An early winter weather system will push into the Green Mountain State later tonight while spreading rain valleys and mountain snowfall which will make things slippery. Progressively colder conditions will mean adding a new snow cover. Coldest weather late this weekend with below zero degree potential again at night.

Roger Hill’s Radio Vermont forecast 3:00 PM Tuesday 12-30-24

Winter Storm Watch late tonight thru Friday morning…

TONIGHT NEWS YEAR EVE: Fair this evening with high cloudiness thickening overnight. Wet snow…mixed with rain lowest valleys spreading south to north after 3 AM with slushy accumulations 1 to 3” with more southern Greens. A low in the low 30s. Light east to southeast winds.

TOMORROW NEW YEARS DAY: Gray. Rain lowest valleys, otherwise wet slushy snow accumulation 1 to 3”with locally more mountain summits. A high near 35. Winds becoming light and northerly.

WEDNESDAY NIGHT: Cloudy blustery and progressively colder. Accumulating snow or snow showers…most Green Mountain western slopes – couple 3 inches. A low mid to upper 20s. West to northwest winds 10 to 20 mph with higher gusts southern Greens.

THURSDAY: Mostly cloudy, blustery to windy with occasional mountain snow showers and valley flurries. About a dusting to 2 “accumulation. Temperatures mid to upper 20s. West to northwest winds 10 to 25 mph with higher gusts southern elevated terrain.

Looking further ahead

THURSDAY NIGHT: Lingering mountain snow showers & valley flurries with minor accumulations. A low in the upper teens.

FRIDAY: Partial morning sun, then lots of clouds. Scattered northern flurries. A high mid to upper 20s.

SATURDAY: Mainly gray. Scattered flurries. A low 5 to 10. A high low to mid-teens.

SUNDAY: Clouds mixing with periods of sunshine. A chance for a lingering mountain flurries. A low zero to 10 below, highs around 10 above.         

Average low 5 to 15. Average high mid-20s to about 30.

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Sprawling high pressure will shift east as clouds pushing in ahead of the next weather system melt away as just high thin cirrus tonight, but gradually clouds thickening lead to sprinkles with an icy spot or two – heads up. Much warmer with rain and melting snows early to mid next week.

Roger Hill’s Radio Vermont forecast 3:00 PM Friday 12-27-24

TONIGHT: Some high cloudiness otherwise mostly clear. A low upper single digits to around 15 above. Little wind.

TOMORROW: Thickening clouds. Maybe a sprinkle or two central & southern areas. Maybe an icy spot. A high 35 to 40. Light southeast winds, but breezier Lake Champlain.

SATURDAY NIGHT: Cloudy. Chance for a sprinkle especially southern areas. Maybe an icy spot. A low 30 to 35. Light south winds, but breezier Lake Champlain.

SUNDAY: Gray. A rising likelihood for rain showers…shifting south to north. A high in the low 40s. Light southeast winds, but breezier Lake Champlain.

Looking further ahead

SUNDAY NIGHT: Lots of clouds with scattered light rain showers especially late. Becoming rather breezy western slopes. Milder. An early low near 40 rising toward 50 overnight.

MONDAY: Chance for rain showers…moderate at times mid-day. Otherwise gray & breezy to windy western slopes of Green Mountains…with partial clearing late. Above normal in temperature. A high upper 40s to around 50.

TUESDAY: Morning cloudiness, then increasing sunshine.A low near 35. A high near 40.

WEDNESDAY: Gray. Chance for rain…mixing with wet slushy snow…possibly significant in the mountains. A low near 30. A high mid to upper 30s.

Average low 5 to 15. Average high mid-20s to near 32.

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Monday Night Forecast — 12-23-24

Looking across the Champlain Valley from Mount Mansfield Vermont to Whiteface New York where there is a lot of great snow in the mountains for this Christmas Holiday with more to add tonight into tomorrow morning. Looking longer range – we may see a lot of our snow wane toward the New Year and beyond.

Roger Hill’s Radio Vermont forecast 3:00 PM Monday 12-23-24

Winter Weather Advisory thru 1 PM Tuesday…

TONIGHT: Overcast. Snow… moderate for a time. Temperatures holding in the low to mid-teens. South winds about 10 mph.

TOMORROW: Light snow or snow showers exit to a stray flurry or two. Total accumulation about 3 to locally 8” of fluff most in the Green Mountains less Champlain Valley. Otherwise, predominantly gray. Not so cold. A high in the mid-20s. Winds becoming light northwesterly

TUESDAY NIGHT CHJRISTMAS EVE: Lots of clouds with a stray mountain flurry. A low mid to upper single digits. Light north to northwest winds.

WEDNESDAY CHRISTMAS DAY: Morning clouds, then becoming mostly sunny. A high around 20. Light northwest wind.

Looking further ahead

WEDNESDAY NIGHT: Partly cloudy to mostly clear. Frigid again. A low 5 below to 5 above.

THURSDAY: A few mountain clouds early then mostly sunny. A high low to mid 20s.

FRIDAY: Sunshine with a few high clouds. Warming trend. A low zero to 5 above rebounding into the mid to upper 20s.

Average low about 5 to 15. Average high mid-20s to low 30s

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Monday Night Weather — 12-9-24

Roger Hill’s Radio Vermont forecast 3:00 PM Monday 12-9-24

Winter Weather Advisory thru 10 AM except for Champlain Valley

TONIGHT: Overcast. Periods of snow moderate to briefly heavy for a time this evening…tapering off to pockets of mixed precipitation and slick travel. A low mid-20s to around 30. East winds 10 mph.

TOMORROW: Gray. Scattered light rain showers. A high mid to upper 30s. Light southeast winds.

TUESDAY NIGHT: Cloudy. Periods of rain…a risk of freezing rain east of the Greens in the evening with slick travel. A low around 35. Southeast winds 10 mph.

WEDNESDAY: Overcast. Rain…moderate to heavy at times, with lots of snowmelt and rising rivers with potential for river flooding lower elevations. A high 40 to 45. Light southeast winds.

Looking further ahead

WEDNESDAY NIGHT: Rain, changing to wet accumulating snow elevated terrain, before exiting to some partial clearing overnight. Accumulations dusting to 2”. River levels maybe running moderately high. A low in the upper 20s.

THURSDAY: More sun than clouds. Chance for afternoon mountain snow showers or flurries with minor accumulations.                        A high in the low 30s.

FRIDAY: Mostly sunny. A low 10 to 15. A high 20 to 25.

SATURDAY: Lots of sunshine. A low in the single digits. A high in the mid to upper 20s.

Average lows teens to near 20. Average high upper 20s to mid-30s

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December 2nd forecast details

Roger Hill’s Radio Vermont forecast 2:30 PM Monday 12-2-24

THIS AFTERNOON: Clouds with a few intervals of sun away from the mountains. Widely scattered mountain flurries. A high near 30.

TONIGHT: Variable clouds. Scattered snow showers and flurries especially northwestern Vermont with a dusting to a couple fluffy inches western slopes of the Greens. A low mid-teens to near 20. Light northwest winds.

TOMORROW: Mainly gray. Chance for snow showers/flurries mainly Champlain Valley. A high upper 20s to around 30. Light west winds.

Looking further ahead

TUESDAY NIGHT: Partly cloudy. A low around 15.

WEDNESDAY: A few breaks of morning sun, then clouding up leading to a rising chance for light accumulating snow or snow showers.A high upper 20s about 30.

THURSDAY: Gray skies with a peek or two of dim sun. Occasional accumulating light wet snow showers. A low near 25. A high 32 to 35 & breezy out of south.  

FRIDAY: Northern cloudiness with intervals of sun away from the mountains otherwise. Colder & blustery. Temperatures around 20, falling into the teens.

THIS WEEKEND: Unsettled and cold. Chance for accumulating snow showers especially Saturday. Lows in the teens, with highs in the 20s.   

Average low mid-teens to low 20s. Average high 35 to 40

*This forecast and to be issued – Monday thru Friday.

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Updated Wednesday Evening Forecast — January 3rd, 2023

TONIGHT: Lots of clouds. A rising chance for flurries in far northern areas later overnight. A low in the mid-20s. Light south to southwest winds.

TOMORROW: Scattered light accumulating snow showers…a dusting to an inch in the morning. Skies becoming partly to mostly sunny and turning blustery. A high around 30. Light southwest winds shifting to northwesterly 10 to 15 mph late morning on.

THURSDAY NIGHT: Mostly clear with a few high clouds.A low around 10 above. Light northwest winds.

FRIDAY: Sunshine with a few more clouds later in the afternoon. Maybe a stray flurry Canadian border. A high of about 25. West winds 10 mph.

Looking further ahead

FRIDAY NIGHT: Variable mainly high cloudiness.A stray northern border flurry.A low mid to upper teens.

SATURDAY: Sunshine filtered through high cloudiness, then cloudy in the afternoon. A high mid to upper 20s.

SUNDAY: Gray. Good chance for accumulating snow or snow showers, possibly moderate at times south of the Barre-Montpelier area with a few inches of accumulation. A low in the upper teens. A high in the mid-20s.

MONDAY: Mostly cloudy. Lows in the mid-teens. A high near 30.

Average lows are single digits to around 10. Average highs mid-20s to around 30

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