Area Forecast Discussion
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424 FXUS61 KBTV 261956 AFDBTV Area Forecast Discussion National Weather Service Burlington VT 356 PM EDT Sun May 26 2024 .SYNOPSIS...
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A storm system moves through tomorrow and tomorrow night, bringing rounds of rain, gusty winds, and a couple embedded thunderstorms. There is a low risk of severe storms over northern New York. The steady rain moves out Monday night but there will be a few chances for showers mid and late week. Temperatures will generally be close to seasonable.
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&& .NEAR TERM /THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT/...
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As of 355 PM EDT Sunday...Skies are currently mostly clear with only some daytime cumulus present over the higher elevations. The cumulus will dissipate this evening but clouds will quickly move in from the west out ahead of a relatively strong storm system. There will be periods of rain during the day on Monday and chances for a few embedded thunderstorms, particularly over northern New York. Instability will be low but there will be strong 0-6KM and low-level shear so there is a low chance of severe thunderstorms, mostly over the parts of St. Lawrence Valley. That is the area with the strongest instability. A low-level jet will pass overhead during the day Monday, bringing winds up to around 50KTs at 925 mb. There will be some breaks in the rain when the strongest part of the jet will be overhead, so there is the opportunity for some of the stronger winds to mix to the surface. The wind direction will generally be SSE so this favors areas over the northern Adirondacks seeing the strongest winds, where gusts above 40 mph are possible. Steadier rain arrives and the low-level jet exits in the evening, so winds will calm down a bit. The cold front will move through Monday night and will bring the heaviest precipitation. Overall, rainfall amounts look to range from around a third of an inch over northern areas to around an inch over southern areas. Areas that receive heavier convective showers will see locally more. There is a low risk of flash flooding where the strongest convective storms set up. Therefore, the whole region is in a marginal excessive rainfall outlook for a 5% chance of flash flooding. Behind the front Monday night, there should be a break in the rain, but temperatures will stay relatively mild. Lows should be in the mid 50s to lower 60s.
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&& .SHORT TERM /TUESDAY THROUGH TUESDAY NIGHT/...
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As of 355 PM EDT Sunday...Troughiness will remain over our area for Tuesday and Tuesday night as upper level trough lags behind surface boundary which will push east of Vermont early Tuesday morning. There will be a break in the precipitation chances Tuesday morning, then increasing pops as we head into the afternoon hours with vorticity swinging overhead. Showers will continue into the overnight. Have a slight chance of thunder Tuesday afternoon in the St Lawrence valley, then we lose surface based instability overnight. Highs on Tuesday will range from the upper 60s in Northern New York to upper 70s across the larger valleys in Vermont. Overnight temperatures will range from the mid 40s to mid 50s, coldest in the Adirondacks.
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&& .LONG TERM /WEDNESDAY THROUGH SUNDAY/...
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As of 355 PM EDT Sunday...Expect another showery day on Wednesday as upper trough still remains over the region. Some drier air will finally work into the area behind departing upper trough on Thursday. Thursday continues to look like the coolest day of the period with highs only reaching the upper 50s to lower 60s, with breezy northwesterly flow. Models are depicting building ridge towards the end of the week with an overall drying trend anticipated. Temperatures will trend back towards seasonal normals headed into the weekend.
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&& .AVIATION /20Z SUNDAY THROUGH FRIDAY/... Through 18Z Sunday...All terminals are currently VFR and they will stay that way through this evening. Ceilings will form and gradually lower overnight. MVFR ceilings will likely develop at MPV later in the night and there is a chance they lower to IFR. Rain showers will gradually overspread the region during the day tomorrow and the heaviest showers could briefly lower visibilities to MVFR or possibly IFR at any of the terminals. There is the chance for a couple embedded thunderstorms, mostly at MSS or SLK. Winds will stay light through the first part of the night before turning southeasterly and increasing in the second part of the night. They will continue to increase during the day tomorrow and gusts over 20KTs are possible at any terminal. LLWS should develop at all the terminals tomorrow as well. Outlook... Monday Night: Mainly VFR, with local IFR possible. Likely SHRA, Slight chance TSRA. Tuesday: Mainly VFR, with local MVFR possible. Chance SHRA, Slight chance TSRA. Tuesday Night: Mainly VFR, with areas MVFR possible. Slight chance SHRA. Wednesday: Mainly VFR, with areas MVFR possible. Chance SHRA. Wednesday Night: Mainly MVFR, with local IFR possible. Chance SHRA. Thursday: Mainly VFR, with areas MVFR possible. Chance SHRA. Thursday Night: VFR. NO SIG WX. Friday: VFR. Slight chance SHRA. && .BTV WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES... VT...None. NY...None. && $$ SYNOPSIS...Myskowski NEAR TERM...Myskowski SHORT TERM...Neiles LONG TERM...Neiles AVIATION...Myskowski