· Snow coated roads this morning with the current weak weather system will deliver about an inch possibly 2” to valley floors by the end of today.

· Most of the snow falls during the morning then tapers to scattered flurries this afternoon excepting far northern Vermont where it will continue to fall most steadily.

· Temp’s make it to near freezing later this AM…likely making for best travel then and this afternoon.

· By Friday morning…looking at the best conditions as we dry out and max temps hit the mid 30s…suggesting some minor melt back valleys.

· Another weaker system arrives Saturday perhaps an inch or less…

· Sunday Christmas Day – probably just an inch of the ground many valleys to qualify as a white Christmas but very close call.

· Nasty freezing rain to rain travel hazard last half of Monday into Monday night – heads up.

TODAY: 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.

TONIGHT: Scattered leftover northern mountain snow showers and valley flurries with minor additional accumulation…exiting to partial clearing. A low in the lower 20s. Light west winds.

FRIDAY: More sunshine than clouds especially away from the northern mountains. A high in the mid 30s. West breeze 10 to 20 mph.

Looking Further ahead…

FRIDAY NIGHT: Mostly clear or just scattered clouds. A low in the upper teens to low 20s.

SATURDAY: Morning sun then clouding up. Chance for a period of light snow or snow showers. Some minimal accumulation.. A high mid to upper 30s.

SUNDAY CHRISTMAS DAY: Partly cloudy. Isolated northern mountain flurries. A low in the upper 20s. A high around 32.

MONDAY INTO MONDAY NIGHT: Clouding up. Strong risk for freezing rain and hazardous travel arriving late in the day. Freezing rain and possible glazing for a time Monday evening… eventually changing to rain around midnight. Monday morning low close to zero degrees. Temperatures rising through the 30s, and 40 to 45 Monday overnight.

TUESDAY: Mostly cloudy. Any rain showers exiting to sprinkles with a few wet snow flakes in the afternoon. Temperatures around 40 early falling through the 30s.

WEDNESDAY: Morning clouds, then clearing. Colder. A low 5 to 15 with a high in the mid to upper teens.

Average lows upper single digits to low to mid teens. Normal highs upper 20s to low 30s.

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