· Rain mixing with wet snowflakes an improvement as the weather system that brought snow loaded trees to the grounds and poser outrages across east central Vermont Orange county south to the Massachusetts line will move out this afternoon.

· There will be only about a 12 hour break between weather systems unfortunately, as rain showers will move in before daybreak later overnight tonight.

· This means there could be more slick travel especially the cold spots Saturday morning for a time depending on those colder ground temperatures. If out early Saturday morning beware of slippery spots.

· A dreary sometimes showery scenario will more than likely continue into Sunday though not as wet but it gets milder with highs perhaps busting 50 degrees.

· Our best coming will be Monday…Halloween Eve for Tricker treaters looks to be dry, with temperatures in the 35 to 45 degrees range.

· As we move into early November…our weather will warm up a little more next week.

TODAY: Gray skies. Wet snow showers…mixed with rain down to valley floors tapering off to sprinkles this afternoon. Watch for slippery spots. Total snow accumulation central Green Mountain summits close to 9”. A high around 40. Northwest winds 10 mph.

TONIGHT: Lots of clouds. A rising chance for light rain showers developing toward daybreak. A low in the mid 30s. Light winds.

SATURDAY: Mainly cloudy, but a touch milder. Occasional rain showers. A high in the upper 40s to near 50. South winds 10 to 15 mph in the afternoon.

Looking further ahead…

SATURDAY NIGHT: Cloudy with a chance for rain showers. A low in the upper 30s.

SUNDAY: Considerable cloudiness and damp. Slight chance for a rain shower or sprinkle, mixed with wet snow flakes Sunday night. A high in the upper 40s to low 50s.

MONDAY: Partly sunny. A low near 32 to 35. A high around 45.

TUESDAY: Partly sunny, breezy at times. Maybe a shower far northern areas late. Near seasonal normal’s in temperature. A low 30 to 35. A high in the low 50s.

WEDNESDAY: Mainly cloudy and damp. Chance for a shower. A low 40 to 45. A high in the ~50s!

THURSDAY: Mainly cloudy. Chance for rain or showers. Milder however. A low in the low to mid 40s. A high upper 40s to mid 50s

Average lows low 30s. Normal highs in the low 50s

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

RH/10-28 [end]