Significant Winter Storm Possible Monday Through Tuesday

Local Update...
   Significant Snowfall Possible, This Time Including Valley Locations...


     Currently, conditions are being monitored for a possible significant winter storm for Monday through Tuesday night. I do want to say, yes we have already had a significant snowstorm across the region in late October. But that storm did not affect valley locations with significant snow, in Vermont. Northern New York though including the St. Lawrence Valley received significant snow but Vermont Valleys have yet to receive significant snow. This will likely change though Monday night into Tuesday night.
     A low pressure system moving into the Great Lakes region on Sunday will slowly move/ transform its energy to a low pressure system that will form just South of Long Island. This low pressure system will then drift slowly Northward as it becomes cut off from the jet stream and is blocked by high pressure. The unfortunate thing is with these kind of storms, transferring energy to the coast, things can become questionable for thermal profiles. At this time though it does appear that a snowstorm will affect the region. The Champlain Valley of Vermont and east very well could see a period of sleet, freezing rain, and plain rain mix in for a time during the day on Monday and then again Tuesday. At this time Northern New York will likely see all snow. At this time snowfall accumulations across Vermont's Valleys are very independent on the thermal profiles. If the low pressure system off the coast intensifies a bit stronger, and faster than indicated then more snow is likely. At this time early indications are 5 - 9 inches of snow could fall across Northern New York and the Higher elevations of Vermont, with 2 - 5 inches of snow/sleet in the Champlain Valley, and the Connecticut river valley.

     Stay tuned for further updates as future model runs will help reveal the evolution of this storm, and its potential snowfall amounts.