· Dry snowfall for the most part with folks behaving on area roadways through this morning not much of a big deal and more or less run-of the-mill.

· Conditions this afternoon improve dramatically with bare and wet roads as highs get into the mid and upper 30s warmest Champlain Valley.

· Snow showers return to especially the northern Green Mountains tonight with some additional accumulations and temps drop into the teens and 20s.

· Off and on intermittent flurry, snow shower activity returns Tuesday night/Wednesday and Thursday a bigger shot of colder air to squeeze out the flurry activity…maybe a snow squall.

· Arctic chill moves in for Friday with blue skies/bright sun.

Winter Weather Advisory through 1 PM this Afternoon…

TODAY: Light to moderate accumulating snow for a time this morning with total accumulation of 3 to locally 5” by mid day. Chance for a leftover flurry or valley sprinkle this afternoon with milder conditions and a few breaks of sunshine. A high in the mid 30s. Light south to southwest winds.

TONIGHT: Mostly cloudy. Scattered mountain snow showers across northern areas with some minor additional accumulation overnight. A low in the mid teens. West breeze 10 to 15 mph.

TUESDAY: Sunshine becoming filtered through increasing high clouds in the afternoon.A high around 32. Southwest winds 10 mph.

Looking Further ahead…

Full “Cold Moon” at 7:06 PM Tuesday evening

TUESDAY NIGHT: Cloudy with light snow developing. Accumulations around an inch. A low 15 to 20.

WEDNESDAY:Mostly cloudy. Chance for leftover snow showers or flurries. A high near 30.

THURSDAY: Partly cloudy & blustery at times. Chance for snow showers or flurries. Temperatures falling through the single digits above zero. Lowered wind chills.

FRIDAY: Arctic-like sunshine. Maybe a diamond dust flurry. A low 5 to 10 below. A high near 10 above.

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

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

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