El Torchy makes a "welcomed" Vermont visit Saturday following some rain Friday evening

The colder has relented over a mass expanse of the country through the first 10 days of April but has been especially slow in doing so over much of Vermont. As a result, the high country continues to keep much of the deep snow that has defined this season. The Mount Mansfield snow stake peaked following the storm in late March but remains at well over 100 inches, nearly double its average for this time of the year. Though plenty of winter weather is ravaging the upper Midwest Thursday, interior New England appears as if it will escape all of it over the next 10 days.

I can't answer for the mountain as to whether or not the upcoming weekend will officially close out the season but I'll try to answer for the weather. Hello, El Torchy my old friend. I might actually like to see your face again ! And how often might I say that ? About once a year around this time ! Fortunately I think we will get exactly that and right on time. An area of warm advection induced precipitation will arrive Friday night and move away Saturday morning, setting the stage for mild southwesterly breezes through much of the ski day and soaring temperatures that should reach the low 60's at the base of the hill and 50's on the upper mountain. A storm will spin its way deep into Canada as this is happening, but after Friday evening, precipitation should be a minimal risk until Sunday evening. Sunday's temperatures however will be cooler however, mostly remaining in the 40's under an thickening layer of cloudiness.

A more substantial area of precipitation associated with a more substantial storm system arrives Sunday evening and this will persist into Monday. There is simply not a lot of available cold with this storm but the track and magnitude would suggest this will be a big precipitation event regardless with copious amounts of rain and even flooding risk .Yes, an infusion of just a little more cold air could make part of this storm a snowy one for the high country so it's worth watching for that reason but low lying areas can expect above freezing temperatures throughout much of the week. That said, New England will again struggle to see any of the very warm readings that are predicted across the Mid Atlantic states.

Enjoy the upcoming weekend !!