Storm leaves widespread damage across Champlain Islands

NORTH HERO, Vt. (WCAX) - Residents in the Champlain Islands are cleaning up Tuesday after a storm downed massive trees and utility lines across the area, with utility crews still unable to reach some homes. Holiday Point Road appears to have been hit the hardest. Chris Craig watched as the...

‘Several trees down’ in Franklin County, roads closed, power outages

Several trees have been knocked down, with roads closed and wires down in the roadway, following a severe thunderstorm that is passing east from Franklin County.

Scattered thunderstorms today ahead of some nicer weather

BURLINGTON, Vt. (WCAX) -Happy Thursday! We saw a few showers and thunderstorms overnight, and we’ll hang onto the chance for more showers and thunderstorms through the day ahead. There could be a few hit-or-miss showers this morning, but I think the better chance of a few showers and thunderstorms will be this afternoon. I suspect once again that a thunderstorm or two could be on the stronger side potentially featuring gusty winds and maybe some small hail. High temperatures for Thursday head back into the mid and upper 70s. Most showers should wrap up through the first part of the night ahead as lows dip into the 50s.

A few more shower and thunderstorm chances ahead

BURLINGTON, Vt. (WCAX) -Happy Wednesday! Our Wednesday looks to start with partly to mostly sunny skies overhead. However, into this afternoon and evening there is the chance for a few scattered showers and thunderstorms. High temperatures for the day climb back into the upper 70s and lower 80s for most this afternoon and evening.

Update: Prepare for strong thunderstorms in Clinton and Essex counties until early Tuesday

An updated weather alert was issued by the National Weather Service on Monday at 11:22 p.m. for strong thunderstorms until Tuesday at 12:15 a.m. for Clinton and Essex counties. Residents may experience wind gusts of up to 50 mph. "At 11:22 p.m., Doppler radar tracked a strong thunderstorm over Keeseville,...

A few rain chances into the new week

Dry weather into Monday afternoon, then scattered showers and thunderstorms for late afternoon and evening. A few storms may be strong.

BURLINGTON, Vt. (WCAX) - Tonight will be mainly clear before it becomes partly cloudy toward daybreak. It will be a bit cooler and less humid than recent nights with lows ranging from the upper 50s to mid-60s. Monday will be partly sunny and dry through around mid-afternoon. After that, a warm front, closely followed by a cold front, will bring scattered showers and thunderstorms. A few may be strong and/or produce heavy downpours, and isolated flash flooding can’t be ruled out. This is something we’ll monitor for the late afternoon and evening hours. High temperatures on Monday will be in the upper 70s to mid-80s, warmest south.

Humid Monday with afternoon showers

Monday: The day starts with morning lows in the 50s to low 60s and some patchy fog. We continue to see dry skies to kick off the work week. Clouds are on the increase though, and a round of showers and storms will move through for the late afternoon/evening. Highs are in the mid-70s to […]

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 […]