HARDWICK – Clearing skies meant seasonable daytime temperatures and cool evenings starting in the middle of last week, as high pressure was in control of our weather. A frontal system approaching during the weekend brought scattered mixed precipitation and a return to below-normal temperatures, with lows Sunday night in the[Read More…]
Tyler Molleur
Weather Watch
A couple of absolutely marvelous and warm days occurred on Sunday and Tuesday with sunny skies and mild temperatures. Today will be high pressure’s last day over the region before in moves eastward and clouds return for tomorrow. A frontal system approaching will bring a steady rain Thursday night changing[Read More…]
Totality Conditions Made Event Special
HARDWICK – Even though it was more astronomical than meteorological, Monday’s eclipse quickly became the highlight of the past week, with totality easily visible from our coverage area. The conditions were really what made this event so special, as clearing to the sky in such a manner is a rarity this time[Read More…]
Not Done with Winter Weather
HARDWICK – Not much precipitation fell over the forecast area last week, as a weak frontal system crossed into Wednesday morning, leaving just a couple tenths of an inch of precipitation. Clouds lingered into Friday before the rest of the weekend opened the skies up to abundant sunshine. Things were[Read More…]
Area Blanketed by Early Spring Storm
HARDWICK – Tranquil conditions returned early this week as the sun broke through the clouds and high temperatures approached 50°. Of course, the main weather feature of the previous forecast period was a significant winter storm on Saturday that turned out to be one of the largest snowfalls that we’ve[Read More…]
Hit-and-Miss Snow Showers Welcome Spring
HARDWICK – Just as quickly as the snow returned, most of it melted during several days of rainfall over the past forecast period. We saw intermittent spurts of snow Sunday afternoon and evening into Monday night as a couple of weak disturbances passed, leaving an inch or two in their[Read More…]
Cooler and Seasonable Weather Returns
HARDWICK – We will be in the middle of another pendulum-swing Wednesday morning as the skies clear out and temperatures look to reach 50. This comes after a period of highly variable weather, which commenced in the middle of last week, with warmer temperatures and precipitation in the form of[Read More…]
Officer Seats Shuffle to Meet Needs, Budgets Working on Moving Targets
STANNARD — Driving along the unsuspecting and muddy Stannard Mountain Road on Tuesday morning would lead travelers to a sparse-appearing town center. This transformed for a few hours into a corridor lined with cars and a full parking lot near the town hall as 25 voters gathered for town business.[Read More…]
Warm Influence Sustained Through Week; Forecast Turns Murky by Sunday
by Tyler Molleur HARDWICK – Another record-shattering week in the books, as Tuesday of last week easily eliminated old records in several areas. It reached 55 degrees in Montpelier, breaking the former 52-degree record high from 2000. This week the warm air returned, and a record high of 57 was[Read More…]
Good Weekend for Sap Run
HARDWICK – What a difference a week makes. Several days of warm temperatures over the past week, combined with light to moderate rainfall continues to erode away at our snowpack which is already minimal for the season. Valley areas report patchy ground cover of snow, with areas from around 1,500[Read More…]
Warming, Some Precipitation
HARDWICK – Blustery and cool was the way the forecast period started out on Wednesday. We completely dodged an early-week snowstorm and made up for it heading into Thursday night and Friday as a clipper system and lingering mountain-effect snow showers racked up 4 to 8 inches of snow over[Read More…]