While much of New England had flooding rains and damaging storms, the Northeast Kingdom fared much better. Here in Island Pond we had .87″ of rain. Coles Pond in Walden got .30″, Wheelock recorded .49″.
Now that the ffront has moved through the air feels much better today with cooler temps and lower humidity.
This was the holiday weekend was the weekend of tropical Storm Arthur. Friday wasn’t a complete washout, but we did see a few showers throughout the day and evening. Most towns throughout te area postponed their holiday celebrations and fireworks. Here in Island Pond the parade and fireworks show were scheduled for the 5th already. Saturday was mostly sunny with a pretty heavy wind as Arthur moved off toward Canada. We did have a quick shower just before the fireworks. But, the rain stopped just in time for a wonderful show over the lake!. Sunday was rather windy, too. However, the winds calmed down as the day went on. All and all it was a good weekend in the NEK of Vermont.
Today, , Monday, is mostly cloudy with temps in the low 70s. The dewpoints have been creaping up making it feel a little sticky. The forecast is calling for unsettled weather through midweek with warmer weather and chances of thunderstorms. We should see a cold front come through the region Wednesday with cooler drier Canadian air for a few days.
Today has been on the cool side with temps in the 50’s throughout the NEK. We’ve picked up .18 inches so far today. Rain showers are in the forecast for today and Friday. The upcoming weekend is looking to be very nice with mostly sunny skies forecast for both Saturday and Sunday. Temperatures on Saturday should be right around 70° and Sunday should be a little warmer with highs in the mid 70’s..
Here’s a look at the temperature graph over the past 7 days fro our weather station. Our high was on Sunday at 81.3 and the low was on Wednesday morning at 42.5°
Temperatures in Island Pond, VT over past 7 days.