Some light snow is expected in Vermont today, but the real news is that it is also predicted to fall on Tuesday, Christmas Eve.
“This is expected to be a record-breaking holiday travel season with millions of people driving or flying across the country,” AccuWeather Senior Director of Forecasting Operations Dan DePodwin said in a release this week. “Wintry weather could cause some big travel disruptions.”
When will the snow begin today, and on Tuesday? Here’s what to know.
What’s the outlook for snow today in Vermont?
“Widespread snowfall is expected across this afternoon into tomorrow morning,” according to the National Weather Service branch in Burlington, VT, which added that temperatures will be in 20s today.
“We have some snow showers in the Catskills (New York) moving into Vermont,” Meteorologist Tyler Danzig told USA Today Network on Friday morning. “It’s not a big snow event. It’ll be clearing right out tomorrow.”
The forecast noted that snow could fall harder toward this afternoon, causing travel issues for the evening commute.
“Accumulations will generally be between 1 to 2 inches, with some higher amounts across the western slopes and higher terrain,” according to the National Weather Service.
“It will be more like 3-4 inches in the higher elevations,” Danizig added.
AccuWeather’s graphic showing which areas of the country have the best chance of seeing a white Christmas.
What’s the forecast for Monday, Christmas Eve?
The National Weather Service stated in its forecaster’s discussion that “a (Alberta) Clipper-type system is being presented in most model guidance to move through the region bringing snow showers as early as Monday which could impact holiday travelers.”
“There’s a lot of model disagreement on this storm,” Danzig noted. “But it looks like we will get precipitation on Christmas Eve. The storm should move out by Christmas morning.”
He noted he expects that the storm will be “mostly snow,” as opposed to rain, but said he does not expect too much accumulation from the storm.
However, meteorologists are saying that there could “be big changes based on how the forecast track evolves” with the anticipated storm.
This article originally appeared on wickedlocal.com: Snow is expected in Vermont over the next few days. Here’s when