· Lake enhanced snow bands were tracking through portions of mainly northern Vermont this morning…they should decrease to scattered flurries.

· More snow coated roads were expected tonight as progressively colder air works over the relatively warm water of the Great Lakes producing another round of a dusting to 3” amounts.

· Snow squalls/flurries continue off and on with the coldest air so far this season reaching into Vermont Thursday night and Friday Wind Chill Watch along and east of the N. Green Mountains with potential strong gusty winds and power outages.

· Cold arctic chill day but with blue skies Friday.

· High pressure pulls away with big warm up on the way for the weekend bringing snow Saturday and transitions to rain Sunday.

THIS MORNING:Snow showers tapering off to flurries mainly northern areas. A dusting to an inch of accumulation making for slick travel – please slow down and drive the conditions. Temperatures falling into the mid 20s.West to southwest winds 10 mph.

THIS AFTERNOON: A few stray flurries mixing with intervals of sun later on . A Temperatures in the mid 20s. Southwest winds 10 to 15 mph.

TONIGHT: Lots of clouds. Occasional accumulating snow showers. A dusting to locally 3” fluffy accumulation. A low in the single digits. Southwest winds 10 to 15 mph.

Wind Chill Watch Thursday Afternoon thru Friday morning…

THURSDAY: Variably cloudy & increasingly blustery. Chance for flurries with a risk of heavier snow squalls. A dusting to locally 3”. A high in the low to mid teens. Northwest winds pick up at 10 to 25 mph. with higher gusts making for dangerous wind chills.

Looking Further ahead…

THURSDAY NIGHT: Variably cloudy. Scattered flurries with a chance for a snow squall or two. A low 5 to 10 below accompanied by dangerous wind chills.

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

SATURDAY: Gray. Chance for snow or mixed precipitation, possibly significant with poor travel. A low zero to 10 above. A high in the mid to upper 30s.

SUNDAY: Gray. Chance for freezing rain with treacherous travel possible transitioning to rain moderate at times.. A low in the low 30s. A high in the upper 30s to low 40s.

Average lows in the mid teens. Normal highs 30 to 35.

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