HARDWICK – While this forecast is being issued in the longer-term sense, the large-scale patterns are strong and consistent for the early part of the forecast period, beginning Christmas Day, December 25. The dome of high pressure responsible for the cold and clear conditions last weekend remains overhead and will[Read More…]

HARDWICK – Largely avoiding the flood threat last week, total rainfall amounts of two to three inches fell across northern Vermont in the past seven days. December 11 featured highs in the upper 30s, which limited snowmelt runoff that would otherwise increase the flood potential. A few inches of snow[Read More…]

HARDWICK – A week’s worth of snow added up quickly. The snow stake in East Hardwick measured 11 inches in depth as of Monday morning, having received 7.5 inches of snowfall with the storm late last week, largely the result of the prolonged mountain-enhanced snow Thursday and Thursday night. Most[Read More…]

HARDWICK – Our first region-wide measurable snowfall came Thanksgiving Day, with totals ranging from 1.2 inches on Craftsbury Common to 3.1 inches in North Greensboro. Woodbury reported storm total snow amounts of 2.4 inches. Scattered snow showers continued into the weekend and early this week as colder air sunk to[Read More…]

HARDWICK – Blustery conditions wrapped up the weekend, with the re-introduction of some colder air, causing steady precipitation to end on Sunday in the form of a few snow showers. A trace of snow was reported at the East Hardwick observing station (1,100 feet), with a station at North Greensboro[Read More…]

Temperatures turned quite cold over the previous forecast period, with some parts of our area seeing lows in the low to- mid-teens as we wrapped up the work week. Little more than a few hundredths of an inch of rain fell during that time. That did not stop numerous intervals[Read More…]

HARDWICK— The roller coaster of extremes remained evident in the last forecast period, as mild air allowed daytime highs to once again top out near 70. That is about 15 to 20 degrees above normal for high temperatures this time of year. Serial cold front passages led to some cooling,[Read More…]

HARDWICK – It has been an interesting week weather-wise. We started last week off with a light accumulation of snow, to quickly have the pendulum swing toward record warmth. Montpelier’s high on Thursday was 75 degrees, which exceeded the previous record of 70 set back in 1956. Other stations around[Read More…]

Wednesday: Mostly cloudy, becoming partly cloudy in the afternoon. High: 66. Low: 52Thursday: Partly Sunny, High: 73. Low: 55Friday: Showers likely, predawn hours in the morning. Possibility of snow flurry over night. High: 60, temperatures gradually falling through the day. Low: 33Saturday: Coldest day of the week, mostly sunny. High:[Read More…]

HARDWICK – We’ve been treated to several days in a row of moderating temperatures and sunny skies, with highs reaching the low-to-mid 70s on Monday. Burlington reported a record high temperature of 77 degrees for the day, while we saw temperatures closer to 72 degrees here locally. It was a[Read More…]

HARDWICK – Cooler weather is seeping in from the northern half of Canada, as an upper-level low slowly spins just east of Hudson Bay, turning the flow northwesterly and causing lingering clouds and scattered light rain showers. That air-mass transition became especially evident Monday morning, after an evening of scattered[Read More…]

EAST HARDWICK – The colors are starting to pop across the region, as daytime temperatures cool. But we’re still treated to intervals of sunshine. We’ve avoided a significant frost so far and look to continue with that plan for the rest of the week, which is when the growing season[Read More…]