· Last of the arctic air has been scoured out and now it’s a flood of Pacific air. This Pacific air is milder and typically not that good for combination of reason to add moisture to our area.

· Thus we get comfortable winter temperatures levels, but limited moderate to big sized storms.

· For decent snow and decent snow making this is a weather pattern negates snow below 2000-2500 ft where valleys lose snow, but some gains at the bigger ski resort summits, but overall just not good for eastern ski resorts until we get arctic air into the region and this is nowhere in sight, but likely after the New Year Holiday at some point!?

· What’s going on up in the arctic is likely affecting air mass down into the mid latitudes which for winter lovers is not a good deal, but the writing has been on the wall for a long time and should not come as a shock.

· To my mind, even most in meteorological forecasting community are in some state of denial about this – wish casting, hoping for the snowy side (blown winter forecast’s galore) going on analogs of their grand daddy’s climate chemistry – which is bullshit we are in a new normal.

· Not the climate side community – the wiser, smarter – the bigger picture this has been a theme now for decades – you decide.

TODAY: Partly to mostly cloudy. Widely scattered flurries near Quebec border. A high near 35. West to southwest winds 10 to 20 mph.

TONIGHT: Increasing clouds. Light snow arrives around daybreak. A low 20 to 25. Light south winds.

THURSDAY: Gray. Periods of light snow. Accumulations of 1 to 2 “ valley floors, up to locally 4” Green Mountains ski resorts. A high near 32. South winds 10 to 15 mph.

Looking Further ahead…

THURSDAY NIGHT: Scattered leftover northern mountain snow showers and valley flurries with minor additional accumulation…exiting to partial clearing. A low 15 to 20.

FRIDAY: More sunshine than clouds especially away from the northern mountains. A high in the mid 30s.

SATURDAY: Morning sun then clouding up. Chance for a period of light snow or snow showers. Some minimal accumulation. A low in the upper teens. A high 35 to 40.

SUNDAY CHRISTMAS DAY: Partly cloudy. Isolated northern mountain flurries. A low near 30. A high in the mid 30s.

MONDAY: Variably cloudy and becoming breezy. Slight chance for a flurries or light mixed precipitation developing. A low near 10. A high in the upper 20s to upper 30s.

TUESDAY: Chance for rain with hazardous travel early on… exiting to sprinkles in the afternoon with a few wet snow flakes in the afternoon. A low in the mid 30s. A high reaching into the 40s.

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

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