A nice Labor Day ahead of a few rain chances

BURLINGTON, Vt. (WCAX) - Happy Labor Day! If you are lucky enough to have today off, it looks to be the nicest day of the long weekend. Our day features mainly sunny skies overhead, with afternoon highs that are a bit warmer than Saturday and Sunday as most head back into the low and mid-70s this afternoon. Tonight, clouds start to fill back ahead of a few early morning rain showers as lows fall back into the mid and upper 50s.

Tonight will be chilly with patchy dense fog, but Labor Day will be beautiful with plenty of sunshine and warmer temperatures.

BURLINGTON, Vt. (WCAX) - It was an excellent day for the final day of the Champlain Valley Fair this year. Tonight will be mainly clear and chilly with lows in the 40s to low 50s. A few of the colder valleys may dip into the upper 30s. Patchy dense fog is likely, so use caution if you happen to travel early Monday morning. Otherwise, Labor Day looks great with mostly sunny skies and highs in the mid to upper 70s. A few spots could hit 80 degrees.

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CLINTON COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU) — Floodwater is covering several areas in Clinton County after Wednesday night's severe storms that brought torrential downpours.

Isolated afternoon showers Saturday – Clearing out Sunday

Saturday: The day starts with morning lows in the 50s and patchy fog. Once fogs lifts we’ll see a few peeks of sunshine through the cloud cover, but you are generally finding more clouds than sun. Another round of isolated afternoon showers develops, once again dodging those quick roll over showers. Highs are in the […]

Update: Flood warning in place for North Country until 2 a.m. Thursday caused by substantial rain

The National Weather Service released an updated flood warning at 1:16 a.m. on Thursday in effect until 2:30 a.m. for Clinton, Franklin and St. Lawrence counties. The weather service informs, "Flooding caused by excessive rainfall continues." "Flooding of rivers, creeks, streams, and other low-lying and flood-prone locations is imminent or...

Heavier downpours and thunderstorms to develop late Wednesday evening

BURLINGTON, Vt. (WCAX) - Damp, dreary weather with tapering light rain and drizzle today will give way to a quiet, cloudy night. Attention then turns to Wednesday afternoon and night as a more dynamic weather system brings widespread rain, heavy downpours, and embedded thunderstorms to Vermont and the North Country. Much of the region will be under a Slight Risk for Excessive Rainfall due to localized heavy rain (0.75 to 1.50 inches), while the Storm Prediction Center highlights a Marginal Risk (Level 1 of 5) for isolated strong storms in southwestern St. Lawrence County. Drier, cooler air arrives for the weekend.

Fairgoers try their hand at forecasting the weather with WCAX

Folks of all ages have tested out the interactive green wall at the WCAX tent at the fair. That's where our Weather Team shows you the forecast.

Vermont’s Tibetan, Nepalese communities grieve after flooding

BURLINGTON, Vt. (WCAX) - Flooding along the Nepal-Tibet border has left Vermont’s Tibetan and Nepalese communities grieving. Tuka Pradhan was born in Nepal and moved to the U.S. with her family when she was 14. Since then, they have served traditional Nepalese meals in Burlington and Shelburne at the family-owned Namaste Kitchen Express.

Multiple rounds of wet weather headed our way this week

BURLINGTON, Vt. (WCAX) - After a picture perfect Monday, the rest of the week isn’t looking as bright, and that comes with multiple rounds of wet weather. Clouds will increase Monday evening, becoming mainly cloudy overnight. Temperatures fall into the mid 50s to near 60. The first round of...

Weather alert announced for dense fog in North Country until Monday morning

A report was issued from the National Weather Service on Monday at 4:21 a.m. for dense fog until 9 a.m. for St. Lawrence, Franklin, Clinton and Essex counties. "Fog is widespread across the region this morning, extending beyond the typical river valleys. The most dense fog is spread across St. Lawrence County and in northern Vermont. Give extra time to get to your destination. Avoid using high beams and adjust speeds to give space and time to react as needed within areas of thick fog," says the weather service.

Rain moves in late tonight – steadiest over Southern VT

Tuesday: The day starts with morning lows in the 50s and cloudy skies. Steady rain will be falling over Southern VT/NH for the early morning hours, so some puddling and ponding is possible on the roadways. Once that steady swath clears out of Southern locations its spotty to scattered showers that we are dodging throughout […]

Turning wetter, stormier later Wednesday

Happy Tuesday! Our stretch of real unsettled weather will kick off today and will last through the end of this week. If there’s one thing you need to remember out the door each day this week, it’s the rain gear. Temperatures are in the 40s to middle 50s with patchy dense fog, mostly cloudy skies, […]

Nice Monday, but unsettled the rest of the week

Happy Monday, friends. We’ll be stuck in a weather rut for most of this week with almost daily shower chances. Today will be the one exception with just a few spot showers for communities in northern New York and southern Vermont. This morning, there are no spot showers to be found yet, but there’s a […]

Nice today, unsettled stretch ahead

BURLINGTON, Vt. (WCAX) — Happy Monday, our Monday morning started with patchy dense fog early on, but we find more sunshine into this afternoon and evening. While most of us see a good deal of sunshine, there could be more cloud cover and a few spotty showers the further west you look, in particular out towards St. Lawrence County. High temperatures for the day climb back into the mid and upper 70s this afternoon. Clouds return for most tonight, as lows dip into the 50s and lower 60s by early Tuesday morning.

Scattered showers today with the slight chance for a thunderstorm. Pleasant weather returns for Monday.

BURLINGTON, Vt. (WCAX) - A slow-moving cold front is bringing scattered showers to northern parts of the region this morning. The rest of today will have scattered showers continuing along with the chance for a thunderstorm. Though a total washout isn’t expected, you may want to bring an umbrella if you plan to go to the Champlain Valley Fair. Highs will be in the 70s, cooling into the 60s in northern areas late in the day.

Your First Alert Forecast: Sunday, August 30

Upgraded severe risk for Vermont, New York today

Our severe storm risk has been expanded and upgraded since yesterday's forecast discussion. Here's a fresh look at the overall timing and local impacts. Afternoon: It will be most active between 2 PM and 9 PM today. The strong to severe storm action will pick up by the mid-afternoon. Any one storm will present with damaging wind gusts, heavy rain, and hail. There's even the chance for a brief, localized tornado.

Sunny and beautiful for Saturday. Sunday looks iffy with the chance for showers. Highs will be mainly in the 70s this weekend.

BURLINGTON, Vt. (WCAX) - It turned out to be a pleasant day for the first day of the Champlain Valley Fair. Tonight will be a bit chilly with lows in the 40s to near 50 degrees. A few of the colder valleys will dip into the upper 30s. Patchy fog is possible early Saturday morning, otherwise it will be sunny and beautiful with highs in the 70s. Sunday looks iffy, as computer models disagree with how wet it’s going to be. Right now, it’s expected to be partly sunny with scattered showers, mainly during the afternoon. Highs will be in the 70s. Any showers will move out overnight.