Vermont Snow To Get A Little Boost, No Blockbuster

Web cam image this morning from Winhall, in far southern Vermont.
Road looks icy as freezing rain falls south of a Rutland- White River
Junction line. This should end this afternoon.

We're into the heart of a Vermont winter now. Peak season for winter sports is now into perhaps the middle of March.

Not everybody wants snow, but there are plenty of people itching for it. I still don't see any blockbuster snows coming, but we're going to get flurried to death over the next several days. 

Which is good news for skiers and riders, and in a few places snowmobile enthusiasts. Most of the upcoming snow will come down in the mountains, with scant accumulations in most valleys.

Snow cover in Vermont is not that deep at all for this time of year, especially compared to the thick accumulations we had at the end of November, before some thaws arrived.

Parts of north-central Vermont and the Northeast Kingdom of Vermont have six to 12 inches of snow on the ground, enough for snowmobiles and cross-country skiers. But other areas, like the Champlain Valley, lowlands in southwestern Vermont and the lower Connecticut River Valley, have much less than that.

Higher elevations and areas that already have a relatively decent snow cover look like they will get more over the next week, but areas that don't have much snow are kind of out of luck: They might get some more snow, but nothing to do happy backflips over.

Plus, there is threats of rain here and there, but it won't amount to much in most places.

Early this morning, freezing rain was falling in far southern Vermont, which I admit is pretty ugly. And bad for the slopes. The relatively good news is that icy rain will not move too much further north, but could briefly get as far north as Rutland and White River Junction later this morning. n

It was warm yesterday, and some of the thin snow cover in the valleys melted. But there's still a little cover yet. Today will be slightly cooler and cloudier than yesterday, so there won't be much more melting.

A cold front will breeze through tomorrow. While atmospheric dynamics are great for snowfall with this thing, there isn't much moisture available. Northern and central Vermont valleys can expect a dusting to as much as two inches, while mountains might pick up three or four inches.

This will be really fluffy stuff. Feathers, basically.

A slightly more substantial system will come in Monday night and early Tuesday. This will be good for a least one to three inches of new snow, with a little more in the mountains. It'll get warm again, so some rain will come in toward the end Tuesday morning in the valleys.

After that, temperatures drift downward again and snow showers will continue through Thursday. Once again, the valleys will only get bits and pieces of accumulations, while the snow will continue to slowly pile up in the mountains.

Again, flurried to death. The snow in the mountains will continue to build up slowly but steadily through the week. In the valleys? Meh.