· Periodic cloud cover roughly south of the Barre Montpelier area and cloudiest near the Mass. Line where a few showers will occasionally move through.

· Northern areas to see yet one more pretty decent day with more sun than cloud cover.

· The big swirling weather system will track further north and its influence will increase tonight and Saturday. This means more clouds, more showers and some much needed rainfall but coming in pieces incrementally.

· No washout for sure Saturday, Sunday to see more rain showers occasionally move through the area. Steadiest precip Sunday night and into Tuesday morning.

· MATTHEW – All attention over the weekend will be watching an ever-so-important-turn to the north for Hurricane Mathew which is expected to reach Category 3 hurricane status with gusts 111 to 129 mph!

· This turn could bring relatively close to the east coast after crossing near Jamaica, Cuba and the Bahamas.

TODAY: Mixed sun and clouds northern areas, with more clouds to the south. Maybe a shower far southern areas late. A high in the mid 60s. Southeast winds 10 to 15 mph. (5)

TONIGHT: Partly cloudy far northern areas. Otherwise lots of clouds. A few showers toward Rutland. A low near 50. Light southeast winds. (5)

SATURDAY: Mainly cloudy. Isolated to widely scattered showers especially eastern areas. A high upper 50s to low 60s. Southeast breeze 10 mph. (5)

Looking further ahead…

SATURDAY NIGHT: Mostly cloudy. Chance for showers especially eastern areas. A low in the upper 40s. (4)

SUNDAY: Lots of clouds. Chance for showers. A high in the mid 50s. (4)

MONDAY: Cloudy. Chance for a showers. Slight chance for a rumble or two of thunder. A low near 50. A high in the mid 50s. (3)

TUESDAY: Chance for morning showers exiting to partly to mostly sunny skies in the afternoon. A low around 50. A high near 60. (2)

WEDNESDAY: Partly to mostly sunny. A low in the 40s. A high in the mid 60s. (2)

THURSDAY: Mostly sunny. A low around 40. A high in the mid 60s to near 70. (2)

Average lows in the low 40s. Normal highs in the low 60s.

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

RH/9-29 [end]