Winter Solstice 11:28 AM

TODAY: Pick of the week – A few clouds early, then mostly sunny skies. A high in the mid teens.Northwest winds 10 mph.

TONIGHT: Fair early then thickening clouds. A low in the single digits. Light winds.

Winter Weather Advisory 7 AM Friday through 4 AM

FRIDAY: Gray skies. Periods of snow developing in the morning…moderate times in the afternoon south of the Barre-Montpelier area. Accumulation of 2 to locally 6”…and about 1 to locally 4” Northern areas.A high in the mid 20s. Southeast winds 10 to 15 mph.

Looking further ahead…

FRIDAY NIGHT: A wintry mix changing to periods of freezing rain. Hazardous travel likely by daybreak. Total snow and sleet accumulation 2 to locally 6 inches but up to 10” southern areas…before changing to freezing rain. Temperatures rising through the 20s.

SATURDAY: Cloudy. Freezing rain eventually changing to rain showers in the afternoon. Treacherous travel with minor glazing worst southern areas. Temperatures slowly rising into the mid and upper 30s.

SUNDAY Christmas Eve: Partly to mostly cloudy. A low around 20. A high 25 to 30.

MONDAY Christmas Day: Periods of snow… moderate at times. Accumulations of several inches likely. A low in the teens. A high in the around 30.

TUESDAY: More clouds than sun. Occasional flurries & mountain snow showers minor accumulation. A low around 10. A high in the mid teens to near 20.

Average lows upper single digits to mid teens. Normal highs 30 to 35.

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