· Last day of summer will turn on Autumnal equinox by coincidence as a cold front will lower temperatures starting Friday.

· Expect sweater, jacket weather to blow in Friday and only continue into next week.

· Coolest weather comes Sunday and Monday then a slight rebound on temperatures back into the 60 to 65 degree levels middle of next week.

· Normal lows and high this time of year are for lows in the low to mid 40s…and highs low to mid 60s so a reality check shows we’ve been living high on the hog with this extended period of summer like weather.

· All of this is about to change with certainly fall like conditions this weekend, including a persistent northwesterly breeze bringing in the chilly Canadian air.

Autumnal Equinox 10:21 AM..

TODAY: Variable cloudiness across northern areas this morning, otherwise partly to mostly sunny this afternoon. Warmer and increasingly more humid. A high in the upper 70s to mid 80s. Light winds. (5)

TONIGHT: Becoming mostly cloudy with a good chance for showers north of the Barre-Montpelier area. Just scattered clouds otherwise. A low around 60. Light southwest winds. (5)

FRIDAY: Cloudy. Good chance for showers. Maybe a rumble or two of thunder. Cooling trend begins. A high in the low to mid 60s. North to northwest breeze 10 to 15 mph. (5)

Looking further ahead…

FRIDAY NIGHT: Any leftover showers exiting to partial clearing. A low around 50. (4)

SATURDAY: Becoming mostly sunny. Breezy and cooler. A high in the low 60s. (4)

SUNDAY: Touch of Fall?Morning sunshine giving way to a few more clouds in the afternoon. Chilly. A low down to near 40. A high in the mid 50s. (3)

MONDAY: Bright sunshine after a threat of isolated morning frost. Filtered sunshine in the afternoon. A low 35 to 40. A high in the mid to upper 50s. (2)

TUESDAY: Cloudy and breezy with a good chance for showers. A low in the 40s. A high in the mid 60s. (2)

WEDNESDAY: Partly sunny. A low around 50. A high 60 to 65. (1)

Average lows in the low to mid 40s. Normal high in the low to mid 60s

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

RH/9-22 [end]