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Issued by NWS Burlington, VT
Issued by NWS Burlington, VT
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-- Discussion containing changed information from previous version are highlighted. --479 FXUS61 KBTV 091752 AFDBTV Area Forecast Discussion National Weather Service Burlington VT 152 PM EDT Wed Jul 9 2025 .SYNOPSIS...-- Changed Discussion --A relatively quiet day with a few showers along mountain ridges today will give way to more numerous showers and thunderstorms on Thursday. The potential for hit or miss rain will decrease heading into the weekend, a warming trend will begin. Hotter conditions will peak on Sunday ahead of a weak cold front, which will bring conditions a little closer to normal after rounds of showers and storms. Then a return to climatological afternoon pop up activity will resume with seasonably warm conditions expected.-- End Changed Discussion --&& .NEAR TERM /THROUGH THURSDAY NIGHT/...-- Changed Discussion --As of 151 PM EDT Wednesday...Broad troughiness currently overspreads the eastern US. There`s a weak disturbance embedded within cyclonic flow lifting up into our region. However, surface high pressure and plenty of mid-level dry air is in place. The best the atmosphere can offer today will be a few showers over the mountain tops. A mid- level inversion should preclude thunder. Temperatures have been warm in the upper 70s to mid 80s, and conditions marginally humid with low to mid 60s dewpoints. Tonight, scattered cloud cover may inhibit fog, but last night featured similar conditions and still managed patchy fog. Surface dewpoints will continue to climb with very light winds. Even though we`re a little removed from rain, conditions appear favorable for fog development outside cloud cover. A seasonably warm night in the upper 50s in sheltered hollows and upper 60s across the broader valleys is expected, tonight. On Thursday, the combination of an incoming surface trough or weak closed low alongside building high pressure in the Canadian Maritimes will result in surface confluence over Vermont and northern New York. There`s a vigorous upper vort on our doorstep, but it pivots away before intruding, such that we should observe little in the way of height falls. Showers and thunderstorms should be able to initialize late morning or early afternoon with little capping to put a lid on convection. Early activity should focus across eastern Vermont, and this appears to enhance a thermal gradient across the the Champlain Valley. Eastern Vermont will likely remain in the low to mid 70s while areas west warm into the upper 70s to lower 80s. As lake breeze interactions initiate about the same time as the incoming trough, broader activity will develop mid-afternoon through the Champlain Valley. Finally, there will be some showers and thunderstorms that track west from the St. Lawrence Valley into northern New York that may also trigger some activity along any outflow boundaries. Following sunset, showers will decrease in coverage, but not end completely, while the base of the upper trough passes overhead. HREF guidance is pinning the Northeast Kingdom and parts of the southern Champlain Valley with at least a 10% chance of seeing more than 3 inches of rain in 6 hours. This continues the theme of a marginal risk outlook for excessive rain. We`ll have to monitor the potential closely, but PWATs are only about 1.50". A sharp theta E ridge will be present across the forecast area, but flow will fortunately increase as the day progresses up to 20 knots. Ingredients are only marginally conducive, but will watch closely since at least some are present.-- End Changed Discussion --&& .SHORT TERM /FRIDAY THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT/...-- Changed Discussion --As of 151 PM EDT Wednesday...Friday will be quieter. Warm advection in the mid-levels and dry air will keep activity at bay, although not completely due to favorable positioning to the south of an upper jet streak and marginal instability that should overcome the cap later in the day along a remnant boundary across eastern Vermont. Increasing thicknesses with the building ridge means we`re in for a warming trend. Temperatures will rise close to 80 in eastern Vermont, and generally will be lower 80s to mid 80s west of the Greens. Any showers will conclude over Friday night with another seasonably warm night in the upper 50s to upper 60s.-- End Changed Discussion --&& .LONG TERM /SATURDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY/... As of 249 AM EDT Wednesday...Generally a low-impact but unsettled weather pattern in the long- term is expected. Above average heat from a short ridge Saturday into Sunday will help to drive heat index values towards heat advisory criteria. Probabilities of exceeding heat advisory conditions of 95 or higher will peak on Sunday with the approach of a large scale frontal passage. Shower and thunderstorm chances in the long term will be most likely Sunday afternoon with only a marginal change in air mass behind the boundary. As a result, seasonable heat and humidity looks to persist into early next week. && .AVIATION /18Z WEDNESDAY THROUGH MONDAY/... Through 18Z Wednesday...Aviation challenge will be areal coverage of potential fog/low clouds at EFK/MPV and SLK. Current GOES-19 vis satl imagery shows plenty of mid/upper level clouds moving into our region, while some instability cumulus clouds have developed over the terrain. High clouds could limit the areal coverage of fog/br tonight. Have utilized tempo groups between 08-12z at SLK/EFK to highlight a 30 to 40% confidence in IFR or lower vis/cigs in fog/br. Meanwhile, sounding data at MPV suggests the potential for IFR or lower stratus deck developing on east/southeast flow, so have tempo MPV with IFR/LIFR cigs and IFR vis between 08-12z. Outside of lower cigs/vis on Thurs morning, mostly VFR conditions prevail at our taf sites with light terrain or lake induced winds of 3 to 7 knots. Outlook... Thursday: Mainly VFR, with local MVFR possible. Likely SHRA, Likely TSRA. Thursday Night: Mainly VFR, with local IFR possible. Chance SHRA, Chance TSRA. Friday: Mainly VFR, with local IFR possible. Slight chance SHRA, Slight chance TSRA. Friday Night: VFR. NO SIG WX. Saturday: VFR. NO SIG WX. Saturday Night: Mainly VFR, with local MVFR possible. Slight chance SHRA. Sunday: Mainly VFR, with areas MVFR possible. Chance SHRA, Chance TSRA. && .BTV WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES... VT...None. NY...None. && $$ SYNOPSIS...Haynes NEAR TERM...Haynes SHORT TERM...Haynes LONG TERM...Danzig AVIATION...Taber