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Greening up in Island Pond

Spring is finally in full swing here in the NEK of Vermont. The leaves are starting to fill out on the trees, and the grass is getting green. We still have a way to go, but it’s good to see things growing again. Below is a current image from our webcam showing how things are greening up here in Island Pond.

island pond webcam

Starting to green up here in the NEK of Vermont

I have also setup a small 4 X 4 raised bed last week to grow salad greens this year. In addition to planting some seeds, I purchased a few sets this week for some earlier harvests. The seeds are starting to sprout even though you can’t see them in the photo below.

raised garden bed

Small raised bed to grow salad greens in Island Pond.

I have another 4 X 4 raised bed that I will be planting with summer squash and cucumbers when it warms up a bit more. Since we are under a freeze warning for tonight I’m glad I didn’t plant it yet.

Late April Update

It’s been way to long since my last blog post here on nekwx.com. I’ll try to do a better job updating this page going forward.

Over the past month we have gone from having 24″ of snow on the snow stake to zero snow with the exception of a little snow on the north side of the buildings from where the roofs slid off. There were times over the past several weeks I wondered if spring was ever going to arrive in the Northeast Kingdom of Vermont. I guess the good thing about it was the cooler weather helped keep the rivers and streams from overflowing like often happens when we have a rapid warm up.

Over the past week it has been mostly cloudy and cool with both rain and snow showers falling here in Island Pond. Here are a couple of graphs showing the weather data over the past 7 days.



Temps over the past week in Island Pond, VT

Temps over the past week in Island Pond, VT

Rain over the past 7 day in Island Pond, VT

Rain over the past 7 day in Island Pond, VT

Wind over the past 7 days in Island Pond,VT

Wind over the past 7 days in Island Pond,VT

I’ll end this post with a recent image from the Island Pond Webcam

It's nice to see the sun shinning today on the Island Pond webcam!

It’s nice to see the sun shinning today on the Island Pond webcam!

40° Plus Past 2 Days in Island Pond, VT!!!

It has really felt good to see temperatures warm in to the 40’s for both Tuesday and Wednesday! Tuesday was the warmest with a high of 48° here in Island Pond, VT. Today was a little windier and cooler with the high reaching 42°.  Even the overnight low didn’t go below freezing on Wednesday morning,  36° was the morning low.

Unfortunately cooler weather will return as a cold front moves through the Northeast Kingdom of Vermont this evening. The front will bring with it a chance of flurries or light snow. Not much accumulation is expected with the front but some areas of the NEK could see 1-2 inches of new snow. The next storm should arrive over the weekend and as of right now it looks like a mix of snow and rain.

Here is a photo from the Island Pond Webcam on Tuesday followed by an image from the cam on Wednesday. As you can see, we’ve lost quite a bit of snow during the warmup.

Island Pond, VT Webcam

Snow depth in Island Pond, VT on Tuesday March 10, 2015

Island Pond, VT webcam

Snow depth in Island Pond, VT on Wednesday March 11, 2013