LSC Northeast Kingdom Forecast

Student Meteorologist: Scott Jaeger
Forecast Posted on Monday Dec 10, 2007 16:26
** The latest forecast for Northeast**
** including Caledonia, Orleans, and Essex Counties**

!!! Watches, Warnings and Advisories !!!
...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 4 PM TUESDAY TO 10 AM EST
WEDNESDAY...THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BURLINGTON HAS ISSUED A WINTER
WEATHER ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 4 PM TUESDAY TO 10 AM EST
WEDNESDAY...FOR THE CHAMPLAIN VALLEY AS WELL AS CENTRAL AND NORTHERN
VERMONT...FOR 2 TO 6 INCHES OF SNOW. SNOW WILL DEVELOP BY LATE TUESDAY
AFTERNOON AND COULD BE HEAVY AT TIMES DURING THE EARLY EVENING...BEFORE MIXING
WITH RAIN ACROSS THE VALLEY LOCATIONS LATE TUESDAY EVENING. THE SNOW WILL
CHANGE BACK TO ALL SNOW BY WEDNESDAY MORNING. TOTAL SNOWFALL ACCUMULATIONS WILL
BE 2 TO 6 INCHES BY WEDNESDAY MORNING. THE AFTERNOON AND EVENING COMMUTE ON
TUESDAY...ALONG WITH THE MORNING COMMUTE ON WEDNESDAY MORNING...WILL BE
DIFFICULT WITH HAZARDOUS DRIVING CONDITIONS EXPECTED.


Forecast Discussion:
An area of high pressure located over the Northeast Kingdom is allowing for
decreasing clouds throughout Monday night. On Monday night, low temperatures
will be seasonably cold ranging into the lower to upper teens. On Tuesday
afternoon widespread snow showers will move into our region from the west and
will last throughout the evening hours. Clearing with seasonably cold
tempertures will continue on Wednesday before another disturbance moves into
the region on Thursday.


Monday Night (Dec 10, 2007)
Mostly cloudy skies. Light northerly winds.

High: -F  Low: 12 to 17F 

Tuesday Afternoon (Dec 11, 2007)
Increasing clouds with widespread snow showers developing mainly after 1pm.
Calm winds becoming southerly around 5-10 mph. New snow accumulation of less
than a half inch.

High: 25 to 30F  Low: -F 

Tuesday Night (Dec 11, 2007)
Mostly cloudy skies with periods of snow showers mainly before 1am. Westerly
winds around 5-10 mph. New snow accumulation of 2 to 4 inches with higher
amounts in the higher elevations.

High: -F  Low: 20 to 25F 

Wednesday Afternoon (Dec 12, 2007)
Cloudy skies through mid morning, then gradual clearing with scattered snow
showers or flurries mainly before 1pm. Northwesterly winds around 5-10 mph,
with gusts as high as 34 mph. Little to no snowfall accumulations expected.

High: 23 to 28F  Low: -F 

Wednesday Night (Dec 12, 2007)
Decreasing clouds. Light northerly winds.

High: -F  Low: 0 to 5F 


Next Update: 11:30 AM Tuesday