HARDWICK – Cooler and seasonal temperatures are becoming more frequent as we approach September, which is the beginning of meteorological fall. Our showers have become more scattered and we are frequently seeing temperatures drop into the upper 40s at night, with some scattered locations in the low-to-mid 40s. Rainfall amounts[Read More…]
Weather Watch
Dip in Temperature
HARDWICK – The traffic-jam pattern that resulted in very persistent weather patterns for days on end slowed down even a little more than first thought, leading to the bulk of the weekend’s showers not arriving until Monday. Even with that, some of the heavier rain showers managed to miss us,[Read More…]
Classic Summer Day Friday; Thunderstorms In Store For Weekend
HARDWICK – What a week of challenges when it came to last week’s forecast! The big confounder was the eventual track of the remnants of tropical cyclone Debby, which ultimately made the difference in our overall risk for river and flash flooding. Our initial forecast had Debby’s center just south[Read More…]
Heat, Humidity Keeps Atmosphere Unstable
HARDWICK – A mix of showers and thunderstorms intertwined with breaks of sunshine balanced out the weather between Wednesday and the weekend. The influence of heat and humidity kept the atmosphere unstable, leading to the frequent appearance of precipitation, occasionally enhanced by the passage of a front. No record-breaking heat[Read More…]
Flash Flood Risk Increases Again This Week
HARDWICK – We were treated to some relatively seasonable and precipitation-limited weather this past week. A few scattered showers were noted Wednesday and Thursday, and again on Monday. The totals between the three days, however, amounted to less than an inch in gauges from Stannard and Craftsbury to Plainfield. Highs[Read More…]
Drying Out After the Rain; Heat Returns to Conclude Weekend
HARDWICK – Some dry and comfortable weather dominated the span of late last week into the weekend. Low temperatures at the peak of the cooler and drier air reached the upper 40s. We were free from any deluge during the forecast period, although a moderate soaking rain occurred during the[Read More…]
Rainfall Totals
HARDWICK AREA – National Weather Service rainfall totals (in inches) for the storm beginning Wednesday, July 10 and ending Thursday, July 11 are (where several totals were listed for a single town, the highest total is shown here): Cabot 4.81 Calais 4.80 North Calais 4.50 Craftsbury 3.22 Craftsbury Common 4.17 [Read More…]
Flood Update: Road Closures, Washouts, Bridge Failures and Emergency Information, Compiled July 11
HARDWICK AREA — Thursday, July 11 brought recovery and repair efforts throughout the region as rivers and streams began to subside throughout the morning and early afternoon. Many area waterways remained above their banks, expanding into floodplains, forests and lawns. Many roads became passable, if only with one lane open[Read More…]
Flash Flooding on Vt. Route 15 east of Brown Farm Road
HARDWICK — Hardwick Police is advising there is flash flooding on VT Route 15 just east of Brown Farm Roas. Hardwick Police stated people should avoid Route 15 between Hardwick and Danville according to Elliott Bjerke with Lamoille County Sherrif’s Dept. Dispatch.
Sunshine And Mild For 4th Of July; Rain Returns For Start Of Weekend
HARDWICK – Conditions are reasonably comfortable this morning as an area of high pressure is hovering over the region, bringing us sunny skies and mild temperatures. We saw several rounds of rain over the weekend in association with a frontal system that was slow to depart from the northeast. As[Read More…]
Cooler With Periods Of Showers This Week
HARDWICK – This past week was quite the active weather week, as the building heat and humidity led to atmospheric destabilization and several rounds of showers and severe thunderstorms. Northern Vermont had several significant events reported on June 19, June 20, and June 23. This included the culmination of a[Read More…]
Tyler Molleur’s Severe Weather Update
Powerful straight-line winds and tornados in the forecast for today HARDWICK – Forecast guidance is showing an elevated likelihood of supercell development over parts of New England today. The most likely time is between 2 p.m. and 5 p.m for our area. Supercells are long-lived thunderstorms that are supported by[Read More…]
