TODAY: Pick of the week. Bright sun and blue skies with a few high clouds this afternoon. A high upper 40s near 50. Light northeast winds.

TONIGHT: High cloudiness otherwise fair. A low in the upper 20s. Light winds, becoming southeasterly 10 mph stronger Lake Champlain.

SATURDAY: Cloudy & gray. A high 40 to 45. Southeast winds 10 to 15 mph.

Looking further ahead

SATURDAY NIGHT: Overcast. Accumulating wet snow or a wintry mix…moderate to briefly heavy overnight. Rain and wet snow combination across western valley floors. A low 30 to 32. Gusty east to southeast winds overnight western Green Mountain slopes.

SUNDAY: Cloudy. Wet snow…mixing with rain valley floors. Accumulations of a few to several slushy inches elevated terrain with lesser amounts many valley floors. An afternoon high in the upper 30s.

MONDAY: Mainly cloudy. Chance for lingering snow showers with some additional accumulation. A low 20 to 25. A high near freezing or 32 degrees.

TUESDAY: Some morning clouds then increasing sunshine. A low upper teens to mid-20s. A high in the upper 30s.

WEDNESDAY: Sunshine mixing with more clouds. A low near 10. A high 45 to 50.

Average lows ranges thru the teens. Average highs mid-30s to around 40.

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