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| Christmas Eve forecast from the National Weather Service in South Burlington. Still looking at four to eight inches of fresh fluff. Looks like the least could be near Rutland ad the most in the southern Green Mountains and Northeast Kingdom |
We're still looking at a widespread four to eight inch snowfall across Vermont Christmas Day.
A couple picky little things with the forecasty that are becoming apparent:
As the National Weather Service in South Burlington notes, the wind will come out of the southeast for the early part of the storm, lasting until about 7 or 8 a.m. or so Christmas morning. This could sharply limit the amount of snow that falls during this time along the immediate western slopes of the Green Mountains.
It looks like there's the possibility of a particularly intense burst of snow somewhere between midmorning and early afternoon across at least parts of Vermont. Snow during this time frame could come down at a rate of an inch or two per hour. Pretty darn heavy.
Winds will pick up as the snow tapers off late Christmas afternoon. While it won't be snowing nearly as hard by then, the snow that's coming is going to be light and fluffy. Expect LOTS of blowing and drifting, with patches of badly reduced visibility, snow drifts and continued slick roads.
The big Arctic blast we've been planning on is still a go, starting during the day or evening Tuesday and going right into the weekend.
Next weekend has a lot of BIG question marks. We know it will be quite cold then. But will there be a chance of light snow or snow showers from weak little storms coming in from the west, or will there be a big nor'easter on the coast to give us a lot of snow. The European model is going with the nor'easter, while the other models are in Meh! mood with just those light snows.
I have no idea which model is right. Neither does anybody else. So just keep that one in your back pocket for awhile.
Merry Christmas everyone!!!
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