· Low pressure toward the Canadian Maritimes will influence our weather bringing moisture streams off the Great Lakes and converge them into mini frontal bands with one band coming through late Friday into Friday night tonight.

· This should combine with lowering freezing levels or snow levels dropping toward the valley floors this evening and overnight…good for about a dusting to 2” of snow fall with the most in the higher terrain…watch for snow coated roads tonight and tomorrow!

· We’ll see off and on intermittent snow showers predominant Saturday into Saturday evening with an influx of moisture coming off the Great Lakes, and proving another coating of light snow Saturday evening.

· Weak high pressure builds in Sunday but with colder temps in play. Sunshine should be at its most Sunday.

· Expect off and on weak weather systems to invade for all of next week, excepting as much more robust weather system that could bring us another round of freezing rain and terrible travel Thursday into Friday.

TODAY: Cloudy northern areas with intervals of sunshine south. Scattered rain showers northern areas…mixed with wet snow flakes in the high terrain. A high in the low 40s. Southwest winds 10 mph.

TONIGHT: Considerable clouds. Occasional light accumulating snow showers. A dusting to 2 inches accumulation. A low near 30. Light northwest winds.

SATURDAY: Partly to mostly cloudy. Scattered snow showers with some minor accumulation especially near the Green Mountains. A high in the mid 30s. Northwest winds 10 to 15 mph.

Looking further ahead…

SATURDAY NIGHT: Scattered evening snow showers or flurries. Accumulations of a dusting to and inch. Otherwise, considerable cloudiness. A low 20 to 25.

SUNDAY: Morning clouds then mostly sunny but colder. A high near 30.

MONDAY: Gray skies. Periods of light accumulating snow producing slick spots for travel. Continued rather cold. A low around 20. A high around 32.

TUESDAY: Filtered sunshine through high clouds. A low in the teens. A high 30 to 35.

WEDNESDAY: Mostly cloudy. Scattered light snow showers or flurries. A low around 25. A high in the low to mid 30s.

THURSDAY: Rising chance for snow or mixed precipitation changing to rain late. Watch for slick travel. A low in the 20s. A high in the mid to upper 30s.

Average lows in the low 20s. Normal highs upper 30s to low 40s

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

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