Area Forecast Discussion
Issued by NWS Burlington, VT
Issued by NWS Burlington, VT
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843 FXUS61 KBTV 072339 AFDBTV Area Forecast Discussion National Weather Service Burlington VT 639 PM EST Fri Nov 7 2025 .SYNOPSIS... Rain will spread into the region from west to east this afternoon, becoming showery tonight into Saturday as a cold front sweeps through the region. Another system will approach Sunday into Monday, bringing another round of precipitation and some wintry weather to the region. Unsettled weather will continue through next week, accompanied by seasonally cool temperatures. && .NEAR TERM /THROUGH SATURDAY/... As of 145 PM EST Friday...Low pressure lifting out of the Great Lakes and associated frontal boundaries will move across the region tonight, bringing some additional chances for light precipitation to the region. Breezy southerly winds continue across the region this afternoon, especially in the Champlain Valley and on Lake Champlain where gusts in excess of 30 mph have been observed, with additional details regarding Lake Champlain conditions found in the Marine section below. Precipitation will begin spreading into the region shortly, continuing to work its way eastward through the evening and overnight hours. Precipitation amounts across the region will be on the light side, generally ranging from a few hundredths of an inch to about 0.25 inches, with some locally higher amounts expected in the high terrain. Overnight lows will be a bit on the milder side tonight with the showers ongoing as well as cloud cover, generally in the 30s and 40s. Precipitation will becoming more orographically influenced overnight tonight into tomorrow morning; some guidance shows the potential for some stronger and possibly squall-like showers across northern New York tomorrow morning along the front so this potential will need to be monitored. Drier air will continue to filter into the region during the day Saturday, bringing precipitation to an end before the next system arrives. High temperatures on Saturday will be seasonably, in the 40s to lower 50s. && .SHORT TERM /SATURDAY NIGHT THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT/... As of 145 PM EST Friday...Another system will approaching the region Saturday night through the weekend, bringing more precipitation to the region. Precipitation is expected to start moving into the region early Sunday, with snowfall expected across northern New York, as overnight low temperatures will generally be in the 20s away from Lake Champlain. Precipitation type is expected to transition to rain through out the afternoon, with some mixed wintry precipitation possible as a warm front lifts across the region. By Sunday night, colder air will begin to advect into the region, gradually transitioning to snow. Another period of mixed precipitation is possible, especially in the St. Lawrence Valley where northerly winds will cool the surface before the entire column cools enough for snowfall. Some freezing rain and mixed precipitation was added to the forecast, with several model soundings supporting this potential. As with any mixed precipitation event, there is still plenty of uncertainty, especially in regards to how quickly transitions may occur and exact temperature profiles, so be sure to monitor the forecast. Precipitation is expected to transition to snow across northern New York under cold air advection. At this time, snowfall accumulations across northern New York will generally be an inch or so on Sunday, with more to come as we head into next week. Given this may be some of the first wintry conditions of the season for many, be sure to use caution as travel conditions may be hazardous. Temperatures on Sunday will generally be in the mid 30s to mid 40s for highs, with the coldest temperatures expected across the St. Lawrence Valley and northern New York. && .LONG TERM /MONDAY THROUGH FRIDAY/... As of 145 PM EST Friday...Unsettled weather will dominate just about the entire work week as we will remain under the influence of an upper trough. The trough will be positioned over the Great Lakes on Monday, with the associated surface low north of the international border while another tries to develop near the New England coastline. A strong frontal boundary stretched between these two features will bisect our region early Monday, extending north-south and quickly pushing eastward through the day. Expect periods of showers to continue on Monday, but with temperatures to fall sharply through the day, they`ll be changing from rain over to snow from west to east, even reaching to the valley floors by Monday evening. Northwest winds will help to focus showers on the western slopes of the Adirondacks and Greens Monday and Monday night. The upper trough will cross directly overhead on Tuesday, keeping showers around. Tuesday`s highs will only be in the 30s to perhaps around 40F in a few spots, so most of the precipitation should fall as snow. Winds switching a little more toward the west/southwest will likely lead to a lake band which should waver around across northern NY through much of mid week. Once the trough axis moves by, we`ll remain on the western periphery under cyclonic flow, with upper shortwaves occasionally dropping through the region. Hence, shower chances will continue right into late week. While Monday and Tuesday will be the chilliest days of the week, temperatures will be below normal through the entire period. && .AVIATION /00Z SATURDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY/... Through 00z Sunday...Showers are shifting northeast across Vermont and northern New York as fast flow carries it ahead of an upper trough over the Great Lakes. LLWS is the main concern as 2000 ft agl winds are 45 to 55 knots from the southwest while surface winds range between 5 to 15 knots. Gusts range between 15 to 25 knots and intermittently reach 30 knots, but mainly outside TAF sites. Little visibility reductions are expected with rain, but ceilings will begin to fall, especially as winds trend westerly with a chance that ceilings just reach IFR at KSLK about 05z-08z and in any lingering showers. As we approach 12z, wind speeds will be slowing towards 5-10 knots and LLWS will be exiting east. Gradually improving ceilings and a shift to the northwest will take place through 00z Sunday. Outlook... Saturday Night: VFR. Slight chance SN. Sunday: Mainly MVFR, with areas VFR possible. Definite RA. Sunday Night: Mainly MVFR, with local IFR possible. Definite RA. Monday: Mainly MVFR and IFR, with local VFR possible. Definite RA, Likely SHRA, Likely SHSN. Monday Night: Mainly VFR, with areas MVFR and IFR possible. Likely SHSN, Chance SHRA. Veterans Day: Mainly VFR, with local MVFR possible. Chance SHSN. Tuesday Night: Mainly VFR, with areas MVFR possible. Chance SHSN. Wednesday: Mainly MVFR, with local IFR possible. Likely SHRA, Chance SHSN. && .MARINE... A Lake Wind Advisory remains in effect for Lake Champlain through tonight. Channeling effects on Lake Champlain enhancing wind and wave conditions with strong southerly flow in place. Winds on the broad lake will pick up today and be sustained 25 to 30 knots with gusts as high as 40 knots. Waves will be generally 2 to 4 ft, building to 3 to 5 ft during the strongest winds. Winds should generally weaken tomorrow as low level jet moves away from the area. && .BTV WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES... VT...None. NY...None. && $$ SYNOPSIS...Kremer NEAR TERM...Kremer SHORT TERM...Kremer LONG TERM...Hastings AVIATION...Haynes MARINE...Kremer