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VERMONT · CHITTENDEN COUNTY

Essex

11,497 people, 700 ft above sea level in Chittenden County.

700 ftElevation, city center
11,497People, 2024 estimate
34 sq miLand area
Sunny 56°
Sunny now Dew point 53° · N 8 mph · high 60°
City of Essex River Interstate 2 miles
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The Essex 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 Essex

NWS forecast and National Blend of Models · updated 4:00 PM EDT
RIGHT NOW Burlington International Airport (KBTV) · 4:40 PM
Sunny
56° Sunny Feels like 56° · high of 60° near 4 PM
WindN 8 mphno gusts
Humidity90%rising to 100% by morning
Pressure30.03 in →steady
Visibility7 mihazy
CloudsClear
UV index1 by 11 AMlow
Dew point 53° · Dryabout the same for three days
DryComfortableStickyMuggyOppressive
NEXT RAIN
Mostly cloudy
Friday, about 9 AMin about 64 hours · 81% chance · rain
LIKELY AMOUNT0.08–0.7 inmost likely 0.5; 1 in 10 over 1.2
LAST RAINSept. 270.25 in · 2 dry days
ALERTS & OUTLOOKS
No watches or warnings for Chittenden County
NWS Burlington and the Storm Prediction Center · checked 4:57 PM
SUN & MOON
↑ 6:47 AM6:37 PM ↓
11 h 50 m of daylight, 3 minutes less than yesterday
Waning gibbous, 88% lit. The Harvest Moon was full Saturday.
AIR & POLLEN
53
MODERATEAir quality index · fine particles
Tomorrow: 45, good. 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
FRIDAY, OCT. 2
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TEMPERATURE °F
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CHANCE OF RAIN
81% · 0.21 in Friday afternoon 50%
WIND, MPH
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HOW IT FEELS · DEW POINT
Comfortable: dew points 49 to 61° More humid: 59° 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 Partly cloudy Partly cloudy
60° 48°
0% rain — N 8 A
WED Sept. 30 Mostly cloudy; warmer Mostly cloudy; warmer
71° 57°
0% rain — S 6 B
THU Oct. 1 Partly cloudy Partly cloudy
76° 61°
0% rain — S 12 B
FRI Oct. 2 Showers likely Showers likely
72° 49°
80% rain 0.08–0.7″ NW 9 C
SAT Oct. 3 Mostly sunny; cooler Mostly sunny; cooler
63° 40°
0% rain — NNE 6 B
SUN Oct. 4 Chance of showers Chance of showers
64° 44°
40% rain up to 0.1″ S 12 B
MON Oct. 5 Chance of showers Chance of showers
60° 37°
30% rain up to 0.09″ 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
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South Burlington VT · 10 MI 10 miles southwest Burlington VT · 10 MI 10 miles west Worcester MA · 169 MI 169 miles south Springfield MA · 169 MI 169 miles south Cambridge MA · 178 MI 178 miles southeast Boston MA · 183 MI 183 miles southeast
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VERMONT · CHITTENDEN

Essex

11,497 people, 700 ft above sea level in Chittenden County.

700 ftElevation
11,497People
34 sq miLand
Sunny 56°
SunnyDew point 53°
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Today in Essex

NEXT 15 HOURS
Now mostly cloudy day 60° 0%
7p partly cloudy night 57° 0%
10p partly cloudy night 53° 0%
1a partly cloudy night 51° 0%
4a partly cloudy night 49° 0%
7a mostly cloudy day 49° 0%
Mostly cloudy
NEXT RAINFriday about 9 AM · 81%
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Tue0%
Partly cloudy Partly cloudy
48
60
A
Wed0%
Mostly cloudy; warmer Mostly cloudy; warmer
57
71
B
Thu0%
Partly cloudy Partly cloudy
61
76
B
Fri80%
Showers likely Showers likely
49
72
C
Sat0%
Mostly sunny; cooler Mostly sunny; cooler
40
63
B
Sun40%
Chance of showers Chance of showers
44
64
B
Mon30%
Chance of showers Chance of showers
37
60
C
Letters show how sure the forecast is: A, models agree; B, some spread; C, check back. Sample data.
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