· Spectacular stretch of weather into most of Thursday with temperatures above normal and dry weather for leaf-peeping.

· Benign weather in general with our next frontal system and cold front that will provide much needed rainfall to our region Thursday afternoon and evening.

· Colder air will funnel in behind the cold front for Friday with lowering temperatures held into the low 50s for highs in the Friday.

· Looking a pretty decent weekend – dry and though Saturday starts chilly…temperatures once again moderate nicely into the 60s again for Sunday.

· No snow indicated in our region for some time to come – climatologically, this is a typical time of year to see our first snows of the year – generally on grassy surfaces but occasionally closing high elevation passes like Smugglers Notch.

· Snow has advanced across parts of western and far northern Canada and in Asia across Siberia as winter was kicking in across the polar north.

TODAY: Brilliant autumn sunshine after a frosty morning giving way to increasing high clouds late in the day. A high in the mid 60s. Light south winds. (5)

TONIGHT: High cloudiness, otherwise mostly clear. Isolated valley fog. A low 40 to 45. Light south winds. (5)

WEDNESDAY: Pick of the week. Isolated fog burns off to lots of sunshine. Milder in the afternoon with a high in the middle 60s. South breeze 10 to 15 mph. (5)

Looking further ahead…

WEDNESDAY NIGHT: Mostly clear in the evening, then increasing high clouds. A low in the mid 40s. (4)

THURSDAY: Partial morning sunshine then thickening clouds leading to a good chance for rain showers by late in the day. Breezy. A high around 65. (3)

FRIDAY: Morning clouds then mostly sunny blustery and chilly. A low around 40. A high in the low 50s.(2)

SATURDAY: Mostly sunny after morning frost. A low in the upper 20s to mid 30s. A high in the mid 50s. (2)

SUNDAY: Filtered sunshine then thickening clouds later on . A low near 35. A high near 65. (2)

Average lows in the mid to upper 30s. Normal highs in the mid to upper 50s.

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

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