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Area Forecast Discussion
National Weather Service Burlington VT
126 PM EDT Thu May 8 2025

.SYNOPSIS...
Cooler conditions are expected today with high temperatures
forecast in 50s and 60s through this weekend. Widespread
rainfall will return Friday as low pressure moves up the New
England coast. Most locations can anticipate between 1 to 2
inches of rainfall Friday through Saturday night with localized
areas possibly receiving around 3 inches. After low pressure
exits, much drier and warmer conditions are expected to start
next week with temperatures warming well into the 70s.

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.NEAR TERM /THROUGH FRIDAY/...
As of 1213 PM EDT Thursday...Extremely blocked northwest flow
will continue for the rest of the day. With associated cold air
advection and a deep saturated layer in the low levels, a few areas
of mist and drizzle should continue throughout the day. Clouds
will also hold tough, with the possible exception of downslope
areas of far southeastern Vermont. Temperatures will also
struggle to rise, particularly across northern areas, and
diurnal ranges will be impressively low for the time of year.
BTV has only risen two degrees since morning and it is not
expected to warm much more.

Previous Discussion...Upper level cyclonic
flow is keeping shower chances going longer than previously
forecast. While mostly dry today, a few upslope showers and a
smattering of sprinkles are possible. Temperatures trend cooler
than seasonal averages with highs in the 50s and tonight`s lows
ranging in the mid-upper 30s in the Adirondacks and 40s
elsewhere. Tonight, the digging upper level circulation will
invigorate a wave moving through the Ohio River Valley/northern
mid Atlantic States. This will support cyclogenesis of an area
of low pressure that will move up the New England coast Thursday
night and Friday. As this cyclone matures, a wide swath of
rainfall is anticipated to track across central New York into
the eastern Adirondacks and Vermont beginning tonight and
continuing through much of the weekend. Heaviest amounts
continue to be favored across the southern Greens and eastern
Vermont with lowest amounts in the St Lawrence Valley. Current
expectations for total rainfall mostly fall between 1 and 2
inches from the Adirondacks eastward with 0.1-0.75" for the
remainder of northern New York and up to around 3 inches for
localized spots towards southern Vermont. More information for
this system follows below.

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.SHORT TERM /FRIDAY NIGHT THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT/...
As of 329 AM EDT Thursday...The wet pattern will continue Friday
night through much of the day on Saturday as the closed low will
continue to meander slowly eastward between two upper level ridges.
We could see a period of moderate rainfall Friday night as jet
dynamics will be favorable for a 6-12 hour period with good upper
level diffluence. By daybreak on Saturday, higher resolution
guidance is beginning to depict a dry slot, associated with the
mature mid-latitude cyclone, move across the North Country which may
bring a brief respite of rainfall. This should be short-lived as
moisture rotating around the upper level low will interact with
steepening lapse rates aloft which should allow additional rainfall
on the western periphery of the low pressure system. There is some
disagreement between the GFS and ECMWF on how fast rainfall comes to
an end Saturday night but it looks like rainfall will come to an end
by the pre-dawn hours on Sunday. As for flooding potential, the
MMEFS continues to depict a less than 50% chance for minor flooding
along the Otter Creek at Center Rutland and the east branch of the
Ausable River at Ausable Forks. Rainfall rates will be far too low
for any flash flood risk, but we could see some decent rises on area
rivers with some stream and creek flooding along the with potential
for some minor river flooding. With all that being said, the flood
potential isn`t high enough at this time to preclude the issuance of
a flood watch for southern Vermont or the Adirondacks.

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.LONG TERM /SUNDAY THROUGH THURSDAY/...
As of 329 AM EDT Thursday...A significant pattern change will begin
to take place on Sunday. Another longwave blocking pattern looks to
establish itself across the United States next week but this time we
will be under the influence of deep layer ridging rather than low
pressure. This will finally bring a spell of dry weather to the
North Country starting Sunday and what could last through the middle
of next week. Rain chances will begin to return as we head into
Wednesday as the deep layer ridging slides off to the east with
either an open wave (GFS) or closed low (ECMWF/Canadian) replaces
the ridge. The speed of which the ridge slides eastward will largely
be dependent on the strength of the upper level feature. There are
some hints we could see some rumbles of thunder later this week as
we see temperatures in the upper 70s to lower 80s coupled with the
potential for diurnal convection under broad cyclonic flow. The
first real taste of summer seems to be at our doorstep and longer
range guidance suggests we could be in this pattern for several
weeks.

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.AVIATION /18Z THURSDAY THROUGH TUESDAY/...
Through 18Z Friday... Low ceilings are entrenched across the region
and they should generally hold steady for the rest of the day.
Ceilings will gradually drop tonight and they should fall to IFR at
most terminals. Areas of mist and drizzle may also reduce
visibilities tonight, but fog is currently not expected. Light rain
will overspread the region from south to north tonight into the day
tomorrow. It should generally be light enough to not significantly
reduce visibilities, though heavier embedded showers could cause
periods of MVFR visibilities at times. Winds will generally be on
the lighter side and northerly/northeasterly.

Outlook...

Friday Night: Mainly MVFR, with areas IFR possible. Definite RA.
Saturday: Mainly MVFR, with local IFR possible. Likely RA, Chance
SHRA.
Saturday Night: Mainly VFR, with local MVFR possible. Slight
chance SHRA.
Sunday: VFR. NO SIG WX.
Sunday Night: VFR. NO SIG WX.
Monday: VFR. NO SIG WX.
Monday Night: VFR. NO SIG WX.
Tuesday: VFR. NO SIG WX.

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.BTV WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
VT...None.
NY...None.

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SYNOPSIS...Boyd
NEAR TERM...Boyd/Myskowski
SHORT TERM...Clay
LONG TERM...Clay
AVIATION...Myskowski