· Improving conditions today across our region with increasing amounts of sunshine.

· A dry forecast now into Saturday evening for northern Vermont with Saturday your best bet for the out of doors activities.

· Visitors should make the most of Saturday with lower humidity and still warm enough temperatures will be around for activities like staining your deck mowing your lawn or just having a cold one underneath birches and maples.

· Great weather for antique hunters traveling the yard sales.

· Sunday will not be so nice…rainy and chilly and just yucky ducky day. So plan accordingly across the Green Mountains of Vermont.

· Showery/thundery threat lingers into Tuesday followed by a nice 2 to 3 day stretch of dry weather mid to late next week.

TODAY: Morning clouds giving way to periods of afternoon sunshine. Slight chance for a shower or thundershower south of the Rutland area. A high 80 to 85. North breeze 10 mph.

TONIGHT: Mostly clear. Considerable valley fog. A low in the mid 50s. Light north winds.

SATURDAY: Sunshine mixed with some high cloudiness, a beautiful day with low humidity. A high lower 80s. Light north winds.

Looking further ahead…

SATURDAY NIGHT: Clouding up. A rising chance for showers maybe a thunderstorm overnight. A low around 60.

SUNDAY: Periods of rain…moderate to heavy at times with few rumbles of thunder. A high in the mid to upper 60s.

MONDAY: Considerable clouds. Scattered showers and thunderstorms lingering. A low in the mid 60s. A high in the low to mid 70s.

TUESDAY: Clouds mixing with afternoon periods of sunshine. A few lingering showers with a threat for a thunderstorms. A low around 60. A high near 75.

WEDNESDAY: Mostly sunny. A low 50 to 55. A high around near 80.

THURSDAY: Mostly sunny. A low in the 50s. A high 80 to 85.

Average lows 55 to near 60. Normal high upper 70s to low 80s.

(Confidence factor: 5 = Good predictability 1 = shaky modeling lowered confidence)

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