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| Another snowstorm is due in Vermont and surrounding states Wednesday and Thursday, followed by more cold air. I'm beginning to wonder if I'll still be photographing scenes like this in the summer. |
The never-ending winter of 2014 shows no signs of letting go. We've got a small snowfall under our belt from last night, another small one tonight, and a big snowfall Wednesday and Thursday to deal with.
I found about an inch of new snow outside my door in St. Albans, Vermont this morning, about what had been forecast.
There was a general dusting to two inches of snow across northern New York and northern New England overnight.
A similar snowfall, a dusting to three inches, is due as another small storm races by tonight.
If you're looking for any sign of spring in northern New England, Tuesday is as close as you're going to get. And it won't be too close, believe me. Snow showers will taper off in the morning, and afternoon highs will get well into the 30s, with a couple low 40s in spots.
Big whoop.
Then we get into what will be Storm of the Week. So far, all the computer models are in pretty good agreement a storm will come out of the Ohio Valley Wednesday, skirt the southern New England coast and go out to sea during the day Thursday, strengthening all the while.
That puts western, central and eastern New York, Vermont, New Hampshire and Maine in the best spot for the heaviest snow.
In those areas, it looks like 6 to 12 inches is a good bet, and winter storm watches are flying for the region Wednesday and Thursday.
In Vermont, specifically, the least amount of snow will probably come down in the far northwest, with maybe 6 inches or so in the northern Champlain Valley. The most snow will be on east facing slopes of the central and southern Green Mountains, where more than a foot seems likely.
So towns like Mount Holly, Ludlow, Dover, Woodford, maybe all the way north to Brookfield will get more than a foot of snow, if curent forecasts hold.
In New York, the far northwest in the St. Lawrence Valley will get a little less than six inches of snow, because they'll be more distant from the storm. South and east of Albany, into the southern half of New England, rain will mix in, especially early in the storm, so amounts will be less there.
Central and northern New Hampshire and much of Maine is also in for more than six inches of snow.
I suppose a miracle could happen and the storm's track or intensity could shift, and that would change the snow forecast, but right now I'm moderately confident the forecast is basically right.
Thursday will be a windy, cold day as the storm departs. Gusts to around 30 mph will blow the snow around, and many northern New England towns won't get out of the teens all day.
Under clearing skies, yet another below zero night is likely Thursday night across much of northern New York, Vermont and New Hampshire.
Normal lows this time of year are in the upper teens and highs are in the upper 30s across northern New England, so you see how bad this is.
It might get "warmish," I suppose, next Saturday with highs in the upper 30s, but that won't melt much of the new snow. And cold, wintry weather looks like it will hang tough beyond this week and through much of next week. In fact, I don't see any signs of spring until at least early April, perhaps beyond.
Oh, and a week from today? There are some signs of another snowfall then.
So yes, maybe the Arctic ice cap is melting, but if this keeps up, maybe we'll get a new Arctic ice cap in New England.
I'm kidding of course. At least I think I am. I hope I am?
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