EAST HARDWICK – Zero: that’s the precipitation amount observed at the East Hardwick rain gauge this weekend, marking an end to the persistently wet weather of several Saturdays and Sundays the past few months. It’s worth noting the weekends recently have still afforded some window of fair weather, but with[Read More…]
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Fourth of July Weekend Starts Mild and Sunny; Some Rain Sunday
EAST HARDWICK – Part-two of the heat continued after the last week’s publishing deadline and multiple observing stations saw record highs on June 24. A record high temperature of 93 degrees was set in Montpelier, shattering the old record of 89 set in 1995. Similarly, St. Johnsbury broke its old[Read More…]
Heat Departing; Another Split Weekend for Precipitation
EAST HARDWICK – Much of Vermont is in the wake of a short burst of extreme heat, which saw temperatures reaching the 90s for two days in a row. Although temperatures stopped short of qualifying this event as a heat wave (three days of 90 degree-plus highs), humidity during the[Read More…]
Rounds of Thunderstorms; Hot Weather on the Horizon
EAST HARDWICK – A little bit of a flip occurred this week, with the weekend largely dry and sunny with some showers scattered throughout the rest of the forecast period. We still stopped short of having a completely rain-free weekend, with a couple of local observing stations reporting a few[Read More…]
Showers Interspersed Among Sun, Seasonal Temperatures
EAST HARDWICK – It was a little warmer and a little sunnier this past week as clouds were noted to break a little both Saturday and Sunday, although we still had to contend with some showers. The persistence of precipitation seems to be waning as we enter into June and[Read More…]
Some Sun, Some Rain; Much Warmer This Week
EAST HARDWICK – Rain was relentless in May, the observing station in East Hardwick saw 4.40 inches, with the normal for the month being 3.83 inches. The heavy rain from Saturday’s coastal storm did not count into this total because observations are taken in the morning, meaning an additional 1.02[Read More…]
Rain, Rain, Here to Stay…
EAST HARDWICK – After another round of dreary and soggy conditions, Memorial Day weekend closed out Monday with the first 24-hour break in rainfall seen in over 10 days. Precipitation this forecast period was lighter than the previous due to its showery nature. It amounted to a widespread eight-tenths of[Read More…]
Cool, Wet Weather Persists One More Week
EAST HARDWICK – The weather pattern shifted significantly over the last week with highs in the 80s dipping into the mid-50s to low-60s by the conclusion of the weekend. This is thanks in part to a low-pressure system that arrived Friday and Saturday, bringing several rounds of heavy rain and[Read More…]
Another Wet Weekend Ahead
EAST HARDWICK – Milder temperatures are beginning to permeate northern New England, as highs reach the 70s and wall-to-wall sunshine starts the week. Over the past week. somewhere on the order of one to two inches of rain fell, with southern Vermont again receiving closer to three to four inches.[Read More…]
Rainy, Cool Pattern Breaks Up by Weekend
EAST HARDWICK – Persistent rain the past several days didn’t cause a washout, as intervals of sunshine peeked through broken cloud cover intermittently this weekend. Highs have generally been in the 50s to 60s, which is normal for this time of year. A healthy three quarters of an inch to[Read More…]
Warming Comes with Thunderstorms, Steady Rain for Friday, Saturday
EAST HARDWICK – Conditions are sunny as of Tuesday morning and temperatures are already in the mid-60s as of 10 a.m. We are on track to reach the upper 70s; a far cry from where we were on Sunday. The pesky low-pressure system that brought us a steady rain on[Read More…]
Warming Again With Rain For The Weekend
EAST HARDWICK – This past weekend featured warming temperatures, with highs largely in the mid-60s both Friday and Saturday. We stopped short of 70 degrees on either day, but a soaking rain via the initial warm front Friday night and subsequent showers and thunderstorms during the day on Saturday brought[Read More…]
