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…]

We’ve been socked in with several days in a row of alternating overcast and breaks of sunshine. Precipitation has largely fallen as light showers, amounting to just under an inch of rainfall over the past week, with temperatures hovering precariously close to freezing. Somehow we’ve managed to avoid accumulating snow[Read More…]

EAST HARDWICK – We are closing out another week with minimal, if any, rainfall across our forecast area. A few rain gauges reported totals of a trace from scattered showers that fell on Friday afternoon. Those clouds hung out longer than previously anticipated, with a couple of sprinkles during the[Read More…]

EAST HARDWICK – Zero. That’s the report across most local rain gauges through the last week as we remained primarily under the control of high pressure, with steadily moderating conditions going into the weekend. We topped out Monday with high temperatures of 84 in St. Johnsbury and Plainfield, with 83[Read More…]

HARDWICK – We are slowly settling into a new season around here as we ditch mild temperatures for more days with crisp, refreshing conditions and significant temperature drops overnight. Rain was present late on Saturday with the passage of a cold front. A lingering trough added to rainfall totals on[Read More…]

HARDWICK – Happy meteorological autumn! Yesterday was an excellent reminder of the change of seasons in progress, with several valley hollows reporting Tuesday morning low temperatures in the upper 30s. No widespread frost was observed, also mitigated somewhat by patchy dense fog. However, locations like Plainfield reported a low temperature[Read More…]