Current weather · Oct 2, 2:26 PM EDT

43.6590, -73.1070

64°

Chance of light rain showersFeels like 64° · Humidity 100%NWS forecast for this hour; no recent station reportForecast by NWS Burlington, VT · grid 98,19
High
68°
Low
49°
Rain today
87%
Sunrise
6:51 AM
Sunset
6:31 PM

Hour by hour

NWS forecast grid

Scroll sideways for more hours. Pick an hour for every number.

Every hour as a table48 hours
TimeWeatherTemperatureFeels likeDew pointHumidityChanceAmountSnowDirWindGustSky coverThunderPressureVisibilityCeiling
Fri 2 PMChance of light rain showers64°64°64°100%50%0.01 inWNW8 mph15 mph91%5%—9 mi1,700 ft
Fri 3 PMChance of light rain showers64°64°63°97%39%0.01 inWNW8 mph15 mph90%5%—10 mi2,100 ft
Fri 4 PMChance of light rain showers64°64°62°93%27%0.01 inWNW7 mph15 mph85%5%—10 mi2,100 ft
Fri 5 PMSlight chance of light rain showers64°64°62°93%22%0.01 inNW7 mph15 mph84%5%—10 mi1,900 ft
Fri 6 PMSlight chance of light rain showers62°62°60°93%23%0.01 inNW7 mph15 mph90%5%—10 mi2,100 ft
Fri 7 PM61°61°59°93%11%0.01 inNW7 mph15 mph91%5%—10 mi2,600 ft
Fri 8 PM62°62°58°87%2%NNW8 mph16 mph86%—10 mi4,700 ft
Fri 9 PM61°61°57°87%0%NNW8 mph14 mph67%—10 mi8,100 ft
Fri 10 PM60°60°55°84%0%NNW7 mph10 mph79%—10 mi9,200 ft
Fri 11 PM59°59°54°83%0%NNW6 mph8 mph81%—10 mi11,900 ft
Sat 12 AM57°57°53°86%0%NW5 mph7 mph24%—10 mi
Sat 1 AM56°56°51°83%0%W5 mph6 mph9%—10 mi
Sat 2 AM54°54°50°86%0%NNW3 mph5 mph9%——
Sat 3 AM53°53°49°86%0%N3 mph6 mph10%——
Sat 4 AM52°52°48°86%0%N5 mph8 mph13%——
Sat 5 AM51°51°47°86%0%N5 mph9 mph18%——
Sat 6 AM50°48°46°86%0%N5 mph10 mph13%——
Sat 7 AM49°47°46°89%0%N6 mph10 mph15%——
Sat 8 AM49°47°46°89%0%N6 mph12 mph10%——
Sat 9 AM49°46°47°93%0%N7 mph13 mph14%——
Sat 10 AM53°53°47°80%0%N7 mph13 mph25%——
Sat 11 AM54°54°47°77%0%N8 mph13 mph23%——
Sat 12 PM57°57°46°67%0%NNW8 mph14 mph14%——
Sat 1 PM57°57°46°67%0%NNW7 mph14 mph8%——
Sat 2 PM58°58°46°64%0%NNW7 mph14 mph4%——
Sat 3 PM59°59°46°62%0%NNW7 mph13 mph4%——
Sat 4 PM60°60°45°58%0%N7 mph12 mph3%——
Sat 5 PM58°58°45°62%0%N6 mph10 mph1%——
Sat 6 PM56°56°46°69%0%N5 mph8 mph4%——
Sat 7 PM53°53°45°74%0%N3 mph6 mph3%——
Sat 8 PM49°48°45°86%0%N3 mph5 mph2%——
Sat 9 PM47°47°45°93%0%NNE2 mph5 mph4%——
Sat 10 PM46°46°44°93%0%NE2 mph5 mph6%——
Sat 11 PM45°45°43°93%0%ENE2 mph5 mph7%——
Sun 12 AM44°44°42°93%0%ENE2 mph5 mph9%——
Sun 1 AM43°41°41°93%0%E3 mph5 mph10%——
Sun 2 AM43°41°40°89%0%E3 mph5 mph12%——
Sun 3 AM42°40°39°89%0%E3 mph5 mph15%——
Sun 4 AM42°40°39°89%0%E3 mph5 mph18%——
Sun 5 AM41°39°39°93%0%E3 mph6 mph21%——
Sun 6 AM41°39°39°93%0%E3 mph7 mph23%——
Sun 7 AM40°37°39°96%0%ESE5 mph8 mph24%——
Sun 8 AM43°40°40°89%0%ESE5 mph9 mph26%——
Sun 9 AM48°45°42°80%0%SE6 mph10 mph31%——
Sun 10 AM53°53°44°71%0%SSE6 mph12 mph35%——
Sun 11 AM58°58°46°64%0%SSE7 mph13 mph40%——
Sun 12 PM61°61°47°60%0%SSE8 mph14 mph42%——
Sun 1 PM62°62°47°58%0%S8 mph15 mph45%——

The next 16 days

NWS grid published Oct 2, 2:23 AM EDT to day 8, the National Blend of Models to day 11, the mean of GFS, ECMWF, ECMWF AI to day 16
  1. TodayOct 268°49°Chance Rain Showers87%0.20 inwind 13 mph · gusts 25 mph
  2. SatOct 360°40°Sunny0%wind 8 mph · gusts 14 mph
  3. SunOct 464°51°Mostly Sunny4%wind 8 mph · gusts 16 mph
  4. MonOct 558°36°Mostly Sunny9%wind 13 mph · gusts 23 mph
  5. TueOct 652°33°Sunny0%wind 9 mph · gusts 16 mph
  6. WedOct 757°42°Sunny2%wind 7 mph · gusts 15 mph
  7. ThuOct 863°46°Mostly Sunny15%wind 8 mph · gusts 15 mph
  8. FriOct 963°43°29%wind 10 mph · gusts 20 mph
  9. SatOct 1061°42°National Blend6%wind 9 mph · gusts 17 mph
  10. SunOct 1164°47°National Blend19%wind 9 mph · gusts 17 mph
  11. MonOct 1262°44°National Blend34%0.23 inwind 9 mph · gusts 16 mph
  12. TueOct 13~63°48°Model mean0.40 in
  13. WedOct 14~55°41°Model mean0.01 in
  14. ThuOct 15~60°43°Model mean0.41 in
  15. FriOct 16~63°45°Model mean0.06 in
  16. SatOct 17~54°42°Model mean0.07 in

Right now

NWS grid for this hour · UV from the EPA · air quality from AirNow
  • Feels like64°
  • WindWNW 8 mphgusts 15 mph
  • Radar over this pointno reading
  • Humidity100%
  • Dew point64°
  • Pressure—
  • UV index—
  • Air quality—
  • Visibility9 mi
  • Sunrise and sunsetSunrise · Sunset
  • Moonrise10:23 PMMoonset 2:02 PM
  • Moon phaseWaning gibbous64% lit

The National Blend of Models

NOAA NBM v5.0 · run of Oct 2, 8:00 AM EDT

NOAA’s weighted blend of every model it runs, to eleven days, with the chances the grid above does not carry. Where the local office’s grid reaches, its figure sits beneath the blend’s; where it does not, the blend stands alone.

  1. TodayOct 270°47°NWS grid 68° / 49°rain 88%thunder 10%wind 9 mph · gusts 18 mph
  2. SatOct 360°40°NWS grid 60° / 40°rain 0%wind 8 mph · gusts 14 mph
  3. SunOct 464°48°NWS grid 64° / 51°rain 6%wind 8 mph · gusts 16 mph
  4. MonOct 560°36°NWS grid 58° / 36°rain 10%wind 13 mph · gusts 23 mph
  5. TueOct 653°33°NWS grid 52° / 33°rain 0%wind 9 mph · gusts 18 mph
  6. WedOct 758°41°NWS grid 57° / 42°rain 2%wind 7 mph · gusts 14 mph
  7. ThuOct 863°45°NWS grid 63° / 46°rain 10%wind 9 mph · gusts 17 mph
  8. FriOct 963°42°NWS grid 63° / 43°rain 25%wind 10 mph · gusts 18 mph
  9. SatOct 1061°42°Beyond the NWS gridrain 6%wind 9 mph · gusts 17 mph
  10. SunOct 1164°47°Beyond the NWS gridrain 19%wind 9 mph · gusts 17 mph
  11. MonOct 1262°44°Beyond the NWS gridrain 34%0.23 inwind 9 mph · gusts 16 mph
32°50°68°SatSunMonTueWedThuFri

BlendNWS gridChance of rain, hourly

The models, side by side

HRRR Oct 2, 8:00 AM EDT · GFS Oct 2, 8:00 AM EDT · GEFS Oct 2, 8:00 AM EDT · ECMWF Oct 1, 8:00 PM EDT · ECMWF AI Oct 2, 8:00 AM EDT

Each line is one model’s own forecast at its own grid cell: three kilometers for HRRR, a quarter of a degree for the global models, which can sit a few hundred meters above or below the town. Where they agree the forecast is settled; where they part is where it is not.

23°50°77°SatSunMonTueWedThuFri

DayNWS gridHRRRGFSGEFSECMWFECMWF AI
Today Oct 268° 49°0.20 in69° 54°0.01 in67° 55°0.13 in67° 52°0.08 in67° 54°0.30 in~66° 60°0.21 in
Sat Oct 360° 40°54° 45°60° 44°60° 43°~56° 41°~59° 47°
Sun Oct 464° 51°46° 44°60° 42°61° 40°0.03 in61° 37°~60° 39°
Mon Oct 558° 36°—56° 38°0.10 in57° 37°0.06 in56° 43°0.05 in~56° 48°0.15 in
Tue Oct 652° 33°—51° 30°49° 31°~53° 36°~54° 41°
Wed Oct 757° 42°—55° 31°56° 29°58° 37°~61° 35°
Thu Oct 863° 46°—61° 43°61° 40°0.04 in~62° 48°0.05 in~69° 50°0.02 in
Fri Oct 963° 43°—56° 38°0.06 in58° 42°0.11 in~59° 44°0.15 in~62° 48°0.13 in
Sat Oct 10——52° 31°55° 37°0.01 in~58° 47°0.04 in~55° 44°0.02 in
Sun Oct 11——66° 42°0.02 in62° 40°~67° 57°~64° 36°
Mon Oct 12——~56° 46°~51° 50°0.02 in~73° 52°~78° 58°
Tue Oct 13——~62° 50°0.93 in—~59° 50°~69° 44°0.26 in
Wed Oct 14——~51° 39°0.03 in—~61° 48°~54° 37°
Thu Oct 15——~59° 37°—~64° 46°0.03 in~58° 45°1.20 in
Fri Oct 16——~64° 42°—~58° 50°0.19 in~62° 48°0.12 in
Sat Oct 17——~54° 42°0.07 in——~42° 39°

A ~ marks a high or low read from six-hourly steps, which miss the true extreme by a degree or two.

ECMWF ensemble meteogram

ECMWF ensemble meteogram for this place: box plots of cloud cover, precipitation, wind speed and temperature from the 51 ensemble members for ten days.
Rendered by ECMWF from its 51-member ensemble, in metric units: each box spans the middle half of the members, the whiskers the rest, the line the control run. A forecast, not an observation. © ECMWF, CC BY 4.0.

The next 90 days

NOAA GHCN normals and records at Rutland State(Awos) (RUT) · Climate Prediction Center outlooks

No forecast has skill day by day past about two weeks, and this page does not print one. Where the models stop, the calendar takes over: the 1991 to 2020 normal for each date, the record high and low ever set on it, and where the Climate Prediction Center leans warm, cool, wet or dry over the coming weeks, the month and the season. A site that shows a high for a date three months out is showing you this normal with a wobble.

The forecast reaches Sat Oct 17, from the NWS grid, then the National Blend, then the mean of the global models. Beyond it the lines are the calendar.

Climate Prediction Center (CPC) temperature leanequal chances40% chance above normal · Oct to Dec-20°0°20°40°60°80°TodayNov 1Dec 1

Forecast high and lowNormal high and lowRecord high and lowCPC leans warmer than normalCPC near normal or equal chances

Week ofNormalWarmest on recordColdest on recordTemperature leanPrecipitation lean
Oct 262° / 42°87° (1927)19° (1964)equal chances · Oct 2026equal chances · Oct 2026
Oct 961° / 38°85° (1949)19° (1937)near normal most likely · days 8 to 14near normal most likely · days 8 to 14
Oct 1657° / 35°83° (1947)16° (1922)equal chances · Oct 2026equal chances · Oct 2026
Oct 2355° / 33°82° (1963)16° (1969)equal chances · Oct 2026equal chances · Oct 2026
Oct 3053° / 33°79° (1950)14° (1925)40% chance above normal · Oct to Decequal chances · Oct to Dec
Nov 649° / 27°76° (1938)7° (1933)40% chance above normal · Oct to Decequal chances · Oct to Dec
Nov 1347° / 28°74° (1956)-5° (1933)40% chance above normal · Oct to Decequal chances · Oct to Dec
Nov 2043° / 24°76° (1991)-10° (1938)40% chance above normal · Oct to Decequal chances · Oct to Dec
Nov 2744° / 26°72° (1990)-6° (1976)40% chance above normal · Oct to Decequal chances · Oct to Dec
Dec 436° / 22°69° (2001)-16° (1940)40% chance above normal · Oct to Decequal chances · Oct to Dec
Dec 1135° / 19°63° (2021)-24° (1917)40% chance above normal · Oct to Decequal chances · Oct to Dec
Dec 1832° / 15°65° (1949)-22° (1942)40% chance above normal · Oct to Decequal chances · Oct to Dec
Dec 2533° / 17°69° (2015)-30° (1933)40% chance above normal · Oct to Decequal chances · Oct to Dec

Health and activities

Rules of thumb over the next 24 hours of forecast, the warnings in force, the station’s report, air quality and pollen

None of these is a measurement. Each is a rating of the forecast ahead, and of what is happening at the point right now, against what the activity or the ailment is known to mind, and each names the figure that decided it. An ailment or a pest is rated as a risk, low to extreme; an activity, a chore or a journey as a condition, poor to ideal.

Each rating says which span it is for: the rest of today’s daylight, tonight, or the next 24 hours.

Health

  • Arthritisnext 24 hModeratehumid
  • Sinus pressurenext 24 hLowsteady conditions
  • Common coldtodayLowmild
  • FlutodayLowmild
  • Migrainenext 24 hLowsteady conditions
  • Asthmanext 24 hLowclean air
  • Heat stresstodayLowmild
  • SunburntodayLowweak sun
  • Frostbitenext 24 hLowmild
  • SleepingtonightIdealcool, quiet night

Outdoors

  • RunningtodayFairchance of rain
  • HikingtodayGoodchance of rain
  • BikingtodayGoodchance of rain
  • GolftodayGoodchance of rain
  • FishingtodayIdealfine conditions
  • Boating and paddlingtodayIdealfine conditions
  • Beach and pooltodayPoorcool
  • CampingtonightVery goodchance of rain
  • StargazingtonightPoormostly cloudy

Travel

  • Air travelnext 24 hIdealclear skies
  • Drivingnext 24 hIdealclear roads

Home and garden

  • Lawn mowingtodayGoodchance of rain
  • GardeningtodayGoodchance of rain
  • Outdoor entertainingtodayFairchance of rain
  • Drying laundry outsidetodayPoorchance of rain
  • Painting and outdoor projectstodayPoorchance of rain
  • FrosttonightLowmild

Pests

  • MosquitoestodayVery highwarm
  • TickstodayVery highwarm
  • Indoor pestsnext 24 hLowmild
  • Outdoor peststodayHighhumid

Stargazing

Worked out from the NWS hourly forecast and the sun and moon

Tonight has no dark, clear hour without a bright moon in this forecast. Rated fair.

Night ofRatingDarkClear hoursClear and moonlessMoon litTransparency (est.)DewStrongest wind
FridayFair8:07 PM to 5:17 AM4 of 9None61%Poor8 mph
SaturdayGood8:05 PM to 5:18 AM9 of 94 h from 8:00 PM50%Poor8 h3 mph
SundayPoor8:03 PM to 5:19 AM0 of 9None39%1 h8 mph
MondayGood8:01 PM to 5:21 AM9 of 96 h from 8:00 PM29%Fair9 mph
TuesdayGood8:00 PM to 5:22 AM9 of 99 h from 8:00 PM20%Fair3 mph
WednesdayPoor7:58 PM to 5:23 AM0 of 9None12%8 mph
ThursdayPoor7:56 PM to 5:24 AM0 of 9None6%5 h7 mph
FridayPoor7:54 PM to 5:25 AM0 of 1None2%8 mph

The last night runs past the end of the forecast and is rated on the hours it covers.

Dark is the sun 18 degrees below the horizon; where it never gets that low, 12 degrees, marked nautical. Clear is sky cover of 20% or less. A bright moon is one above the horizon with a quarter or more of its disc lit. Transparency in the table is estimated from surface humidity (70% and 85% mark fair and poor) and visibility, since the forecast carries no haze or high cloud moisture. Seeing and transparency by hour, where shown, are Environment and Climate Change Canada’s astronomy forecast (regional model; seeing from cloud, wind shear, turbulence near the ground and the surface temperature trend; transparency from the moisture through the whole air column), under the Open Government Licence - Canada. Dew is the air within 2 °C of its dew point. Excellent is four or more clear moonless hours with good transparency; good is three; fair is one, or two clear hours.

Golden hour and blue hour

Computed from the sun and moon positions
DayBlue hour, morningGolden hour, morningGolden hour, eveningBlue hour, evening
Fri6:23 AM to 6:34 AM6:34 AM to 7:29 AM5:53 PM to 6:49 PM6:49 PM to 7:00 PM
Sat6:24 AM to 6:35 AM6:35 AM to 7:31 AM5:52 PM to 6:47 PM6:47 PM to 6:58 PM
Sun6:25 AM to 6:36 AM6:36 AM to 7:32 AM5:50 PM to 6:45 PM6:45 PM to 6:56 PM
Mon6:26 AM to 6:37 AM6:37 AM to 7:33 AM5:48 PM to 6:44 PM6:44 PM to 6:55 PM
Tue6:27 AM to 6:38 AM6:38 AM to 7:34 AM5:46 PM to 6:42 PM6:42 PM to 6:53 PM
Wed6:28 AM to 6:39 AM6:39 AM to 7:36 AM5:44 PM to 6:40 PM6:40 PM to 6:51 PM
Thu6:30 AM to 6:41 AM6:41 AM to 7:37 AM5:42 PM to 6:38 PM6:38 PM to 6:50 PM
NESWSRSSMRMS
  • SR Sunrise 6:51 AM, 94° E
  • SS Sunset 6:31 PM, 265° W
  • MR Moonrise 10:23 PM, 50° NE
  • MS Moonset 2:02 PM, 310° NW
  • Waning gibbous, 64% lit

Golden hour is the sun between 6 degrees above the horizon and 4 degrees below it; blue hour is the sun between 4 and 6 degrees below. These are the definitions timeanddate.com and PhotoPills use. Directions are degrees clockwise from true north, where the sun’s upper edge and the moon’s center cross a flat horizon; hills and buildings change both. None means the sun does not reach that height on the day; all day means it stays inside the band.

Drone flying

NWS hourly forecast, SWPC Kp, FAA TFRs and 14 CFR Part 107

This hour: fly with caution (gusts near or over your limit, chance of rain). Next good stretch: Sat 7 AM to 6 PM, 11 hours.

Today: civil twilight for Part 107 6:21 AM to sunrise 6:51 AM, and sunset 6:31 PM to 7:01 PM. Anti-collision lighting is required in those minutes and at night.

Fri6 PM
Sat12 AM6 AM12 PM6 PM
Sun12 AM6 AM12 PM6 PM

Good Caution No-fly

HourVerdictWind (mph)400 ft est. (mph)Gust (mph)RainVisibilityCloud allowsTempKpWhy
Fri 2 PMCaution8121950%9 mi400 ft64°gusts near or over your limit, chance of rain
Fri 3 PMCaution8121939%10 mi400 ft64°gusts near or over your limit, chance of rain
Fri 4 PMCaution7101827%10 mi400 ft64°gusts near or over your limit
Fri 5 PMCaution7101822%10 mi400 ft64°gusts near or over your limit
Fri 6 PMCaution7101823%10 mi400 ft62°gusts near or over your limit, civil twilight: lighting required (107.29)
Fri 7 PMCaution7101811%10 mi400 ft61°gusts near or over your limit, night: lighting and night training required (107.29)
Fri 8 PMCaution812202%10 mi400 ft62°gusts near or over your limit, night: lighting and night training required (107.29)
Fri 9 PMCaution812170%10 mi400 ft61°night: lighting and night training required (107.29)
Fri 10 PMCaution710130%10 mi400 ft60°night: lighting and night training required (107.29)
Fri 11 PMCaution68110%10 mi400 ft59°night: lighting and night training required (107.29)
Sat 12 AMCaution518210%10 mi57°wind at 400 ft near or over your limit, gusts near or over your limit, night: lighting and night training required (107.29)
Sat 1 AMCaution518190%10 mi56°wind at 400 ft near or over your limit, gusts near or over your limit, night: lighting and night training required (107.29)
Sat 2 AMCaution314150%54°night: lighting and night training required (107.29)
Sat 3 AMCaution314160%53°night: lighting and night training required (107.29)
Sat 4 AMCaution518220%52°wind at 400 ft near or over your limit, gusts near or over your limit, night: lighting and night training required (107.29)
Sat 5 AMCaution518230%51°wind at 400 ft near or over your limit, gusts near or over your limit, night: lighting and night training required (107.29)
Sat 6 AMCaution518240%50°wind at 400 ft near or over your limit, gusts near or over your limit, night: lighting and night training required (107.29)
Sat 7 AMGood67120%49°nothing against it
Sat 8 AMGood67130%49°nothing against it
Sat 9 AMGood79150%49°nothing against it
Sat 10 AMGood79150%53°nothing against it
Sat 11 AMGood810140%54°nothing against it
Sat 12 PMGood810150%57°nothing against it
Sat 1 PMGood78150%57°nothing against it

Flight restrictions nearby

Reading the FAA’s temporary flight restrictions.

Flight restrictions on the map. TFRs are not the whole picture: controlled airspace around airports needs LAANC authorization. Check the FAA’s B4UFLY.

Wind at 400 ft is estimated from the 10 m forecast by the power law, with exponents for each Pasquill stability class (Irwin 1979, rural, as in EPA dispersion models; the class from wind, sun height and cloud, after Turner 1970); gusts keep the ground gust’s margin. Caution from three quarters of your limit; the default 24 mph is the wind resistance printed for common sub-250 g drones. 14 CFR 107.51: “The minimum flight visibility, as observed from the location of the control station must be no less than 3 statute miles” and at least “500 feet below the cloud”. 14 CFR 107.29: “No person may operate a small unmanned aircraft system during periods of civil twilight unless the small unmanned aircraft has lighted anti-collision lighting visible for at least 3 statute miles”; civil twilight is the 30 minutes before sunrise and after sunset, in Alaska the Air Almanac’s. Kp: SWPC’s scales say satellite navigation problems may occur at G3 (Kp 7) and navigation is “degraded for hours” at G4 (Kp 8); Kp 5 is the typical app warning. Typical limits, not rules: rain chance 30% caution and 60% no-fly, thunder 10% and 20%, below 0 °C caution and −10 °C no-fly, over 40 °C caution. Your drone’s manual and the airspace come first.

Spraying and field work

Worked out from the NWS hourly forecast

Hours fit for spraying, and the days dry enough for fieldwork and hay, read from this forecast’s wind, gusts, humidity, temperature and rain.

Spraying windows

  • Sat 10 AM to 8 PM 10 hours, every hour within the rules
  • Sun 9 AM to 2 PM 5 hours, every hour within the rules
  • Sun 4 PM to 10 PM 6 hours, every hour within the rules
  • Tue 12 AM to 6 AM 6 hours, every hour within the rules
  • Tue 7 AM to 12 PM 5 hours, every hour within the rules
  • Tue 4 PM to 9 PM 5 hours, every hour within the rules
  • Wed 9 AM to Thu 9 PM 36 hours, every hour within the rules
Fri6 PM
Sat12 AM6 AM12 PM6 PM
Sun12 AM6 AM12 PM6 PM
Mon12 AM6 AM12 PM6 PM

Good Marginal No

Field days

DayDaytimeChance of rainRainLowest humidityStrongest windDry days in a rowHay drying
FridayShowers possible87%0.20 in84%12 mph
SaturdayDry0%0.00 in58%8 mph7 d
SundayDry2%0.00 in54%8 mph6 d
MondayDry9%0.00 in51%13 mph5 d
TuesdayDry0%0.00 in44%8 mph4 dGood
WednesdayDry1%0.00 in49%7 mph3 dGood
ThursdayDry7%0.00 in62%8 mph2 d
FridayDry29%0.00 in62%10 mph1 d

Spraying: sustained wind 3 to 10 mph, the range US extension services and most labels give; gusts no more than 15 mph (this page’s limit); delta T (air minus wet-bulb temperature) 2 to 8 °C preferred and 8 to 10 °C marginal, from GRDC guidance, with the wet bulb by Stull’s formula; no hour at a 30% chance of rain or 0.25 mm forecast during the rain-free time. Follow the product label, which overrides all of this. Field days: dry is no daytime hour at a 30% chance and under 1 mm all day, wet is 6 mm (0.25 in) or more; soil moisture is not in the forecast, so ground still wet from earlier rain is not accounted for. Hay drying marks a dry day with humidity down to 50% and a breeze of 5 mph or more.

Solunar times

Computed from the moon’s position

The best-rated day this week is Wednesday, rated good.

DayRatingMajor periodsMinor periodsMoonSunrise, sunset
Fri Fair4:40 AM to 6:40 AM5:12 PM to 7:12 PM1:32 PM to 2:32 PM9:53 PM to 10:53 PM 64%6:51 AM, 6:31 PM
Sat Fair5:43 AM to 7:43 AM6:13 PM to 8:13 PM2:25 PM to 3:25 PM11:06 PM to 12:06 AM 54%6:52 AM, 6:30 PM
Sun Fair6:43 AM to 8:43 AM7:11 PM to 9:11 PM3:07 PM to 4:07 PM 43%6:54 AM, 6:28 PM
Mon Fair7:39 AM to 9:39 AM8:05 PM to 10:05 PM12:24 AM to 1:24 AM3:39 PM to 4:39 PM 33%6:55 AM, 6:26 PM
Tue Poor8:31 AM to 10:31 AM8:55 PM to 10:55 PM1:42 AM to 2:42 AM4:05 PM to 5:05 PM 23%6:56 AM, 6:24 PM
Wed Good9:19 AM to 11:19 AM9:42 PM to 11:42 PM2:57 AM to 3:57 AM4:27 PM to 5:27 PM 15%6:57 AM, 6:23 PM
Thu Good10:05 AM to 12:05 PM10:28 PM to 12:28 AM4:10 AM to 5:10 AM4:48 PM to 5:48 PM 8%6:58 AM, 6:21 PM

Periods in bold fall within an hour of sunrise or sunset. The weather’s side is the fishing index

Major periods are two hours centered on the moon’s passage overhead and underfoot; minor periods are one hour centered on moonrise and moonset: the conventional durations of John Alden Knight’s solunar tables (1936). The rating is this site’s: one point to start, two more within a day and a half of a new or full moon (one more within three and a half days), and one more when a period falls within an hour of sunrise or sunset. The theory has mixed support in fisheries research; the times are exact astronomy.

In words

NWS forecast periods, as issued
  1. This Afternoon68° · 50% · NW 8 mph

    A chance of rain showers. Cloudy, with a high near 68. Northwest wind around 8 mph. Chance of precipitation is 50%. New rainfall amounts less than a tenth of an inch possible.

  2. Tonight49° · 23% · NW 3–8 mph

    A slight chance of rain showers before 7pm. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 49. Northwest wind 3 to 8 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%. New rainfall amounts less than a tenth of an inch possible.

  3. Saturday60° · N 5–8 mph

    Sunny, with a high near 60. North wind 5 to 8 mph.

  4. Saturday Night40° · NE 5 mph

    Mostly clear, with a low around 40. Northeast wind around 5 mph.

  5. Sunday64° · 2% · SE 3–8 mph

    Mostly sunny, with a high near 64. Southeast wind 3 to 8 mph.

  6. Sunday Night51° · 6% · S 8 mph

    Mostly cloudy, with a low around 51. South wind around 8 mph.

  7. Monday58° · 9% · W 8–13 mph

    Mostly sunny, with a high near 58. West wind 8 to 13 mph, with gusts as high as 23 mph.

  8. Monday Night36° · 8% · W 10 mph

    Mostly clear, with a low around 36. West wind around 10 mph.

  9. Tuesday52° · NW 8 mph

    Sunny, with a high near 52. Northwest wind around 8 mph.

  10. Tuesday Night33° · SW 2–6 mph

    Mostly clear, with a low around 33. Southwest wind 2 to 6 mph.

  11. Wednesday57° · 1% · S 2–7 mph

    Sunny, with a high near 57. South wind 2 to 7 mph.

  12. Wednesday Night42° · 2% · S 8 mph

    Mostly clear, with a low around 42. South wind around 8 mph.

  13. Thursday63° · 7% · S 8 mph

    Mostly sunny, with a high near 63. South wind around 8 mph.

  14. Thursday Night46° · 18% · S 7 mph

    A slight chance of rain showers after 8pm. Partly cloudy, with a low around 46. South wind around 7 mph.

The forecaster’s discussion

NWS Burlington, VT · issued Oct 2, 7:35 AM EDT

Written by the forecaster on duty for their own colleagues and for anyone who wants to know why the forecast says what it says. It is not edited for the public, so it uses the office’s shorthand; it is also the most honest thing any weather service publishes.

What Has Changed

As of 505 AM EDT Friday...

The Lake Wind Advisory for Lake Champlain has ended.

KEY Messages

As of 223 AM EDT Friday...

1. A cold front will bring widespread showers to the region this morning into the early afternoon, with temperatures falling behind the front. Crisp, dry, and beautiful, fall weather will follow for the weekend.

2. A quick moving cold front will bring showers Sunday night into Monday with sharply colder temperatures.

3. A push of cold air will likely result in some frost/freeze midweek, and then moderating as we approach next weekend.

Discussion

As of 223 AM EDT Friday...

KEY MESSAGE 1: GOES-19 water vapor depicts a good stream of sub- tropical moisture extending from SW Quebec to SE Texas along an elongated longwave trough. Radar shows scattered rain showers moving into the St. Lawrence Valley from the southwest with steadier rain to follow, currently over the southern Great Lakes. A surface cold front will continue to shift precipitation east by daybreak across northern New York and the Champlain Valley. Moisture associated with this system continues to anomalously high given PWs around 1.5-1.7 inches, however, an associated LLJ to 40-50 knots will keep the moisture corridor progressive, precluding any flooding threats. That said, some downpours from more moderate rain will be possible, especially across the Adirondacks around sunrise. The front continues to track east by midday today, with showers tapering off across much of the region after 2 PM. A secondary front will follow the main cold front this afternoon, clearing the region of any lingering shower activity and drying the region out. Along this secondary front, some convergent flow may allow for some lingering isolated showers across southern Vermont and along the central Greens, but all areas will see a drying trend by this evening. Total rainfall will be between a quarter to half an inch, focused mainly in northern New York and along the spine of the northern Greens. Good shadowing form the Adirondacks and Greens, may lead to lower amounts in the Champlain Valley, and especially in southeastern Vermont. Temperatures today will be tricky with how fast the front moves through. Many locations will generally stay in the low to mid 60s, however, areas in southeastern Vermont, like Springfield could break into the low to mid 70s with a delayed arrival of the front and associated precipitation.

Cloud cover will decrease quickly overnight tonight as drier northwest air advects into the region. Temperatures will cool into the 40s across the area, with a few pocket upper 30s possible in the Adirondacks. By Saturday, a picture perfect fall day is expected. High temperatures will be crisp in the mid 50s to around 60, with little wind outside of some light channeled north winds in the Champlain Valley. High pressure will move overhead Saturday night, so expect a chilly Saturday night with temperatures in the mid 20s to low 30s in the Adirondacks and NEK, to the upper 30s in the Champlain Valley and southern Vermont. Winds will turn southerly Sunday, bringing some warmer air as highs warm into the low to mid 60s. Clouds will also be on the increase Sunday afternoon, though no rain is anticipated during the daylight hours through Sunday evening. It should be a perfect weekend for leaf peeping, so hope everyone can get out and enjoy the foliage!

KEY MESSAGE 2: Our next chance for showers across the area will be Sunday night into Monday as a surface cold front passes through. Our flow pattern will amplify by the end of the weekend as a pair of systems moves through the eastern CONUS. An area of southern stream energy will remain shunted south, keeping the more moisture-rich air to our south Sunday. However, an area of northern stream energy associated with an occluding upper low over the Hudson Bay of Canada will glance the region with showers possible Sunday night. As the upper low occludes over northern Quebec, it will drag a surface cold front more north as well. As such, better precipitation chances look to be across our northern zones, and areas closer to the International Border. A tightening pressure gradient will also lead to a fairly strong 40-50kt LLJ Sunday into Monday, resulting in some gusty winds Sunday Night into Monday. Soundings support localized gusts in the Champlain and St. Lawrence Valley between 25-30 MPH. Behind the front, our air mass will turn more cold and drier, with sharply falling temperatures under strong caa. Highs Monday will only be in the low to mid 50s.

KEY MESSAGE 3: A vigorous upper low will shift the 1000-500mb 540 dam thickness line south of our forecast area. A sharp front will shift east with marginal moisture on Monday. It still may be capable of developing a solid, narrow line of rain given the vigorous forcing. Behind this front will be an impressive push of cold air tamping temperatures down into the 50s, except some 60s in the Upper Valley. Strong northwest flow will advect plenty of cold air Monday night into Tuesday, with widespread mid 20s to mid 30s, though areas near Lake Champlain will likely hover around 40. There should be some level of flow lingering into Monday night into Tuesday that should keep frost from developing. Of course, several places will simply go straight to freezing. Fall will very much be in the air on Tuesday with brisk winds and high temperatures lingering in the mid 40s to mid 50s. Then on Tuesday night, broad surface high pressure will set up overnight. It looks like we'll also be around the PWAT min across the region, and so very efficient radiational cooling is possible. Almost the entire region could experience a freeze, and the Champlain Valley remains in the alert window for this time. So this will likely be curtain call for all gardener's sensitive plants in the broad valleys for Tuesday night. Surface high pressure will amble east after Wednesday, and temperatures will start moderating. The next front will arrive next Friday with some scattered light showers.

Aviation · 12Z Friday Through Tuesday

Through 12Z Saturday...Rain continues to stream across the St. Lawrence Valley, and is making steady eastward progress. Ceilings are mostly MVFR with intermittent ceilings as low as 400-800 ft agl at times. Visibility in rain has been somewhat lower than expected, occasionally falling to 1SM in the highest rainfall rates. KMPV and KRUT remain outside the region of MVFR or IFR flight rules, but this rain will continue to gradually shift southeast. So MVFR, and locally to IFR, conditions are expected through about 19-21z. The northwest to north wind shift is happening somehwat sooner as well, and adjusted winds to the north a bit sooner, keeping speeds around 5-9 knots. After 21z-23z, a trend to all VFR is expected with rain moving east of Vermont at that time. Partial clearing is expected overnight, and with the rain, it should promote fog formation. High clouds and winds may slow the onset of fog, and added 3SM at KMPV and KSLK after 06z.

Outlook...

Saturday: VFR. NO SIG WX. Saturday Night: VFR. Patchy BR. Sunday: VFR. NO SIG WX. Sunday Night: Mainly VFR, with local MVFR possible. Chance SHRA. Monday: Mainly VFR, with areas MVFR possible. Chance SHRA. Monday Night: Mainly VFR, with local MVFR possible. NO SIG WX. Tuesday: VFR. NO SIG WX.

BTV Watches / Warnings / Advisories

VT...None. NY...None.

Hazardous weather outlook Oct 2, 2:26 AM EDT

The office’s own seven-day heads-up for spotters and emergency managers.

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HWOBTV

Hazardous Weather Outlook
National Weather Service Burlington VT
226 AM EDT Fri Oct 2 2026

NYZ026>031-034-035-087-VTZ001>011-016>021-030630-
Northern St. Lawrence-Northern Franklin-Eastern Clinton-
Southeastern St. Lawrence-Southern Franklin-Western Clinton-
Western Essex-Eastern Essex-Southwestern St. Lawrence-Grand Isle-
Western Franklin-Orleans-Essex-Western Chittenden-Lamoille-Caledonia-
Washington-Western Addison-Orange-Western Rutland-Eastern Franklin-
Eastern Chittenden-Eastern Addison-Eastern Rutland-Western Windsor-
Eastern Windsor-
226 AM EDT Fri Oct 2 2026

This Hazardous Weather Outlook is for northern New York, central 
Vermont, northeast Vermont, northwest Vermont and southern Vermont.

.DAY ONE...Today and tonight.

No hazardous weather is expected at this time.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Saturday through Thursday.

No hazardous weather is expected at this time.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

Spotter activation is not expected at this time.

$$

The outlooks beyond

SPC, WPC, CPC and the Drought Monitor, read at this point

The national centers each publish a judgment the local grid does not carry. Read here at this exact coordinate.

Severe weather

  1. Day 1 · Fri Oct 2No risk area
  2. Day 2 · Sat Oct 3No risk area
  3. Day 3 · Sun Oct 4No risk area
  4. Day 4 · Mon Oct 5No risk area
  5. Day 5 · Tue Oct 6No risk area
  6. Day 6 · Wed Oct 7No risk area
  7. Day 7 · Thu Oct 8No risk area
  8. Day 8 · Fri Oct 9No risk area

Rainfall

  1. Day 1 · Fri Oct 2Under 0.01 in
  2. Day 2 · Sat Oct 3Under 0.01 in
  3. Day 3 · Sun Oct 4Under 0.01 in
  4. Day 4-5 · Oct 5–Oct 6Under 0.01 in
  5. Day 6-7 · Oct 7–Oct 8Under 0.01 in

The rainfall forecast on the map, days 1 to 7

Six to fourteen days

  1. Days 6–10 · TemperatureNear normal most likelyOct 7–Oct 11
  2. Days 6–10 · PrecipitationNear normal most likelyOct 7–Oct 11
  3. Days 8–14 · TemperatureNear normal most likelyOct 9–Oct 15
  4. Days 8–14 · PrecipitationNear normal most likelyOct 9–Oct 15

Hazards, 3 to 14 days

  1. Oct 6–Oct 7Frost/Freeze

Frost and climate

NOAA 1991-2020 normals, Rutland

The last spring freeze (32°F) usually comes around May 15 and the first fall freeze around September 27: a growing season of about 132 days.

One fall in ten brings a freeze by September 13; one spring in ten still has one after May 31.

Climate of 43.66, -73.11: normals, records and every month

Everything else on the grid

NWS forecast grid · 27 elements

The forecast office edits about sixty fields for every cell of its grid. The common ones are above; these are the rest, as the daily extreme, for anyone who needs the mixing height, the fire danger or the swell.

ElementFriSatSunMonTueWedThuFri
HeatRisk max1 · Minor1 · Minor0 · Little0 · Little0 · Little0 · Little0 · Little0 · Little
Wet bulb globe temperature max67°57°60°55°47°52°58°58°
Wind chill min45°37°38°31°31°40°44°
Chance of thunder max7%0%0%5%0%1%4%4%
Cloud ceiling min1,400 ft
Visibility min7 mi10 mi
Mixing height max1,700 ft3,800 ft5,200 ft7,100 ft5,100 ft3,000 ft3,500 ft4,200 ft
Transport wind max14 mph13 mph14 mph18 mph14 mph12 mph14 mph13 mph
Twenty-foot wind max13 mph8 mph8 mph13 mph9 mph7 mph8 mph10 mph

Against the record

NOAA GHCN · Rutland State(Awos) (RUT) · 12 mi away

Each forecast day against the same calendar date at the nearest long-record station: the 1991 to 2020 normal, and the record high and low with the year they were set.

DayForecastNormalRecord highRecord low
Fri Oct 268° / 49°65° / 42°87° (1927)27° (1934)
Sat Oct 360° / 40°63° / 42°83° (1922)23° (1942)
Sun Oct 464° / 51°63° / 42°86° (1927)23° (1945)
Mon Oct 558° / 36°62° / 42°85° (2023)23° (1996)
Tue Oct 652° / 33°63° / 39°83° (2005)21° (1965)
Wed Oct 757° / 42°63° / 38°86° (1963)25° (1938)
Thu Oct 863° / 46°64° / 39°82° (1963)19° (1964)
Fri Oct 963° / 43°65° / 39°83° (1970)21° (1929)

Sun and moon

DayCivil twilightSunriseSunsetCivil twilightDaylightMoon
Fri6:23 AM6:51 AM6:31 PM7:00 PM11 h 40 min Waning gibbous · 64% lit
Sat6:24 AM6:52 AM6:30 PM6:58 PM11 h 38 min Last quarter · 54% lit
Sun6:25 AM6:54 AM6:28 PM6:56 PM11 h 34 min Last quarter · 43% lit
Mon6:26 AM6:55 AM6:26 PM6:55 PM11 h 31 min Waning crescent · 33% lit
Tue6:27 AM6:56 AM6:24 PM6:53 PM11 h 28 min Waning crescent · 23% lit
Wed6:28 AM6:57 AM6:23 PM6:51 PM11 h 26 min Waning crescent · 15% lit
Thu6:30 AM6:58 AM6:21 PM6:50 PM11 h 23 min Waning crescent · 8% lit
Fri6:31 AM6:59 AM6:19 PM6:48 PM11 h 20 min Waning crescent · 3% lit

Forecast from the National Weather Service forecast grid at api.weather.gov, updated by the local office through the day; the written periods and hourly digest are the NWS’s own. Outlooks from the Storm Prediction Center, the Weather Prediction Center and the Climate Prediction Center via NOAA’s map services. Records and normals from NOAA’s Global Historical Climatology Network. Sun and moon computed here. Place names from GeoNames (CC BY 4.0).

What is here

Seven days
The high, the low, the chance and amount of rain and snow, the wind and the forecaster’s words for each day and night, from the National Weather Service grid for the exact cell your town sits in.
Hour by hour
Temperature, what it feels like, dew point, humidity, chance and amount of precipitation, wind and gusts, sky cover, the chance of thunder, pressure, visibility and ceiling, as a chart and as a table, with nights shaded.
Everything else on the grid
The office edits about sixty fields for every cell. The ones the mainstream forecast pages leave out are here as a daily table: HeatRisk, wet bulb globe temperature, lightning activity, mixing height, transport wind, the fire weather indices, and at the coast the waves and swell.
The discussion
The Area Forecast Discussion the forecaster wrote to explain the forecast, in their own words, with the specialist annexes folded away. Also the office’s hazardous weather outlook.
Beyond the week
The Storm Prediction Center’s severe weather category for each of the next eight days, the Weather Prediction Center’s rainfall forecast to day seven and its winter storm severity, and the Climate Prediction Center’s odds for days six to fourteen, all read at your coordinate.
Against the record
Each forecast day beside the same date at the nearest long-record station: the thirty-year normal and the record high and low with their years, so a forecast high that would break a record says so.
The next 90 days
The forecast as far as the grid, the National Blend and the global models reach, and the calendar after that: the normal and the record for every date, with the Climate Prediction Center’s lean for the weeks, the month and the season drawn over them. No made-up highs for a date three months out.

Common questions

Where does this forecast come from?

From the National Weather Service forecast grid published at api.weather.gov, the same grid the local forecast office edits through the day and the source of every forecast on weather.gov. The written periods, the hourly digest and the forecaster’s discussion are the NWS’s own products, shown as issued. Nothing here is a blend a website made.

How far ahead does it go?

The grid runs seven days ahead, hour by hour for the first days and in three to six hour steps after that. The National Blend of Models carries the days to eleven and the global models to sixteen. Beyond that the page carries the national centers’ outlooks, severe weather to day eight, rainfall to day seven, and the Climate Prediction Center’s odds for the coming weeks, month and season, over a ninety-day calendar of the normal and the record for each date. No forecast has skill day by day past about two weeks, and this page does not print one.

Why is this different from the app on my phone?

Most forecast apps show a blend of models chosen by the company that makes the app. This page shows the forecast the local National Weather Service office issues, edited by the forecasters who will also issue the warnings, and it shows all of it rather than the six numbers that fit on a phone. The discussion explains the reasoning, which no app carries.

What is a place’s address here?

Every town has its own page, such as /forecast/us/oklahoma/oklahoma-city/, and every day at a town has one too. A ZIP code typed into the search goes to the town it belongs to. Any coordinate at all can be looked up, and the page names the nearest town.

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