Cold Weather

This past two day stretch has brought some of the coldest weather of the year so far, as high pressure moved in and strong northerly wind gusts picked up. The normal morning low at Burlington International Airport (BTV) for November 19th is 30 °F. This morning, we saw a low temperature of 18 °F at BTV, making the start to the day feel very winter-like.

(NWS Burlington)

At Saranac Lake in the Adirondacks, the temperature this morning dropped to 3 °F, almost tying the daily record low of 1 °F, set there in 2008. It's interesting to think that just 9 days ago, the temperature at Saranac Lake was 70 °F.

Maximum temperatures were not much warmer either, not reaching the 30s.

(NWS Burlington)

For BTV, the normal maximum temperature for this time of year is 44 °F, so we're seeing temperatures well below normal right now. Hopefully this will be a big aid for the ski areas in northern New England that would like to make snow after a delayed start to the snow-making season.