· Canadian Maritime weather system has a “lock” on our region as low level moisture spins in counter clockwise rams up the Green’s and becomes a cloudy misty “shower mill” into Tuesday with only minor nuances of change and slight drying.

· This terrible weather pattern for mid June produces temperatures some 15 to 25 degrees below normal, and keeps MR. Sunshine PO’d and depressed.

· Improvement works in between MCS’s or clusters of thunderstorms rolling along the top of most northern extent of a well established heat ridge to our west and the influence the Canadian Maritime system should produce a stretch of decent weather with temps back closer to seasonal for Wednesday through Friday.

TODAY: Continued damp and chilly with occasional showers, otherwise mainly cloudy with breaks or intervals of sun southern areas. A high around 60. Northwest winds 10 to occasionally 20 mph. (5)

TONIGHT: Lots of clouds with occasional light showers mainly northern areas.A low in the upper 40s to around 50.Light northwest winds. (5)

TUESDAY:. Scattered sprinkles or occasional light showers Northeast Kingdom, otherwise more clouds than sun. A high 65 to 70. Northwest winds 10 to 15 mph. (4)

Looking further ahead…

TUESDAY NIGHT: Gradual clearing. Patchy valley fog. A low around 50.(3)

WEDNESDAY: Partly to mostly sunny. A high in the low to mid 70s. (2)

THURSDAY: Filtered sunshine through increasing high clouds. A low 45 to 50. A high in the low 70s. (2)

FRIDAY: Partly cloudy southern areas with lots of sun northern areas. A low 50 to 55. A high in the mid to upper 70s. (2)

Average lows in the low 50s. Normal high in the mid 70s

(Confidence factor: 5 = Good predictability 1 = shaky modeling lowered confidence) RH/6-13

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