EAST HARDWICK – Precipitation fell mostly as snow during the past week, with light snow showers occurring through Friday. Precipitation started again late Saturday night as a mix of everything, briefly turning to rain, and then back to a light-to-moderate snow. The highest accumulations were clustered near Vermont’s summits, with some plowable totals across the elevated regions of Orleans and Caledonia Counties.
photo by Lloyd Devereux Richards
Greensboro reported 5.2 inches Monday morning as a 24-hour snowfall, with Craftsbury accumulating 4.5 inches and Walden measuring 4.0 inches. With 2.0 inches in Cabot and 1.8 inches in Plainfield, accumulations dropped significantly away from the spine of the green mountains.
Weekly rainfall totals of one to two inches were consistent, with parts of our area still in extreme drought as of Thursday, although an improvement in drought conditions occurred in western parts of our area. More improvement may continue in this week’s outlook given the recent precipitation.
On the weather map, a dome of high pressure building in over the northeast today pushes low pressure south to the mid-Atlantic, bringing us precipitation-free conditions for about 48 hours. The high then moves eastward and temperatures moderate. The approach of a warm front by Friday morning will bring us mixed precipitation, transitioning to rain during the day, before mixing and changing over to snow showers again by the time the system exits Saturday morning. Only minor accumulations are expected. The rest of Saturday looks tranquil, thanks to some weak ridging, although clouds will linger through the weekend. Another wave of low pressure looks to bring unsettled conditions back by the end of Sunday. After a slight moderation in temperatures Friday, highs will return to the 30s with lows in the 20s. How does this compare to historical conditions? Average. Here are the forecast details:
Wednesday: Partly sunny. High: 35. Low: 18. Calm wind.
Thursday: Partly sunny. High: 37. Low: 24. Calm wind.
Friday: Mostly cloudy. Rain and freezing rain, changing to all rain by mid-morning. High: 40. Low: 27. Southwest wind 10-15 mph.
Saturday: Mostly cloudy. Snow showers tapering off through the morning with minimal accumulation. High: 33. Low: 21. Wind northwest 5-10 mph.
Sunday: Mostly cloudy, with snow showers developing by evening. High: 35. Low: 24. Variable wind around 5 mph.
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.
