Comfortable Sunday – Few rounds of rain throughout the week

Sunday: The day starts with some patchy fog and morning lows in the 60s. Lingering cloud cover continues to lift throughout the morning leaving behind a nice mix of sun and clouds to sunny skies by the afternoon. Highs reach the 80s and its not feeling quite as sticky as the past several days. A […]

A few rain chances into the new week

BURLINGTON, Vt. (WCAX) -Happy Monday! We start the new work week quiet through the first half of the day today, with a mixture of sunshine and clouds overhead. You may notice a milky look to the sky from wildfire smoke high above our heads. The good news—with the smoke being that high, there are no air quality concerns. We do start to see a chance for a few isolated showers and thunderstorms into this afternoon. We’ll keep the chance for a shower or thunderstorm going into the first part of the night as well. High temperatures for the day are generally in the low to mid-80s. Tonight, lows fall back into the 60s by early Tuesday morning.

Update: Damaging winds and quarter-sized hail forecast with thunderstorms in Clinton County Saturday

On Saturday at 4:31 p.m. an updated severe thunderstorm warning was issued by the National Weather Service in effect until 5 p.m. for Clinton County. Expect quarter-sized hail (1 inch) and wind gusts of up to 60 mph. "At 4:30 p.m., a severe thunderstorm was located over Sawyer Bay, moving...

Spot shower Saturday, Less humid Sunday

Marble-sized hail foreseen with thunderstorms in Essex County Friday — wind gusts up to 40 mph

A report from the National Weather Service was issued on Friday at 7:18 p.m. for strong thunderstorms until 8 p.m. for Essex County. The storms are predicted to bring wind gusts of up to 40 mph and marble-sized hail (0.5 inches). "At 7:16 p.m., Doppler radar tracked a strong thunderstorm...

Ahead of peak of hurricane season, NOAA adjusts below-average season prediction

BURLINGTON, Vt. (WCAX) - Before the start of hurricane season on June 1, NOAA predicted a below-average season because of an anticipated El Niño. On Thursday, Aug. 6, NOAA updated its outlook just ahead of the climatological peak of the season, which occurs in mid-to-late September. The update comes...

Pea-sized hail anticipated with thunderstorms to hit Clinton and Essex counties Thursday — gusts may reach 40 mph

The National Weather Service issued a report at 3:14 p.m. on Thursday for strong thunderstorms until 3:45 p.m. for Clinton and Essex counties. The storms are packing pea-sized hail (0.25 inches) and wind gusts of up to 40 mph. "At 3:13 p.m., Doppler radar tracked a strong thunderstorm over AuSable,...

After a nice morning the hot, humid and stormy conditions arrive this afternoon

BURLINGTON, Vt. (WCAX) - Happy Thursday! After a beautiful start to the day, clouds increase slowly through the morning ahead of chances for showers and thunderstorms this afternoon. And with the increasing clouds, we’re also dealing with increasing humidity today. Dew points are going to be climbing back into...

Still hot and humid to end the week, and unsettled weather continues this weekend

BURLINGTON, Vt. (WCAX) - Happy Friday! Unfortunately, the very uncomfortable heat and humidity of yesterday does continue today. Stepping out the door this morning is already mild with temperatures in the upper 60s and low 70s and very humid with dew points also in the upper 60s and low 70s. It does look like this afternoon will be a bit less humid than yesterday, but only slightly.

Hit or miss downpours, storms today and Friday

Happy Thursday, friends. A warm front arrives today with the chance for scattered showers, isolated downpours, and localized strong storms. It will be most active this afternoon, which means we’re starting to build in those stormier weather ingredients this morning. It’s a warm, humid, and partly cloudy start to the day with temperatures close to […]

Sunshine & summery warmth for now, then more unsettled to end the week

BURLINGTON, Vt. (WCAX) - Happy Tuesday! We’re off to a cooler and drier start to the day with temperatures in the mid and upper 50s to low 60s. Dew points dropped off yesterday evening after the cold front passed through so it’s also much more comfortable this morning. The comfy, dry weather continues through the day today with plenty of sunshine!

Active Sunday for some – Localized pockets of heavy rain

Sunday: The day starts with muggy morning lows in the 60s and a bit of patchy fog Skies are dry but clouds are on the increase ahead of our next system. Scattered showers start to work into portions of Northern NY for the late morning and early afternoon. The rest of the region remains dry […]

Quiet Saturday – Rain moves back in Sunday

Saturday: The day starts with morning lows in the 50s to low 60s and areas of patchy fog. Once fog lifts its a mix of sun and clouds to partly cloudy skies throughout the day. There is the chance for a stray light mountain shower here and there, but for the most part it is […]

5 inches more - Flooding rains shift north along I-95

Between 3.6 and 9.4 inches of flooding rain have fallen in the Mid-Atlantic and Northeast since Tuesday, thanks to a juicy storm system. An additional five inches could fall on Wednesday as the wet system shifts slightly northward. A potent low-pressure system can be seen. churning in the Northeast on...

Heavy rain leads to wastewater plant malfunction, closed Burlington beaches

BURLINGTON, Vt. (WCAX) - Heavy rainfall on Wednesday led to partially treated effluent being discharged from Burlington’s wastewater treatment plant, prompting officials to close local beaches. City officials say the plant is designed to treat and disinfect excess flow, but that a buildup of material in the sewer because...