THE 411 FOR THE 413: SUNNY BREAKS DURING THE MORNING GIVE WAY TO CLOUDS AND A RAW, MIXED ICY AND RAINY EARLY AFTERNOON, CHANGING TO A COLD RAINY EVENING WITH SPOTTY FREEZING RAIN POSSIBLE IN THE HIGH TERRAIN LATE… PATCHY DENSE FOG AND DRIZZLE TONIGHT… WINDY, WARM AND SHOWERY TOMORROW…
TODAY’S DATE: Saturday, April 3, 2018
OUR STAR:
THE SUN ROSE AT: 6:29am this morning
THE SUN WILL SET AT: 7:18pm this evening
HIGH TEMPS: Highs should reach into the low 40s region-wide and fall back into the 30s later this afternoon
LOW TEMPS: Lows should drop into the low to mid 30s region-wide.
SKIES: Partly sunny on average early, with clouds increasing as the morning wears on
WINDS: Light south wind
OUR MOON (Waning Gibbous):
THE MOON WILL RISE AT: 10:43pm tonight
THE MOON WILL SET AT: 9:06am tomorrow morning
NWS ALERTS: High Wind Watches posted for southern VT for tomorrow, including the northern Taconics of E.NY
DAILY DISCUSSION:
Good morning everybody, we will start off dry today with cloudy periods and sunny periods until we cloud up by late morning and early afternoon. While a brief period of snow and sleet may move in by late morning to early afternoon, we should see mostly rain showers by early afternoon with some sleet mixed in at times. Highs get into the low 40s but cool down into the 30s later in the day. It’ll be a raw later afternoon and evening to be sure.
Some freezing rain is possible this evening as evaporate cooling takes place, cooling our surface temperatures to near freezing above 1000 feet in elevation.
By later tonight, we should just see drizzle and patchy dense fog as the warm front continues to edge closer, with lows in the low to mid 30s.
For tomorrow, scattered showers are possible at any time. Luckily, lapse rates are looking less steep tomorrow, so the strong thunderstorm threat is waning.
Regardless, we should see some gusty downpours later in the day with the cold frontal passage. Ahead of that? It will warm into the low 60s for highs. Winds will gust 40-50mph at times tomorrow evening and on Thursday so hold on to your hats!
Have a great day!