Tim Kelley is back for winter 25+26 with his thorough, entertaining, and exciting weather reports. Watch this space for news about incoming weather and snow.
Springtime briefly hitting the pause button here in The Northeast Kingdom of Vermont.
A weak wave of low pressure along a boundary brought us a few raindrops late Friday. But that boundary is sinking south and raindrops are changing to snowflakes first thing Saturday morning.
We’re not expecting more than an inch or two at best of new snow. But it’s a nice bushing on top of a surface that will be starting to refreeze overnight. Temperatures at sunset in the 40s cooling to the 20s for sunrise. But it should not be a solid freeze, famous last words, at least I am thinking lower elevations should not get too solid. Fingers crossed the texture is going to be OK. Especially on the groomers.
Fairly strong cold high pressure is moving in from Ontario so it’ll be a bit gusty with temperatures in the 20s and winds gusting past 30 miles an hour from the northwest first thing Saturday. Winter gear is necessary. But we should be shedding a layer in the afternoon with a few breaks of sunshine and the temperature getting back up into the mid 30s at the base of the mountain. Probably staying in the 20s up top. So it’s some snow preservation type weather to start our weekend.
That chilly high-pressure system crests right over us with clear sky and light wind overnight, leading to a frosty Sunday sunrise. Temperatures will be in the teens down low, 20s and 30s higher up thanks to an inversion. The sky will be blue to start the day, but clouds are going to be racing in as a warm front is aimed our way for late in the day. It looks like a really nice day though with temperatures quickly rebounding into the 40s and not too much wind for most of the day. As the warm front goes over us Sunday night will turn wet and the temperature is actually going up overnight so by Monday morning we are 45 to 50°. It’s gonna be a damp start Monday, but I think the day turns mostly dry with a high in the 50s.
After that, it looks like a week of April showers. A series of low pressure systems are going to track to our north. So each day we have the chance for a shower or even a thunderstorm with the temperature probably peeking close to 70° by the middle of the week. High pressure from Canada may come in before next weekend to bring back drier weather and sunshine. But there’s no sign of any new sustained cold for a while. Maybe just a night with a little bit of frost possible by Friday, April 17.
It’s not like there’s no winter weather left around. It’s just a shift in the storm track. We’re going to have bridging in the east and troughing to the west. So there’s good news for the mountains from California to Colorado. They’re actually going to build up a little spring snow pack. I guess there’s a chance with that cold still left in Canada, we may end up with some more snow. But I don’t really don’t see it, at least not in the next week, here at Jay Peak Resort.
The change of season is inevitable. It’s been a great ride and it’s not quite over.
I’m not sure how many posts are left for me. It may be weather dependent. But I’m thinking of at least another one by next Tuesday or Wednesday.
Have a nice weekend, it looks pretty good!
TK
