forecast is uncertain for the end of the week but it looks unsettled. I don't know yet of the rain will start Thursday night, or postpone until Friday or even Friday night. The computer models are disagreeing.

At least for now, those computer models are mostly agreeing that the end of the week rain shouldn't be torrential enough to set of any flooding. 

But as always, stay tuned for updates.