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Good day to you! We had quite the windy rainstorm yesterday, thanks to a deep trough in the eastern U.S., and a stubborn ridge over the western Atlantic Ocean that produced rain and wind for the region.
For the record, troughs are large atmospheric areas that feature lower pressures aloft descending closer to the surface as compared with an average height. Conversely, ridges are large atmospheric areas that feature higher pressures aloft ascending away from the surface as compared with an average height.
Troughs foster the development of low-pressure systems that generate rain, snow, and generally stormy weather over southern Vermont. So when I talk about troughs or ridges, I am referring respectively to inclement or fair weather, in general terms.
You might be thinking “Okay, enough with the weather education, Dave! Let's get to the weekly weather outlook!”...
Good day to you! The coming week is going to feature mainly sunny skies, warmer-than-normal temperatures, and low humidity. In other words, there's not too much to discuss this week. However, even with this week's dearth of atmospheric activity, such a respite may be coming to a close by...
Good day to you southern Vermonters! Aside from a fairly warm weekend on the way, this week's weather won't be all that remarkable. In general, we'll see a weak storm move through Wednesday with some light rains into the night, followed by high pressure bringing sunny and cool conditions...
Good day to you! We've been enjoying more in the way of cool and fair weather conditions over the past several days, but that is coming to a close as we push into the upcoming late-week and weekend period. The culprit for our impending dampness is a slow-moving cold front draped off of low pressure that will track into Hudson Bay, Canada. This front will be more or less parallel to the upper flow, which will cause it to slow...
Good day to you! We've been dealing with record-breaking late-September heat during the past several days, but that is all coming to an end as seasonable, cool Canadian air is set to sweep the southern Vermont region from late this week into early next week. There are a couple of minor rain chances, but aside from those, we should be enjoying dry, sunny, and seasonable autumn weather conditions. For Wednesday, we will be experiencing the final day of this recent...
Good day to you, citizens of southeastern Vermont. Lucky for us, what has become Tropical Storm Jose (and what is functionally an extra-tropical mid-latitude cyclone) will only produce a few 20-30 mph wind gusts today (Wednesday) before pulling away to the south and east. We can thank high pressure to our north for causing Jose to curve away from southern New England. We can also thank the cooler sea surface temperatures south of New England, along with proximate wind shear...
Good day to you! Luckily for us, what used to be Hurricane Irma, one of the strongest tropical cyclones recorded in the Atlantic Basin, will provide us with nothing more than a whimper by late this week. And, as of this writing, it looks like Hurricane Jose will be kicked out to sea by a stronger-than-expected jet stream after it meanders around east of the Bahamas into this weekend. Good news all around for southern Vermont! For Wednesday, we should...
Good day to you! While all eyes remain firmly on Hurricane Irma for impacts to the East Coast of the United States, we have some rainy weather to slog through before we break out into a nicer weekend and early-next-week period. Speaking of Irma, it's highly unlikely we will have a direct impact here in southern Vermont. However, by the middle of next week or so, some remnant rain and wind is possible up in these parts. For now, it's...
