top ten finish

With a monthly average of 26 degrees even, it turned out to be the 8th warmest February on record at the NWS in Burlington.

forget the beef

... where’s the snow? It’s all in the Champlain Valley don’t you know.

This is now the snowiest January on record in Burlington. 5.6 inches Friday evening brought the NWS office’s monthly snow total 43.8” beating out, the now second place, 42.4” in January ’66. It is also now the 7th snowiest “any” month, and there’s still plenty of this month left.

Snowfall totals are much less exciting east of the Greens.

temperature change

Today starts a transition from over a week of below average temperatures to several days of above. This is good news only on the short-term, considering our weekend storm and the sloppy/slippery conditions that are likely.

record warmth

This November will likely finish somewhere in the top ten warmest on record(using Burlington NWS office as the reference point).

As of this Monday morning, it was in 9th place with an average of 41.9 degrees. This is only two tenths of a degree from seventh place and it is a mild day, so we will see where it officially ends up tomorrow.

wet weekend

This weekend’s mostly rain will be the first real precipitation this month. Most locations in northern Vermont have seen lees than a tenth inch so far this November; St J has recorded only .02.
Fortunately, with the growing season all but done and leaves off the trees, our local flora doesn’t need the moisture.

one wet day

Saturday's rainfall ran generally 1-3 inches. Here, at the WeatherWatch Tower we had an inch and a half. St J’s 2.07 inches set a new record rainfall for the date. Their previous record was 1.94 set in 1923.

Other than a few light mountain rain showers this morning, dry weather can be expected today and Monday as high pressure builds into the northern Vermont. The next chance for precipitation will come Monday night into Tuesday as a weak disturbance slides across southern Canada bringing us a few light, mostly rain, showers.

better late

Thursday, in most of northern Vermont, was the warmest day this October. Burlington was 63, Morrisville hit 67, and Montpelier made it to 68. Somewhat unusual to have these highs come so late in the month.

recent rainfall

Late Friday through this morning, northern Vermont saw rainfall between a quarter inch (Champlain Valley) to close to a full inch northeast; lesser amounts can be expected later this afternoon.

apple sweetening time

Widespread frost/freeze expected tonight in almost all of northern Vermont east of the Greens.

With the center of high pressure over the region tonight, expect ideal radiational cooling conditions with clear skies, light/calm winds, and low relative humidity. Frost/freeze threat continues to look good for much of the area for the early morning hours Saturday. Below freezing temperatures are expected east of the Green Mountains and in the northern Adirondacks with lows ranging from the middle 20s to the lower 30s. Frost is possible elsewhere, except in vicinity of Lake Champlain. Patchy fog is also expected in the favored river valleys.

After tonight, there shouldn’t be any frost for several days anyway.

what about temperatures

Despite some wonderfully warm afternoons, cool nights have led to temperatures running a little below average for the month. Burlington and Montpelier are less than a degree below, while St. J is a little over two.