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| Total snow accumulation through this evening, included whatever fell last night. A few places in southern Vermont could see 6 inches of snow. |
Most of the snow, as we mentioned yesterday, will hit southern Vermont, but all of us will see a few flakes.
The winter weather advisory has been expanded into Windsor County, so now all four southern Vermont counties are under that advisory.
It looks like everyone along and south of Route 4 will see a total snowfall of 3 to 6 inches by late tonight. Those three to six inches will extend northward along the Green Mountain spine to about Sugarbush Resort.
Some of the northern Green Mountains will also see three or four inches as well. At least that's the way things looked as of this morning.
Elsewhere in Vermont, expect about an inch or two of snow, with maybe three inches in a couple spots in the Northeast Kingdom.
It'll be a great, comfortable weekend to enjoy the snow, too. Highs today in the valleys will be in the low 30s, with temperatures Sunday afternoon running within a few degrees either side of 30. Winds won't be all that strong either, staying under 20 mph for the most part.
Snow will have largely ended Sunday, so at most, we'll see just a few snow flurries under mostly cloudy skies.
The ski resorts must be loving this, given that it's the long Martin Luther King Jr. weekend.
NOR'EASTER WHIFFS
A storm is developing in the Southeast that could actually give a dusting of snow to a few spots on the Florida Panhandle tomorrow morning. The storm will strengthen into a nor'easter as off the East Coast. In the so close and yet so far department, it'll be east of New England early Monday morning.
The nor'easter will stay too far east to give Vermont any additional snow. Sure, eastern New England might get a few inches, but unless something surprises the hell out of New England meteorologists, it's not in the cards for the Green Mountain State.
The well-advertised colder air will be at our doorstep on Monday. South winds will increase, especially in the Champlain Valley. So highs in the 20s that day will feel colder with the gusts. As the cold front approaches, it will generate very little snow, unlike some fronts that introduce a bout of colder air.
TURNS COLD (BUT NOT RIDICULOUS)
Starting Tuesday, temperatures should stay near to below normal, but it's not looking quite as frigid as forecasts from a few days ago hinted at. The frigid air isn't really plunging south from Canada as much as it could. It's coming in from the northern Plains then heading east. It'll modify and warm up a little bit by the time it gets here.
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| Was nice to see the sun out for awhile yesterday, but the clouds should mostly hang tough for the next few days |
There will also be a pool of absolutely ridiculously cold air in central and northern Quebec, but for now, anyway, westerly jet stream winds will keep that insanely frigid air north of the border.
The bottom line is we expect highs next Tuesday through next weekend in the teens and 20s, with lows in the single digits, with some nights getting below zero in spots
We're in what is normally the coldest part of winter now, so we're lucky that for the time being at least, we're not getting into the kind of air that would get us into the 20s below zero.
Interestingly, it hasn't been below zero in Burlington since December 9. For now it looks like the next chance of Burlington getting below zero would be about a week from now.
The overall weather pattern looks like it will keep us mostly on the cold side probably into early February at least. It remains to be seen how cold, of course. If we stay lucky, it will only be moderately cold. But if things change only very slightly, that supply of ultra-frigid air could sneak down on us from Canada. We can't be sure of anything like this until a few days before it hits.
The weather pattern will remain active, with frequent chances of light snow or flurries. But for now, it looks like today's snow in southern Vermont is the most we'll see for awhile.
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