· Nice calm but cold weather next couple of days.

· High clouds blow in aloft dimming the sunshine some Tuesday afternoon.

· Expect partly to mostly cloudy weather Wednesday introduction of some flurries northern areas as a weak weather system tracks well north of us in Quebec.

· Jet stream energy develops low pressure over the Great Lakes region and pushes east into N. Vermont Thursday good for some light accumulating snows and likely some slicker travel.

· This jet stream energy also come with milder Pacific type air = warmer conditions not arctic.

· The big energy develops across the Pacific and slams the Pacific NW. This pattern favors seasonable to milder than normal conditions going into the Christmas Holiday weekend.

· True meteorological winter (by definition the coldest 90 days of winter) started a week ago last Monday the 12th.

· End of Meteorological Winter March 9th Midpoint of winter (Jan. Thaw is January 23rd)

TODAY: Sunny but cold. A high 10 to 15. Little wind.

TONIGHT: Clear and frigid. A low zero to 10 below. Light south winds.

TUESDAY: Mostly sunny with high clouds. A high in the mid 20s. South winds 10 mph.

Looking Further ahead…

TUESDAY NIGHT: Partly to mostly cloudy.A low near 20.

Winter Solstice 5:44 AM Wednesday morning…

WEDNESDAY: Partly to mostly cloudy. Scattered flurries developing Barre-Montpelier area north. A high near 25.

THURSDAY: Gray. Chance for periods of light accumulating snow. A low 20 to 25. A high in the low to mid 30s.

FRIDAY: Partly cloudy in the morning giving way to more sun in the afternoon. A low in the mid 20s. A high in the mid 30s.

SATURDAY: Morning sun becoming filtered through high cloudiness. A low 15 to 20. A high around 40.

Average lows 10 to 15. Normal highs upper 20s to low 30s.

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