3/1 Vermont Weather 6 AM: Snow Starting 5 AM

Good morning. Vermont. I'm Aaron Jolly. March just walked in. and it brought January's attitude. A cold front blew through overnight, dragging Canadian high pressure right down on top of us. That's why you're waking up to 25 degrees under gray skies. Sixteen degrees below normal for the first day of March. Not exactly the lion we were hoping for. In the next 24 hours. Light snow showers are brushing Southern and Central Vermont through mid morning. We're talking a dusting. Nothing to worry about. The real story is what's riding in behind this system. Skies clear this afternoon, but don't let the sunshine fool you. Southern Vermont tops out at 21 degrees. Central Vermont, 22. The Kingdom? Also 21. Northwest winds at 8 miles an hour will shave a few more degrees off that. The kind of afternoon where the sun looks warm through the window but lies to your face the second you step outside. Tonight is where it gets serious. Clear skies, calm winds, perfect radiational cooling. Southern Vermont plunges to minus 9. Central Vermont drops to minus 4. The Kingdom matches the south at minus 9. Wind chills could push minus 12 by dawn. That's frostbite cold, folks. Cover every inch of skin if you're heading out early Monday. Monday brings blue skies but stubborn cold. Highs only reach 15 degrees south, 22 degrees central, 19 degrees north. Prime maple season on the calendar, but the sap is staying put. Now. The plot twist. Tuesday a storm rolls in with snow changing to rain. Then Wednesday through Saturday, temperatures rocket into the 40s and 50s. That's a 60 degrees swing from tonight's lows. Several rounds of rain on top of snowpack could mean flooding concerns. Worth watching closely. In Sunrise today lands at 6, 32 A.M. We're gaining over three minutes of daylight. Spring is 19 days out. Charge those phones tonight. Cold this deep kills batteries faster than you'd think. That's your forecast — we'll be back tomorrow. For the extended outlook, check the latest forecast as confidence improves. Stay safe, stay prepared. and enjoy the day.