Quick Wednesday Evening Vermont Weather Update, Squalls, Then Very Cold, Then More Snow?

Snow squalls like this one approaching St. Albans,
Vermont in February, 2022 are possible Thursday and
Friday afternoons. Note in the background
the sudden transition from 
nothing to torrential snowfall.

Since the weather is getting very exciting once again, I figure some more frequent updates should be in the cards here. 

There's a series of things we need to look out for here in Vermont over the next few days:  

Scattered snow squalls tomorrow and Friday, bitter cold Friday night into Sunday at least, and then effects from that giant southern and central U.S. storm. 

THIS EVENING

Some light snow is working its way northeastward through the state this evening. It won't last long, but the expected inch or less of snow will be just enough to make the roads iffy tonight. 

SNOW SQUALLS

Quite a few snow showers and some snow squalls are on the agenda for both tomorrow and Friday afternoon and evening. It's impossible know when and where the squalls might hit this far in advance.

Just be ready for fast changing conditions on the roads if you're out and about tomorrow afternoon and evening, and Friday afternoon and evening. One minute you're in clear air on a dry highway, next minute you're in a whiteout on icy roads. 

It won't hurt to listen for snow squall warnings from the National Weather Service. If your area goes under one, it's probably best to postpone travel until the snow squall passes.

Each day, the snow showers will deposit an inch or less of snow on most of us. The heaviest squalls might leave up to two inches, and the Green Mountains could get a two day total of 2 to 5 inches.

BITTER COLD

The National Weather Service has issued an extreme cold watch from Friday evening until Saturday afternoon. We'll see rapidly falling temperatures to below zero with gusty northwest winds. Wind chills could reach 30 below. It would probably be best to reschedule outdoor activities during that period.

It'll remain at or below zero Friday night through at least late morning Sunday. The extreme cold watch expires Saturday afternoon because winds will turn light.

MORE SNOW?

A lot of the computer models are insisting on bringing some snow from that expected vast winter storm in the southern, central and eastern United States up into Vermont. 

I'll have a complete update tomorrow morning.