Winter Storm warning Essex county…Winter Weather Advisory Northeast Kingdom Thursday afternoon thru Friday evening…

TODAY: Gray. Periods of rain arriving around 9 to 11 AM…moderate at times…mixing with wet snow higher terrain NE Kingdom up to a couple of inches. Blustery especially late. A high near 45. Southeast winds 10 to 15 mph shifting to westerly at 10 to 25 mph late.

TONIGHT: Bursts of accumulating wet snow northern areas. Occasional light snow showers and flurries southern Vt. Variable snow accumulation with dusting to 3” valleys, 3 to locally 6” northern high terrain. A low 30 to 32. West to northwesterly wind 10 to 25 mph

FRIDAY: Mostly cloudy. Frequent snow showers moderate at times. Accumulation dusting to locally 3” with the most near the western slopes of the northern Green Mountains. Chilly with a high around 35. Blustery northwest winds 10 to 25 mph with higher gusts.

Looking further ahead…

FRIDAY NIGHT: A few evening flurries exiting. Otherwise partly to mostly cloudy. A low 25 to 30.

SATURDAY: Clouds with a few breaks of sun & rather chilly. A high mid to upper 30s.

EASTER SUNDAY: Periods of morning sunshine gives way to lots of afternoon clouds. Chilly start. A low upper teens to mid-20s. A high near 45.

MONDAY: Overcast but mild. Chance for rain. Breezy to windy. A low 35 to 40. A high around 55.

Average lows ranging mid-20s to low 30s, average highs upper 40s to mid-50s.

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