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The Northeast will get it’s first taste of winter this week with two separate systems that will affect the North Country over the next several days. First, a wintry mix will move into the region tonight before changing over to rain on Sunday. A second stronger system will affect the area late Monday night and Tuesday with a period of snow before ending as a light mix.

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According to the Hazardous Weather Outlook for Northern Vermont:

“ADDITIONAL SNOW WILL DEVELOP ACROSS THE REGION LATE MONDAY NIGHT AND INTO TUESDAY BEFORE CHANGING OVER TO A LIGHT MIX OF FREEZING RAIN AND SLEET. EXPECT 4 TO 7 INCHES OF SNOW ACCUMULATION BY MIDDAY TUESDAY…FOLLOWED BY A LIGHT GLAZE OF ICE. TRAVEL SLOWDOWNS AND DELAYS ARE ANTICIPATED FOR THE TUESDAY MORNING COMMUTE DUE TO SNOW AND ICE ACCUMULATION.”

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Winter Weather Advisory

URGENT – WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BURLINGTON VT

…WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 11 PM THIS EVENING TO 11 PM EST SUNDAY…

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BURLINGTON CONTINUES THE WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR WINTRY MIXED PRECIPITATION…FROM 11 PM THIS EVENING TO 11 PM EST SUNDAY.

* LOCATIONS…NORTHEAST KINGDOM OF VERMONT.

* HAZARD TYPES…SNOW…SLEET…AND FREEZING RAIN.

* ACCUMULATIONS…SNOW ACCUMULATION OF 2 TO 5 INCHES OF HEAVY WET SNOW…ALONG WITH AROUND A TRACE OF ICE.

* MAXIMUM SNOWFALL RATE…UP TO 1 INCH PER HOUR…MAINLY SUNDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH EVENING.

* TIMING…SNOW WILL DEVELOP AROUND MIDNIGHT TONIGHT AND BECOME BRIEFLY HEAVY AT TIMES ON SUNDAY MORNING. THE SNOW IS EXPECTED TO MIX WITH SLEET…FREEZING RAIN…AND RAIN ON SUNDAY AFTERNOON… BEFORE ENDING AS A PERIOD OF SNOW SUNDAY NIGHT.

* IMPACTS…ROADS WILL BECOME SNOW COVERED AND SLIPPERY MAKING TRAVEL DIFFICULT.

* WINDS…SOUTH 5 TO 10 MPH.

* TEMPERATURES…LOWS IN THE LOWER 20S TONIGHT AND HIGHS IN THE MID 30S ON SUNDAY

* VISIBILITIES…BELOW 1 MILE AT TIMES SUNDAY MORNING.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS…

A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW…SLEET…OR FREEZING RAIN WILL CAUSE TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SLIPPERY ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES…AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING.

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Weather Update From Sunday Night: NOAA: East Coast Under A Winter Weather Advisory | Snowfall Rates Up To 1″ Per Hour

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