BURLINGTON, Vt. (WCAX) – Heads up for your Saturday evening plans: we’re tracking snow and a wintry mix that will bring slick and snowy travel for many of us. Most of us will see light to moderate snow accumulation, with some areas experiencing a wintry mix of snow and sleet.
Timing: The daylight hours of Saturday will be dry with no weather-related travel impacts. Snow and mixed precipitation will lift north and begin between roughly 6 and 9 p.m. Southern Vermont and the Adirondacks will see it first. The Northeast Kingdom will stay dry the longest. Plan for road conditions to deteriorate the deeper we get into the evening.
Snow and mixed precipitation will be widespread through midnight, becoming mainly confined to the northern mountains and Northeast Kingdom by Sunday morning. We won’t see snow all day Sunday, but plan for additional snow showers into the afternoon and evening, especially on the western mountain slopes.
We could potentially see a few snow squalls across northern New York and the northern Champlain Valley Sunday afternoon and evening. If snow squalls develop, plan for a brief burst of heavy snow and low visibility.
Snow totals: Most of the region can expect 1″ to 4″ of snow through Sunday, with the highest amounts expected in the northern Adirondacks and northeast Kingdom. A fresh 4″ to 8″ is likely for the northern Green Mountains, with locally higher totals possible around Jay Peak.
Southern Vermont and parts of the St. Lawrence Valley could see a light glaze of ice mixed in with the snow. Mixing with rain, sleet or freezing rain, will likely reduce snow totals to an inch or less in the valleys of southern Vermont.
Additional snow accumulation Sunday night will likely range from a dusting in the lower elevations to a few inches in the higher terrain, especially across northern New York where enhancement from Lake Ontario is expected.
Travel impacts: Road conditions will deteriorate as Saturday evening progresses. Plan for roads to quickly become slick or slushy as precipitation accumulates.
If you need to travel Saturday evening, it’s best to do so earlier rather than later. Give yourself some extra time to get where you’re going and be prepared for slippery conditions. Avoid unnecessary travel late Saturday evening and overnight if possible.
Travel impacts on Sunday will be mainly confined to areas that see ongoing snow like the mountains and Northeast Kingdom. Plan for some snowy mountain pass roads. Snow squalls would result in additional travel impacts if they develop.
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