· Boat loads of weather coming at us: Arctic chill combines with strong gusty winds…exceeding 40 mph in spots capable of tree limb damage and isolated power outages which could be unpleasant combo.

· Winds fall off gradually later overnight Friday morning but wind chills continue into the morning tomorrow – some buses may not be running, with dangerous wind chills parents should alternative plans tomorrow morning for the busses.

· Break in the action with cold arctic high pressure bringing us decent but very cold Friday.

· Snow pushes in for the weekend late Friday night/Saturday with some decent amounts 4 to locally 7 8” possible S. VT and about 2 to 5” far northern areas.

· Second wave pushes in Saturday night with warm transitions making for “treacherous travel Saturday night into Sunday morning before temps aloft and at the surface make a huge warm up…through the 30s with warm air advection ending late Sunday into the 40s to near50!!!

· Drastic Falls in temperature along with strong gusty winds and more lowered wind chills Sunday night into the morning Monday.

Wind Chill Warnings/Advisories for 4 PM late today through 11 AM Friday morning…

TODAY: Variably cloudy & increasingly blustery. Flurries… with a risk for heavier snow squalls. Accumulations of a dusting to 2”. 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.

TONIGHT: Variably cloudy. Scattered flurries with a chance for a snow squall or two. A low 5 to 10 below. Northwest winds 10 to 25 mph with gusts to 40 mph accompanied by dangerous wind chills as low 35 below.

FRIDAY: Arctic-like sunshine. Maybe a diamond dust flurry. A high just 5 to 10 above. West winds 10 to 15 mph with very low wind chills…gradually diminishing.

Looking Further ahead…

FRIDAY NIGHT: Increasing and thickening clouds leading to a chance for light snow toward daybreak. A low in the single digits.

SATURDAY: Gray. Periods of snow likely…moderate at times snow, transitioning to mixed precipitation late. Accumulations of about 2 to locally 5”. A high near 30 late in the day.

SATURDAY NIGHT: Treacherous travel developing light mixtures of precipitation eventually changing to rain overnight. A low in the low 30s. Southeast winds 10 to 20 mph.

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

MONDAY: Mostly sunny and cold. A low zero to 10 below. A high around 15.

Average lows in the low to mid teens. Normal highs low 30s.

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