TODAY: Pick of the week. Lots of sunshine, mild and spring-like.Increasing snow melt.A high near record high 55 to 60.Southeast winds 10 to occasionally 20 mph.

TONIGHT: Thickening clouds.Scattered rain showers.A low upper 30s to around 40.South breeze 10 mph.

WEDNESDAY: Mainly gray. Occasional rain showers late morning on. Rising streams and rivers due to snow melt. A high near 50. Southeast winds 10 to 15 mph.

Looking further ahead

WEDNESDAY NIGHT: Overcast.Rain showers likely moderate at times…changing to snow showers, with up to an inch of accumulation. Blustery to windy. An eventual low ranging 5 to 15 by daybreak with icy spots and slick travel. South winds shifting to northwesterly 10 to 25 mph with higher gusts east of the Green Mountains

THURSDAY: More sun than clouds, blustery to windy & colder. A high 20 to 25. Gusty northwesterly winds.

FRIDAY: Cloudiness gives way to partial afternoon sun. A morning low 5 to 15. A high in the lower 40s.

SATURDAY: Lots of sunshine and a beauty. A low upper 20s. A high around 50.

SUNDAY: Mostly sunny. A low near 32 with a high mid to upper 50s.

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

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