TODAY: Variable morning clouds give way to period of sunshine. A high in the low 30s. Light south winds.

Winter Solstice 4:48 PM

TONIGHT: Variable high and mid-level clouds. A low ranging 5 to 15. Light variable wind.

THURSDAY: Clouds mixed with intervals of filtered sunshine. A high near 32. Winds light and southeasterly.

Looking Further Ahead…

High Wind Watch late Thursday Night thru Friday Evening…

THURSDAY NIGHT: Overcast. Periods of wet snow or mixed precipitation likely with slick travel developing…transitions to all rain late. Dusting to locally 4” southern Greens. A low upper 20s to low 30s. Southeasterly winds 10 to 25 mph with higher gusts western slopes of the Green Mountains exceeding 40 mph.

FRIDAY: Gray. Periods of wind-blown rain, or showers. Much milder. Temperatures peak in the low 50s. Southeasterly winds 15 to 30 mph with higher gusts western slopes of the Green Mountains exceeding 55 mph.

FRIDAY NIGHT: Mainly cloudy. Rain showers early, transition to snow showers…moderate at times with some accumulation. Flash-Freeze and hazardous travel (black ice). A low 5 to 15 above.

SATURDAY: Lots of clouds but a few breaks of sunshine away from the mountains. A high around 25.

SUNDAY Christmas Day: Mostly cloudy. Maybe a northern border flurry. A low 10 to 15. A high around 20.

MONDAY: Clouds mixing with intervals of sunshine. A few northern flurries. A low near 10. A high 20 to 25.

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

Climatological winter peaks approx. January 22nd ends March 9th…

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