Becoming mostly cloudy. A slight chance of sprinkles this afternoon. Highs in the mid to upper 50s. Temperature falling into the upper 40s late this afternoon. Northwest winds around 10 mph.
Cloudy. A slight chance of sprinkles or flurries until midnight...then a slight chance of snow showers after midnight. Lows in the upper 20s. North winds around 10 mph until midnight... becoming light and variable. Chance of precipitation 20 percent.
Sunday
Cloudy. A chance of snow or rain showers in the morning... then rain showers likely in the afternoon. Little or no snow accumulation. Highs in the upper 30s. Light and variable winds. Chance of precipitation 70 percent.
Cloudy. Rain or snow showers likely...mainly until midnight. Light snow accumulation possible. Lows in the lower 30s. Light and variable winds. Chance of precipitation 60 percent.
Monday
Rain likely. Highs in the mid 40s. Light and variable winds. Chance of rain 60 percent.
Rain likely. Snow likely...mainly after midnight. Lows in the lower 30s. Chance of precipitation 60 percent.
Tuesday
A chance of snow in the morning. Cloudy with a chance of rain. Highs around 40. Chance of precipitation 50 percent.
Tuesday Night
Mostly cloudy with a chance of snow or rain until midnight...then partly cloudy with a chance of snow after midnight. Lows in the upper 20s. Chance of precipitation 30 percent.
Wednesday and Wednesday Night
Partly cloudy. Highs in the lower 40s. Lows in the mid 20s.
Thursday through Friday
Partly cloudy with a chance of rain or snow showers. Highs in the lower 40s. Lows in the lower 20s. Chance of precipitation 30 percent.
There are currently no warnings or advisories for this location.
Record Report
Statement as of 6:03 PM EDT on March 19, 2010
... Several record highs set across the north country today...
As of 603 PM... the following high temperatures had been reached.
The high temperature at Burlington International Airport in Burlington Vermont reached 66 degrees today. This breaks the old record of 60 degrees set on this date in 1894.
The high temperature at Knapp state Airport in Montpelier Vermont reached 64 degrees today. This breaks the old record of 57 degrees set on this date in 1968.
The high temperature at Richards Field in Massena New York reached 61 degrees today. This breaks the old record of 60 degrees set on this date in 1986.
Public Information Statement
Statement as of 6:23 am EST on March 20, 2010
... Winter ends and Spring begins today at 132 PM EDT...
The record breaking high temperature of 66 degrees that occurred yesterday in Burlington may have seemed like Spring but it officially arrives this afternoon.
The astronomical start of Spring... the Vernal equinox... occurs at 132 PM EDT... today March 20th.
The Vernal equinox occurs when the sun lies directly over the Equator and brings approximately equal amounts of day and night across the Earth... including Vermont.
The word equinox is derived from the latin words for... equal... and... night.
For meteorological purposes... Spring includes the months of March... April and may.
Despite our recent warm spell... the first week to 10 days of Spring is likely to have below normal temperatures and above normal precipitation... according to the National Weather Service/S climate prediction center.
However as we move toward April... the 30 day outlook calls for a chance of above normal temperatures and below normal precipitation for the north country.
