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VERMONT · CHITTENDEN COUNTY

Burlington

44,432 people, 100 ft above sea level in Chittenden County.

100 ftElevation, city center
44,432People, 2024 estimate
10 sq miLand area
Cloudy 54°
Cloudy now Dew point 52° · N 9 mph · high 62°
City of Burlington River Interstate 2 miles
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The Burlington plate. Relief from Copernicus GLO-30; rivers and lakes from USGS NHD; watersheds from the USGS Watershed Boundary Dataset; roads and city limits from Census TIGER 2024.

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TODAY

Today in Burlington

NWS forecast and National Blend of Models · updated 3:00 AM EDT
RIGHT NOW Burlington International Airport (KBTV) · 4:01 AM
Cloudy
54° Cloudy Feels like 54° · high of 62° near 4 PM
WindN 9 mphno gusts
Humidity93%falling to 67% this afternoon
Pressure— in →steady
Visibility10 mihaze-free
CloudsOvercastbases near 300 ft
UV index2 by 2 PMlow
Dew point 52° · Dry62° by Thursday: more humid
DryComfortableStickyMuggyOppressive
NEXT RAIN
Rain
Friday70% chance · showers
LIKELY AMOUNT—amounts come within 3 days
LAST RAINSept. 290.09 in · 0 dry days
ALERTS & OUTLOOKS
No watches or warnings for Chittenden County
NWS Burlington and the Storm Prediction Center · checked 4:37 AM
SUN & MOON
↑ 6:48 AM6:38 PM ↓
11 h 50 m of daylight, 3 minutes less than yesterday
Waning gibbous, 92% lit. The Harvest Moon was full Saturday.
AIR & POLLEN
21
GOODAir quality index · fine particles
No pollen source yet.

The next three days, hour by hour

Sky: clear, cloudy, night Rain likely National Blend of Models
TUESDAY, SEPT. 29
WEDNESDAY, SEPT. 30
THURSDAY, OCT. 1
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TEMPERATURE °F
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CHANCE OF RAIN
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HOW IT FEELS · DEW POINT
Comfortable: dew points 49 to 62° More humid: 61° by Friday

The next seven days, and how sure we are

Forecast, with the range 8 in 10 ensemble members agree on Normal, about 66° / 48°
TUE Sept. 29 Mostly cloudy Mostly cloudy
62° 48°
0% rain — NNW 9 B
WED Sept. 30 Mostly cloudy; warmer Mostly cloudy; warmer
71° 56°
0% rain — SSW 5 B
THU Oct. 1 Partly cloudy Partly cloudy
76° 61°
0% rain — S 13 C
FRI Oct. 2 Showers likely Showers likely
73° 48°
70% rain 0.05–0.6″ NNW 8 C
SAT Oct. 3 Mostly sunny; cooler Mostly sunny; cooler
63° 42°
20% rain — NNE 6 B
SUN Oct. 4 Chance of showers Chance of showers
64° 43°
40% rain up to 0.4″ S 10 C
MON Oct. 5 Partly cloudy Partly cloudy
60° 37°
10% rain — NW 13 C
How sure are we? AModels agree: highs within 4° BSome spread: within 8° CWide spread: check back
Range from the National Blend of Models percentiles · graded on Forecast Scores
Map of a 72-hour back-trajectory: the air now over Burlington was over Quebec three days ago.
AIR MAIL

Where today’s air came from

The air arriving over Burlington at 5,000 feet was over Quebec three days ago, about 630 miles back along its path. It has stayed over land the whole way. Traced hour by hour through GFS analyses of the 850 hPa wind.

THIS WEEK, NINE YEARS AGO Sept. 26, 2017

The hottest this week has been

91° on Sept. 26, 2017, the hottest reading for this week of the year since 1884. Next is 84° in 1920.

84°
91°
19202017
Source: NOAA RCC-ACIS, the Burlington Area threaded record since 1884.
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VERMONT · CHITTENDEN

Burlington

44,432 people, 100 ft above sea level in Chittenden County.

100 ftElevation
44,432People
10 sq miLand
Cloudy 54°
CloudyDew point 52°
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Today in Burlington

NEXT 15 HOURS
Now mostly cloudy night 52° 1%
7a overcast 50° 1%
10a mostly cloudy day 54° 1%
1p mostly cloudy day 59° 1%
4p mostly cloudy day 62° 1%
7p partly cloudy night 58° 1%
Rain
NEXT RAINFriday · 70%
→
Tue0%
Mostly cloudy Mostly cloudy
48
62
B
Wed0%
Mostly cloudy; warmer Mostly cloudy; warmer
56
71
B
Thu0%
Partly cloudy Partly cloudy
61
76
C
Fri70%
Showers likely Showers likely
48
73
C
Sat20%
Mostly sunny; cooler Mostly sunny; cooler
42
63
B
Sun40%
Chance of showers Chance of showers
43
64
C
Mon10%
Partly cloudy Partly cloudy
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C
Letters show how sure the forecast is: A, models agree; B, some spread; C, check back. Sample data.
THIS WEEK, NINE YEARS AGO · SEPT. 26, 2017

91°, the hottest this week of the year has been since 1884.