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VERMONT · FRANKLIN COUNTY

Highgate

3,562 people, 260 ft above sea level in Franklin County.

260 ftElevation, city center
3,562People, 2024 estimate
51 sq miLand area
Clear 37°
Clear now Dew point 34° · Calm · high 35°
City of Highgate River Interstate 2 miles
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The Highgate 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 Highgate

NWS forecast and National Blend of Models · updated 4:00 PM EST
RIGHT NOW Franklin County State Airport (KFSO) · 4:35 PM
Clear
37° Clear Feels like 37° · high of 35° near 4 PM
WindCalmno gusts
Humidity87%rising to 100% by morning
Pressure29.73 in →steady
Visibility4 mihazy
CloudsClear
UV index—no forecast
Dew point 34° · Dryabout the same for three days
DryComfortableStickyMuggyOppressive
NEXT RAIN
Rain
Today, about 5 PMin about 1 hours · 61% chance · rain
LIKELY AMOUNT—amounts come within 3 days
LAST RAINNov. 90.24 in · 5 dry days
ALERTS & OUTLOOKS
No watches or warnings for Franklin County
NWS Burlington and the Storm Prediction Center · checked 4:47 PM
SUN & MOON
↑ 6:48 AM4:25 PM ↓
9 h 36 m of daylight, 2 minutes less than yesterday
Waxing crescent, 26% lit. Next full moon: Nov. 24.
AIR & POLLEN
14
GOODAir quality index · ozone
No pollen source yet.

The next three days, hour by hour

Sky: clear, cloudy, night Rain likely National Blend of Models
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HOW IT FEELS · DEW POINT
Dry: dew points 28 to 36°

The next seven days, and how sure we are

Forecast, with the range 8 in 10 ensemble members agree on Normal, about 80° / 62°
SAT Nov. 14 Showers likely Showers likely
35° 31°
60% rain — NW 2 A
SUN Nov. 15 Mostly cloudy Mostly cloudy
42° 31°
10% rain — NW 7 A
MON Nov. 16 Mostly cloudy Mostly cloudy
43° 30°
0% rain — WNW 3 A
TUE Nov. 17 Mostly sunny; warmer Mostly sunny; warmer
51° 38°
0% rain — SSW 3 A
WED Nov. 18 Mostly sunny Mostly sunny
55° 37°
0% rain — SSW 2 A
THU Nov. 19 Partly cloudy Partly cloudy
54° 42°
0% rain — S 5 A
FRI Nov. 20 Mostly cloudy Mostly cloudy
54° 38°
10% rain — WNW 5 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
AIR MAIL

Where today’s air came from

The air arriving over Highgate about 5,000 feet above the ground was over the Canadian Prairies three days ago, and over the Great Lakes a day ago, about 1,820 miles back along its path. Near the ground the air came from the Canadian Prairies; at 10,000 feet, from Canada. It feels dry all the same. Traced back 72 hours through NOAA’s hourly RAP analyses and the GFS beyond them, nine paths at each of three heights.

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THE GROUND

What Highgate stands on

Highgate’s center stands about 260 ft above sea level. Within three miles the land runs from 90 ft to 440 ft, a difference of 350 ft: rolling country. The highest named summit within 15 miles is Leach Hill, about 1,430 ft, 13 miles southeast.

The section below crosses 6 rock units mapped at the surface.

Highgate, cut in half from south to north

A section south to north, 24 miles through the town center
250 ft500 ft750 ft1,000 ft HIGHGATE260 ftHigh point of the line1,150 ftAldis Hill850 ftCarter Hill440 ftRock Riverabout 170 ft ← S · St. AlbansN →

Heights every 0.1 mile from the Copernicus GLO-90 surface model; vertical exaggeration about 18×. The colored band under the surface is the rock the state geologic map shows at the surface, not a picture of what lies beneath.

Rock at the surface along the line

Skeels Corners Slate

Slate. Age: Cambrian to Early Ordovician, 471 to 542 million years old. About 9 mi of the line.

Morses Line Slate

Slate. Age: Ordovician, 445 to 487 million years old. About 2 mi of the line.

Parker Slate

Slate, sedimentary-breccia, dolostone. Age: Cambrian, 487 to 542 million years old. About 1 mi of the line.

Cheshire Quartzite

Quartzite. Age: Early Cambrian, 521 to 542 million years old. About 1 mi of the line.

Dunham Dolostone

Dolostone. Age: Early Cambrian, 521 to 542 million years old. About 1 mi of the line.

Gorge Formation

Dolostone. Age: Cambrian to Early Ordovician, 471 to 542 million years old. About 0.5 mi of the line.

From the USGS State Geologic Map Compilation (Horton and others, 2017), the states’ geologic maps joined at a common scale.

Heights from Copernicus GLO-90 (a surface model: it includes buildings and tree canopy); summits from USGS GNIS; rivers from USGS NHDPlus HR; rock from the USGS State Geologic Map Compilation.
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THE WATER

Where Highgate’s rain goes

A raindrop that lands in Highgate reaches the St. Lawrence River by way of Saxe Brook and the Richelieu: about 130 river miles. The St. Lawrence carries it on to the Atlantic.

THE WAY DOWN, TO SCALE
Highgate≈ 130 mi · the St. Lawrence River
FROM THE CENTER OF HIGHGATE ≈ 130 mi to the St. Lawrence River Saxe Brook → Richelieu

Lake on the way: Lake Champlain.

80 miles of the trip are on the Richelieu.

Traced down the USGS NHDPlus V2.1 river network from the Census center point of Highgate; river miles along the main stem, rounded.

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ON THE NETWORK

Around Highgate on the Forecast Network

Neighboring plates

Burlington VT · 34 MI 34 miles south South Burlington VT · 37 MI 37 miles south Manchester NH · 159 MI 159 miles southeast Nashua NH · 172 MI 172 miles southeast Lowell MA · 182 MI 182 miles southeast Worcester MA · 196 MI 196 miles south
FORECASTCITY
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VERMONT · FRANKLIN

Highgate

3,562 people, 260 ft above sea level in Franklin County.

260 ftElevation
3,562People
51 sq miLand
Clear 37°
ClearDew point 34°
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Today in Highgate

NEXT 15 HOURS
Now mostly cloudy night 35° 0%
7p rain 34° 39%
10p mostly cloudy night 34° 12%
1a mostly cloudy night 32° 8%
4a mostly cloudy night 31° 11%
7a mostly cloudy day 32° 9%
Rain
NEXT RAINToday about 5 PM · 61%
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Sat60%
Showers likely Showers likely
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Letters show how sure the forecast is: A, models agree; B, some spread; C, check back. Sample data.
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What Highgate stands on

Highgate’s center stands about 260 ft above sea level. Within three miles the land runs from 90 ft to 440 ft, a difference of 350 ft: rolling country. The highest named summit within 15 miles is Leach Hill, about 1,430 ft, 13 miles southeast.

Highgate, south to north Highgate260 ftAldis Hill850 ftCarter Hill440 ft ← SN → 24 miles through the town center; vertical exaggeration about 35×. Colors: rock at the surface.
Elevation, center260 ft
Within 3 miles90 to 440 ft
Lie of the landRolling (350 ft of relief)
High point nearbyLeach Hill, 1,430 ft, 13 mi southeast
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Where the rain goes

≈ 130 mito the St. Lawrence RiverSaxe Brook → Richelieu

A raindrop that lands in Highgate reaches the St. Lawrence River by way of Saxe Brook and the Richelieu: about 130 river miles. The St. Lawrence carries it on to the Atlantic.

Lake on the way: Lake Champlain.

80 miles of the trip are on the Richelieu.