· An excellent stretch of weather through most of the weekend. Temperatures will gain a few degrees each day with high eventually reaching into the mid and upper 80s in some of the warmer spots.

· Check on mid to late August surface water temps for Lake Champlain were looking very comfortable for boating and recreation.

· Water levels were much higher after recent rainfall so please be double careful if swimming in our local rivers and streams and don’t even go to those dangerous spots unless you want to be bad statistic.

· USGS GAGE AT ROUSES POINT NY 94.46 FEET
USGS GAGE AT BURLINGTON VT 94.52 FEET 75 DEGREES
KING STREET FERRY DOCK 94.46 FEET 74 DEGREES
COLCHESTER REEF 74 DEGREES
DIAMOND ISLAND 72 DEGREES

· Showers and Thunderstorms will mess up Sunday evening and Sunday will be much more humid that Saturday.

· Another enjoyable incredible stretch of weather develops Monday afternoon after fairly decent rainfall associated with a cold front Sunday night.

· A cooler Fall like air mass will filter in on gusty northwest winds keeping highs in the 60s to low 70s Monday. But nice warming trend with excellent weather develops Monday afternoon well into Thursday next week for dry series of spectacular days!

TODAY: Pick of the week. Bright sunshine and blue skies after morning fog. A high in the low 80s. Light northwest winds. (5)

TONIGHT: Mostly clear. Patchy valley fog. A low 55 to 60. Light winds. (5)

SATURDAY: A beauty with lots of sunshine. A little warmer. A high in the mid 80s. South breeze 10 to 15 mph. (4)

Looking further ahead…

SATURDAY NIGHT: Partly cloudy. Patchy valley fog. A low near 65. (4)

SUNDAY: Fog burns off to partly sunny skies. Increasing afternoon clouds, warm sticky with a showers and thunderstorms arriving late. A high 80 to 85. (3)

MONDAY: Morning clouds with a chance for leftover showers, then partly sunny and less humid & cool. A low around 60. A high in the mid to upper 60s. (2)

TUESDAY: Mostly sunny and gorgeous after morning fog. Cool. A low in the mid 40s to low 50s. A high in the low 70s. (2)

WEDNESDAY: Brilliant sunshine. A low in the mid 50s. A high 75 to 80. (2)

THURSDAY: Filtered sunshine through high clouds. A low in the low 60s. A high in the mid 80s.

Average lows mid to upper 50s. Normal high mid to upper 70s.

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

RH/8-19 [end]