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July 30th update

While some of New England was dealing with severe storms on Sunday and Monday,  we just had a decent rainfall of 1.26″ will some thunder and lightning here. Revere, MA wasn’t as fortunate as they had a tornado come through on Monday. Yesterday,  July 29th,  was on the cool side throughout the Northeast Kingdom with a high of only 65.6° in Island Pond, VT. Today started out with a low of 43 in Island Pond, 42 at Coles Pond and 41 in Wheelock. Temperatures have rebounded to the upper 60s to low 70s in the NEK.

The rest of the week looks to be mostly cloudy with a chance of showers.  Highs in the 70s and lows in the 50s.

I’ll end this post with the current image from our Webcam.

Island Pond Webcam

Sunshine in Island Pond, VT

Heat and humidity give way to thunderstorms

The heat and humidity from the past several days will be nothing but a memory as a cold front moves through later today.  There could be some strong storms out ahead of the front.  The timing of the storms in the NEK appears to be early to mid afternoon.  Should you be outside when one of these comes through,  seek shelter immediately.  After the front clears the area,  we will return to more comfortable summer weather right into the weekend.

4th of July weekend in NEK

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.