The NWS in Burlington, VT has issued the following Advisory for Island Pond and the rest of the Northeast Kingdom of Vermont. ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 7 PM THIS EVENING TO MIDNIGHT EST SATURDAY NIGHT... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BURLINGTON CONTINUES THE WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR WINTRY MIXED PRECIPITATION...FROM 7 PM THIS EVENING TO MIDNIGHT EST SATURDAY NIGHT. * LOCATIONS...THE CENTRAL AND NORTHERN GREEN MOUNTAINS AND THE NORTHEAST KINGDOM OF VERMONT. * HAZARD TYPES...SNOW AND SLEET. * ACCUMULATIONS...SNOW ACCUMULATION OF 2 TO 4 INCHES OF WET SNOW WITH UP TO A TRACE OF ICE ACCUMULATION. * MAXIMUM SNOWFALL RATE...UP TO A HALF INCH PER HOUR...MAINLY TONIGHT. * TIMING...LIGHT SNOW WILL BEGIN EARLY TONIGHT TRANSITIONING TO A WINTRY MIX OF SLEET AND SNOW OVERNIGHT INTO SATURDAY MORNING. PERIODS OF LIGHT RAIN SATURDAY AFTERNOON WILL CHANGE BACK TO LIGHT SNOW SATURDAY EVENING BEFORE ENDING. * IMPACTS...UNTREATED ROADS AND SIDEWALKS WILL BECOME SLIPPERY PRODUCING DIFFICULT TRAVEL CONDITIONS. * WINDS...SOUTHEAST 5 TO 10 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 20 MPH. * TEMPERATURES...EARLY LOWS IN THE LOWER TO MID 20S TONIGHT. HIGHS SATURDAY IN THE 30S. * VISIBILITIES...AT OR BELOW ONE MILE. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW...SLEET...OR FREEZING RAIN WILL CAUSE TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SLIPPERY ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. PLEASE STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO...YOUR LOCAL MEDIA...OR GO TO WWW.WEATHER.GOV/BURLINGTON FOR FURTHER UPDATES ON THIS WEATHER SITUATION.
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Winter Storm Warning/ Winter Weather Advisory 11/26/-11/27
NWS in Burlington, VT has issued a Winter storm warning for part of the NEK and winter weather advisory for other areas of the Northeast Kingdom. Here in Island Pond we fall under the advisory. Looks like we will have a white Thanksgiving after all. Below are the two NWS statements.
Winter Weather Advisory
URGENT – WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BURLINGTON VT 217 PM EST TUE NOV 25 2014
VTZ004-261000- /O.UPG.KBTV.WS.A.0006.141126T1500Z-141127T1200Z/ /O.NEW.KBTV.WW.Y.0017.141126T1400Z-141127T1200Z/ ESSEX- INCLUDING THE CITY OF…ISLAND POND 217 PM EST TUE NOV 25 2014
…WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 9 AM WEDNESDAY TO 7 AM EST THURSDAY…
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BURLINGTON HAS ISSUED A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR ESSEX COUNTY VERMONT…WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 9 AM WEDNESDAY TO 7 AM EST THURSDAY. THE WINTER STORM WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT.
* LOCATIONS…ESSEX COUNTY VERMONT. * HAZARD TYPES…SNOW.
*ACCUMULATIONS…4 TO 6 INCHES OF SNOW.
*MAXIMUM SNOWFALL RATE…UP TO A HALF INCH PER HOUR…MAINLY WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH WEDNESDAY EVENING.
*TIMING…SNOW WILL OVERSPREAD ESSEX COUNTY VERMONT EARLY WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON…AND WILL BE MODERATE AT TIMES DURING THE LATE AFTERNOON THROUGH LATE EVENING. SNOW WILL TAPER OFF TOWARD DAYBREAK ON THANKSGIVING.
* IMPACTS…TRAVEL WILL BE SLOW DUE TO SLICK…SNOW COVERED ROADWAYS AND LOW VISIBILITY IN FALLING SNOW. ALLOW PLENTY OF EXTRA TIME TO TRAVEL.
* WINDS…NORTH 5 TO 10 MPH. * TEMPERATURES…HIGHS AROUND 30. LOWS AROUND 20.
* VISIBILITIES…DOWN TO ONE HALF MILE AT TIMES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS… PLEASE STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO…YOUR LOCAL MEDIA…OR GO TO WWW.WEATHER.GOV/BURLINGTON FOR FURTHER UPDATES ON THIS WEATHER SITUATION.
Winter Storm Warning
URGENT – WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BURLINGTON VT 217 PM EST TUE NOV 25 2014
VTZ007-008-010>012-018-019-261000- /O.UPG.KBTV.WS.A.0006.141126T1500Z-141127T1200Z/ /O.NEW.KBTV.WS.W.0006.141126T1400Z-141127T1200Z/ CALEDONIA-WASHINGTON-ORANGE-WESTERN RUTLAND-WINDSOR- EASTERN ADDISON-EASTERN RUTLAND- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF…ST. JOHNSBURY…MONTPELIER…BRADFORD… RANDOLPH…RUTLAND…SPRINGFIELD…WHITE RIVER JUNCTION… BRISTOL…RIPTON…EAST WALLINGFORD…KILLINGTON 217 PM EST TUE NOV 25 2014
…WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 9 AM WEDNESDAY TO 7 AM EST THURSDAY
… THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BURLINGTON HAS ISSUED A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR SOUTH-CENTRAL AND EAST-CENTRAL VERMONT…WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 9 AM WEDNESDAY TO 7 AM EST THURSDAY. THIS REPLACES THE WINTER STORM WATCH WHICH WAS PREVIOUSLY IN EFFECT.
* LOCATIONS…SOUTH-CENTRAL VERMONT AND EAST-CENTRAL VERMONT. * HAZARD TYPES…SNOW. * ACCUMULATIONS…5 TO 10 INCHES OF SNOW.
* MAXIMUM SNOWFALL RATE…UP TO 1 INCH PER HOUR…MAINLY WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH LATE WEDNESDAY EVENING.
* TIMING…SNOW WILL OVERSPREAD THE REGION FROM SOUTH TO NORTH DURING THE MID MORNING THROUGH EARLY AFTERNOON HOURS ON WEDNESDAY. PERIODS OF MODERATE TO BRIEFLY HEAVY SNOW ARE EXPECTED LATE WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH LATE WEDNESDAY EVENING. SNOW WILL END TOWARD DAYBREAK ON THANKSGIVING.
* IMPACTS…TRAVEL WILL BE SLOW WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH WEDNESDAY NIGHT DUE TO SLICK…SNOW COVERED ROADWAYS AND LOW VISIBILITY IN FALLING SNOW. ALLOW PLENTY OF EXTRA TIME TO TRAVEL.
* WINDS…NORTH 5 TO 10 MPH. * TEMPERATURES…HIGHS IN THE LOWER 30S. LOWS IN THE LOWER 20S. * VISIBILITIES…DOWN TO ONE QUARTER MILE AT TIMES WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS… PLEASE STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO…YOUR LOCAL MEDIA…OR GO TO WWW.WEATHER.GOV/BURLINGTON FOR FURTHER UPDATES ON THIS WEATHER SITUATION.
Early Winter Feel in Island Pond, VT
The last several days have felt like early winter in Island Pond and the rest of the Northeast Kingdom of Vermont. Thursday November 13th was the last time we had a temperature above freezing with a high of 35 degrees here in Island Pond.
Here’s the temperature graph from our Davis Weather Station showing the past 7 days.
Temperature Profile over past 7 days in Island Pond, VT
We’ve also seen snow showers everyday since the 13th. It really hasn’t amounted to much. It has however made it feel a little more like winter. The upcoming forecast is calling for about the same weather to continue over the next several days
NWS forecast for the next 5 days in Island Pond, VT
I’ll end this blog post with an image from our webcam taken today.As you can see,we have a little snow on the ground here in Island Pond.
Island Pond, VT webcam 11/16/14