· A little wild this PM where a few thunderstorms could be wind makers tapping into stronger wind shear aloft and bring those winds down to surface. The gust fronts as we call them could be just strong enough to take down a few tree limbs cause a few outages – not expecting widespread.

· Ridiculously cooler weather follows incrementally as a series of weak weather systems pinwheels around low pressure situated up toward the southern end of Hudson Bay/James Bay Canada.

· Coldest day Thursday – each day with a shower threat until Friday finally a dry day.

· Next dry day though lots of clouds – Friday, even a s cool as it is could be the pick.

TODAY: Morning showers exiting to a mix of clouds and intervals of sun. Another round of scattered showers and thunderstorms develops early to mid afternoon…some strong with gusty winds and hail. (Thunder Dog index “5” ) A high around 70. Southwest breeze 10 mph. (5)

TONIGHT: Scattered leftover showers toward the Champlain valley winding down overnight. Otherwise becoming partly cloudy. Patchy valley fog. A low around 50. Light northwest winds. (4)

WEDNESDAY: Clouds with a few intervals of sun, and much cooler. Scattered mainly afternoon showers with a risk of thunder toward Rutland. A high near 60. Northwest winds 10 to 15 mph. (3)

Looking further ahead…

WEDNESDAY NIGHT: Mostly cloudy and chilly. Scattered showers especially northern areas. A low 40 to 45. (3)

THURSDAY: Cloudy and unsettled and exceptionally cool for this time of year. Scattered showers especially northern areas. A high in the lower 50s. (2)

FRIDAY: Partly to mostly cloudy. A low 40 to 45. A high in the mid 50s. (2)

SATURDAY: Partly sunny then clouding up late. Rising chance for showers. A morning low in the upper 30s to mid 40s. A high near 65. (1)

Average lows in the upper 40s to low 50s. Normal highs 70 to 75.

(Confidence factor: 5 = Good predictability 1 = shaky modeling lowered confidence) RH/6-6

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