918  
FXUS61 KBTV 232325  
AFDBTV  
 
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BURLINGTON VT  
725 PM EDT FRI OCT 23 2026  
   
WHAT HAS CHANGED  
 
AS OF 210 PM EDT FRIDAY...  
 
NO SIGNIFICANT CHANGES HAVE BEEN MADE TO THE FORECAST.  
 
 
   
KEY MESSAGES  
 
AS OF 210 PM EDT FRIDAY...  
 
1. DRY AND QUIET WEATHER WILL CONTINUE INTO THE START OF NEXT  
WEEK, WITH SEASONABLY WARM TEMPERATURES EXPECTED  
 
2. DRY WEATHER WILL PERSIST MUCH OF NEXT WEEK WITH HIGH  
PRESSURE SLOWLY CROSSING THE REGION.  
 
 
   
DISCUSSION  
 
AS OF 210 PM EDT FRIDAY...  
 
KEY MESSAGE 1: THE STRETCH OF DRY AND QUIET WEATHER WILL PERSIST ACROSS  
THE REGION AS HIGH PRESSURE CONTINUES TO BUILD INTO THE REGION, WITH  
THE CENTER OF THE HIGH OVERHEAD TOMORROW INTO SUNDAY BEFORE  
GRADUALLY SHIFTING EASTWARD. IDEAL RADIATIONAL COOLING CONDITIONS  
WILL ALLOW FOR SOME COLD OVERNIGHT LOWS TONIGHT, WITH TEMPERATURES  
DROPPING INTO THE TEENS AND 20S, LIKELY A FEW DEGREES COOLER THAN  
THE LAST FEW NIGHTS. TEMPERATURES WILL GRADUALLY MODERATE THROUGHOUT  
THE WEEKEND, WITH HIGH TEMPERATURES WARMING INTO THE LOWER 60S FOR  
SUNDAY AND MONDAY. DEWPOINTS WILL BE FAIRLY LOW, DROPPING INTO THE  
20S OR SO, BUT NO FIRE WEATHER CONCERNS ARE ANTICIPATED GIVEN THE  
LACK OF WINDS ACROSS THE REGION WITH THE HIGH PRESSURE OVERHEAD. A  
WEAK COLD FRONT LOOKS TO MOVE THROUGH THE REGION ON MONDAY, BUT WITH  
SUCH DRY AIR AHEAD OF THE FEATURE AND LACK OF MOISTURE, NO  
PRECIPITATION IS EXPECTED JUST A SLIGHT INCREASE IN CLOUD COVER.  
 
KEY MESSAGE 2: OUR PROLONGED PERIOD OF DRY WEATHER WILL CONTINUE  
THROUGH AT LEAST THE MIDDLE PART OF NEXT WEEK AS SPRAWLING HIGH  
PRESSURE RETURNS ON TUESDAY. LONGER RANGE MODELS CONTINUE TO SHOW  
ANOTHER COLD FRONTAL PASSAGE LATE WEEK, ACCOMPANIED BY LIGHT QPF.  
GIVEN THE LACK OF A DEEP PLUME OF MOISTURE AHEAD OF THIS FRONT,  
WOULDN'T BE SURPRISED IF WE GET NOTHING BUT A PERIOD OF INCREASED  
CLOUD COVER, MUCH LIKE OUR FRONTAL PASSAGE YESTERDAY. STILL, IT'S A  
WEEK OUT, SO HAVE STAYED WITH THE NBM/WPC FORECAST FOR NOW, WHICH  
GIVES LOW CHANCES OF SHOWERS LATE NEXT WEEK. TEMPERATURES WILL  
REMAIN SEASONABLE, COOLEST ON TUESDAY BUT WARMING AS THE WEEK  
PROGRESSES.  
 
 
   
AVIATION /00Z SATURDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY/  
 
THROUGH 00Z SUNDAY...VFR CONDITIONS WILL PREVAIL THROUGH THE ENTIRE  
TAF PERIOD. THE POTENTIAL FOR FOG IS FAIRLY LOW DUE TO OUR  
RECENT DRY SPELL, BUT COULD BRIEFLY OCCUR BETWEEN 10Z AND 12Z AT  
KMSS, KSLK, OR KMPV. REDUCTIONS IN VISIBILITY, IF ANY, WILL  
LIKELY LAST NO LONGER THAN A HALF HOUR. SOME PASSING HIGH CLOUDS  
WILL BE POSSIBLE, BUT HIGH PRESSURE WILL BE CENTERED OVER OUR  
REGION. WINDS WILL BE LIGHT AND VARIABLE OVER THE NEXT 24 HOURS.  
 
OUTLOOK...  
 
SATURDAY NIGHT: VFR. NO SIG WX.  
SUNDAY: VFR. NO SIG WX.  
SUNDAY NIGHT: VFR. NO SIG WX.  
MONDAY: MAINLY VFR, WITH LOCAL MVFR POSSIBLE. NO SIG WX.  
MONDAY NIGHT: VFR. NO SIG WX.  
TUESDAY: VFR. NO SIG WX.  
TUESDAY NIGHT: VFR. NO SIG WX.  
WEDNESDAY: VFR. NO SIG WX.  
 
 
   
BTV WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES  
 
VT...NONE.  
NY...NONE.  
 
 
 
 
 
WHAT HAS CHANGED...KREMER  
DISCUSSION...HASTINGS/KREMER  
AVIATION...HAYNES  
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