· Lake Effect band downwind of Lake Ontario was making inroads crossing the Adirondacks and into Vermont this morning.

· Elevations generally above 1000 to 1500 ft may see a little accumulation with higher summits receiving 1 to 2” maybe even more.

· Snow shower/flurry chatter box will continue finally dying out Friday afternoon as the flow turns to become more northwesterly.

· Colder air will invade for the weekend sending overnight lows down to around and a little below zero degrees.

· Expect more of the same going into next week. Modeling backing off bigger precipitation makers instead leaving more minor accumulation events of all snow at least through mid week next week.

TODAY: Scattered mountain snow showers and valley flurries developing northern areas. A dusting to an inch or two in the high terrain. Brief partial clearing late. A high near 35. West winds 10 to 15 mph.

TONIGHT: Mostly cloudy. Scattered light snow showers or flurries. Accumulations a dusting to an inch. A low around 20. Light west winds picking up toward dawn.

FRIDAY: Partly to mostly cloudy & blustery. Scattered snow showers or snow squalls exiting in the afternoon with increasing sunshine. Colder. A high in the mid 20s. Northwest winds 10 to 25 mph lowering wind chills.

Looking Further ahead…

FRIDAY NIGHT: Mostly clear and frigid. A low around zero.

SATURDAY: Partly to mostly sunny but cold. A couple mountain flurries. A high around 20.

SUNDAY: Clouds with a few breaks of sun. Widely scattered flurries developing late. A low 5 above to 5 below. A high in the mid 20s.

MONDAY: Clouds mixing with intervals of sun after a mountain flurry or two early. Chance for light accumulating snow southern areas late. A low 10 to 15. A high in the low 30s.

TUESDAY: Considerable clouds.Chance for snow accumulating showers.A low around 20. A high around 25.

Average lows in the low 20s. Normal highs mid 30s

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

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