· Transitions today with lots of clouds hanging tough near the mountains, but a dry day. Clouds on the wane tonight, leads to two exceptionally fine November Days tomorrow and Saturday.

· Sunday will bring more much needed rainfall generally a third to half inch just ahead of a changeover to frozen precipitation types…slick travel as minor coatings of snow look to affect the region Sunday night into Tuesday.

· Have the coat, parka gloves ready to go with a big change toward Reality and colder conditions.

· Travel ahead of Thanksgiving Holiday will be affected. Some very heavy Lake Effect snows were in order across many of the regions immediately east and southeast of the Great Lakes, however slightly elevated across higher terrain as opposed to right at lake shores.

· Tug Hill Plateau likely better than 1 foot, but locally before Thanksgiving greater than 6” amounts across the Green Mountain summits.

TODAY: Mostly cloudy Barre-Montpelier area north with partly sunny skies south. A high in the mid 40s. Northwest winds 10 mph.

TONIGHT: Partly cloudy or partially moonlit. A low around 35. Light northwest winds.

FRIDAY: Blue skies and bright sunshine, milder. A high near 55.Little wind.

Looking further ahead…

FRIDAY NIGHT: Clear & partially moonlit. A low 30 to 35.

SATURDAY: Blue skies and bright sunshine.A high 55 to 60.

SUNDAY: Cloudy and gray. Periods of rain likely in the morning tapering off to scattered showers, possibly mixed with wet snow flakes. A low near 35. A high 40 to 45.

MONDAY: Considerable cloudiness. Occasional light accumulating snow or snow showers. Minor coating of snow making for slick travel.A low in the upper 20s. A high in the low to mid 30s.

TUESDAY: Mostly cloudy, blustery and cold. Chance for accumulating snow showers. A low in the mid to upper 20s. A high in the low 30s.

WEDNESDAY: Considerable cloudiness. A low around 20. A high in the mid 30s.

Average lows mid 20s. Normal highs in the mid 40s

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

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