Warm Start To November, Needed Rain (Hopefully!) Looms

The now leafless Fairfield Hill in St. Albans, yesterday
as a warm sun sets early now that Daylight Savings
 Time is over. 

 Boy, Sunday was gorgeous, especially for the beginning of November.  

It was wall-to-wall sunshine with temperatures rising well into the 50s. Light winds, too. 

This whole week will be mild for November, with changes coming. The long dry spell is on its last legs.  Maybe some rain in the far north later Tuesday, then maybe some better rains statewide Thursday. 

Here are the details, as we always do them. 

TODAY

We seared the day balmy, especially in the Champlain Valley, where dawn temperatures were around 50 degrees. East of the Green Mountains, it was in the 30s at dawn, normal for this time of year. 

By afternoon, temperatures will converge statewide on the low 60s. Maybe even mid-60s in the warmest valleys, especially south.  For comparison, normal highs this time of year are near 50 degrees. So enjoy the warmth. 

TUESDAY

It'll be a cloudier day overall, especially in the northern half of Vermont. Light rain will start to move into northern Vermont during the afternoon. Once again, it won't amount to much. But by the time it ends at night, areas north of Route 2 will have less than a tenth of an inch of rain. Maybe a little more than that in the far northern Champlain Valley. 

Southern Vermont will have nothing. 

Temperatures will be warm again, with highs near 60 degrees.

WEDNESDAY

This will be a pretty spectacular day for November. Sunshine should prevail, with highs flirting with 70 degrees. Record highs that day are in the low 70s, so we'll be close. 

THURSDAY

This could be the day it rains. Really rains. I mean, not all that much rain, but something that should get us wet for a change.  It'll be warm for the season again, with highs in the low 60s. Rain should continue into the night. 

FRIDAY-SUNDAY

Another follow-up storm looks like it might form along the coast, which would keep the rain going, especially Saturday, The rain could linger into Sunday. We don't know how much rain we'll get, but there's the potential for more than inch. So stay tuned!