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| Yesterday, January 2, looked like November 2 in my St. Albans, Vermont yard. |
Which of course is weird.
Two days later, we're back to normal, or at least normal-ish after a modest overnight snowfall made Vermont look like it ought to in January - snow covered.
In terms of severity, this storm was nada. It was just a nice overnight and early morning fluffy snow. Super easy to shovel. Looks good on the trees, what's not to like?
The "storm" as it were, actually over-performed, but that might partially be because of the snow's fluff factor. Forecasts had called for one to three inches of snow, with locally four inches. But a lot of places got more than that.
There were a few reports of six inches of fresh powder, with Woodbury, Vermont being the big winner at 6.5 inches.
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| Same scene as above, this morning. Now it looks like a typical January. |
Snow that's light and fluffy melts faster than heavy, wet stuff, so this powder will wilt under the expected 35-40 degree temperatures on Friday and Saturday.
The snow should largely hang on in the higher elevations, which is good. Plus, there's a chance of more snow next Tuesday. If it snows Tuesday, it again won't be a blockbuster. But if it materializes, it'll keep the winter sports enthusiasts around here happy.
After one of the snowiest Novembers on record, December was sparse in the snow department. At the end of November, Burlington, Vermont was at that point at running at least double the normal amount of snowfall.
Right now, Burlington is only roughly four inches snowier than normal for the season to date. In other words, not a big deal. With no huge storms in sight, we might soon go slightly below normal in the snowfall department.
On the bright side, that means less backbreaking shoveling. On the negative side, I'm sure there's winter lovers that want a big dump.
There is still plenty of time for that between now and spring.
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