EAST HARDWICK – After another brief period of warmth during the middle of last week, the onion is starting to peel a bit to give us a preview of the fall-like conditions that will be more consistent in our future.
photo by Paul Fixx
The first frontal passage on Thursday led to a drop in the humidity while temperatures largely remained seasonable, before another front sagging south from Canada on Sunday dropped overnight lows into the upper 30s and low 40s. The low temperature by Monday morning was 41 degrees in Plainfield, and the same was reported in Greensboro at the time of their 7 a.m. report. Island Pond was the coldest location for a low with 36 degrees reported. Rainfall during the week was generally less than an inch, which did little to put a dent in our abnormally dry conditions.
A high-pressure system over Hudson Bay is responsible for keeping the clouds away, allowing for strong radiational cooling overnight and a northwest flow, allowing highs to reach into the upper 60s and low 70s. That will slide eastward by Wednesday, squeezing itself between the likes of Major Hurricane Erin, which will avoid a U.S. landfall; and a weak frontal system over the Ohio Valley. The chance of showers will exist on Wednesday before the high anchors itself again for a few days with clearing skies and moderating temperatures.
Saturday looks to be the better of the two weekend days, as cold front approaches from the west by late in the day, with showers and thunderstorms a possibility overnight into Sunday. Things look to cool again as we start next week, although there will be some lingering clouds. Here are the forecast details:
Wednesday: Mostly cloudy. Scattered showers. High: 69. Low: 51. South wind around 5 mph.
Thursday: Mostly sunny. High: 76. Low: 46. Calm wind.
Friday: Mostly sunny. High: 79. Low: 53. Calm wind.
Saturday: Mostly sunny. Increasing clouds by sunset with a chance of showers. High: 82. Low: 57. South wind around 5 mph.
Sunday: Mostly cloudy. Showers likely with a chance of thunderstorms. High: 75. Low: 52. South wind around 5 mph, becoming west by late in the day.
Tyler Molleur, MSN, RN, CEN, TCRN, CPEN, NRP, is a Clinical Assistant Professor of Nursing, and Lecturer; Initiative for Rural Emergency Medical Services. He has been reporting on local weather conditions since he was in eighth grade at Craftsbury School.
Tyler is our weather reporter and a community journalist. He works as a nurse and EMT, volunteers with Hardwick Rescue and helps to train new EMTs.
