Saturday, October 17, 2020

First taste of winter

Yesterday, a very slow moving cold front passed through the region, dropping temperatures significantly from the warm conditions we saw on Thursday. Interestingly, this front was anafrontal in nature, causing much of yesterday's rain to fall to the rear of the front. As a result, we had our first true taste of winter in Vermont overnight, with snow falling in some areas at elevation.

Daily snowfall map (NWS)

Much of the snow fell in the Northeast Kingdom of eastern Vermont, while parts of New Hampshire saw significant accumulations, particularly at elevation. Eastern areas were able to see more snow because temperatures dropped more as the front passed through. Here's some photos of the snow from ski areas around Vermont:

(Killington)

(John Stafford/Stowe)

(Jay Peak)

Winter is coming!

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