Not All That Much Rain Fell In Vermont Yesterday, More Coming, Eventually

It's the peak of daffodil season around my St. Albans,
Vermont property right now. These daffodils were
soaking up this morning's sun. 

The rain we really needed yesterday was kind of a disappointment. It hadn't rained in eight days, so we really needed a soaker. 

It did rain, and the fire danger we dealt with for a week is pretty much gone for now. But it wasn't the deep drenching we'd hoped for, and had forecasted days earlier. A few days ago, it looked like we'd get 0.75 to an inch of rain. 

Instead, it was much less. Most of northern Vermont got about a quarter inch, with Burlington coming in with a measly 0.16 inches. Southern Vermont got a little less than a half inch.  Places to our west in northern New York and to our east in places like Maine got a good inch of rain. 

More rain is coming. Not much at first. But some signs point to some more soaking rains later in the week.  Maybe. 

Let's get into the details:

TODAY

A nice one, really. Skies should at least be partly sunny, and highs should reach the 50s in most places across Vermont. That's a little cooler than average for this time of year, but that's still not bad, right? There could be some upper 40s in higher elevations and some spots way up in the Northeast Kingdom.  It could touch 60 in warmer southern valleys.  

SATURDAY

Unfortunately, Saturday probably won't be as pleasant as we thought yesterday. We hoped for at least partly sunny skies with almost no showers. 

But a disturbance coming through should make us mostly cloudy and showers are pretty likely. Those showers should all be light, with most places getting less than a tenth of an inch of rain.  A few places might even manage to stay pretty dry. Hard to say what part of the day will have the most showers, so just be prepared. 

You'll get some stuff done outdoors between the raindrops, I imagine. There will be breaks of sun, especially in the broader valleys and in southern Vermont away from the Green Mountains. It'll also stay chilly for the season, with afternoon temperatures generally in the low to mid 50s.

The verdict: A mediocre spring day.

SUNDAY

Pretty similar to Saturday, except there's hope most of the showers will come in the morning. No guarantees, but fingers crossed!

NEXT WEEK

It looks like it'll warm up early next week. That ever-present chance of showers will keep on going, but temperatures should bounce back into the 60s. It could flirt with 70 on Tuesday in the warmer valleys. 

It looks like a cold front might stall somewhere in the Northeast during the middle and end of next week If it stalls near Vermont, we'll get some heavy, soaking rain. If it stalls to our west or our east, not so much. We'll just have to wait and see how that works out.