Vermont Weather March 3 Midday - 19° Above Normal

Good afternoon. Vermont. I'm Jack O'Malley. Folks, enjoy the quiet while it lasts. Because tonight gets messy. A stalled warm front to our south is feeding a storm system right at us. Snow rolls in this evening. But the twist? Warmer air sneaks in overhead and turns that snow into sleet, then freezing rain. Classic March treachery. In the next 24 hours. Southern Vermont catches the worst of it. Snow starts around 7 P.M., mixes with sleet, then freezing rain creeps in toward dawn. Three to five inches pile up before it tapers off. A Winter Weather Advisory runs until 5 A.M. Wednesday. If you're driving south of Rutland tonight, take it slow. That glaze of ice is the stuff that puts cars in ditches. Push north into central Vermont and you're looking at snow from 7 P.M. Through midnight. One to three inches, maybe a hint of freezing drizzle before it quits. Lows settle near 29 degrees. Up in the Northeast Kingdom, similar story. Snow wraps up by 1 A.M. One to three inches on the ground. Lows near 25 degrees, feeling like 23. Not brutal, but that wind will find your collar. Now the good news. Wednesday is a completely different day. High pressure rolls in with sunshine and highs in the low to mid 40s. That's 19 degrees above normal for early March. Your windshield will actually be dry for once. Thursday starts quiet, then another round of freezing rain arrives Thursday night. Slick travel into Friday morning. But the weekend? Southwesterly flow pushes us into the 50s. Saturday could hit 56 degrees in central Vermont. Rain comes with it, but after tonight's wintry mix, 56 will feel like a vacation. In Sunrise at 6, 28 A.M., sunset at 5:44 P.M. We're gaining three minutes of daylight every day. The equinox is just two weeks out. Charge your phone tonight. If the power flickers from that ice, you'll want it ready. For the extended outlook, check the latest forecast as confidence improves. Take care! That's your forecast — we'll be back tomorrow.