Matt Sutkoski
@mattweathervt.bsky.social
Vermont-based climate and weather blogger/reporter Also, gardens, photography, nature, humor
Matt's Weather Rapport: Snow continues pile up in #Vermont mountains while the rest of the state endures another cold, windy, gray day. November is rarely nice in Vermont and this one is especially nasty. Details: matttsweatherrapport.blogspot.com/2025/11/verm...
Vermont Mountain Snow A Symptom Of A Nasty November
Route 105 in Jay, Vermont was once again a snow globe this morning as heavy snows continued in the central and northern Green Mountains. We...
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November 17, 2025 at 2:36 PM
Matt's Weather Rapport: Snow continues pile up in #Vermont mountains while the rest of the state endures another cold, windy, gray day. November is rarely nice in Vermont and this one is especially nasty. Details: matttsweatherrapport.blogspot.com/2025/11/verm...
Matt's Weather Rapport: Flip-flopping #weather patterns has brought wild temperature swings and record temperatures recently Continued turmoil in the skies suggest stormy, sometimes cold conditions into December. Details: matttsweatherrapport.blogspot.com/2025/11/tumu...
Tumultuous U.S. Weather Pattern Has Started, Could Get Worse: Storms, Temperature Whiplash
Some flip flops in the weather patterns will keep meteorologists hopping for the next few months. After cool weather in the East, there's s...
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November 16, 2025 at 6:21 PM
Matt's Weather Rapport: Flip-flopping #weather patterns has brought wild temperature swings and record temperatures recently Continued turmoil in the skies suggest stormy, sometimes cold conditions into December. Details: matttsweatherrapport.blogspot.com/2025/11/tumu...
Matt's Weather Rapport: Classic upslope snowstorm now starting in #Vermont, peaks this afternoon thru Monday morning. It means almost nothing some valleys to two feet on some summits. Tricky forecast details here: matttsweatherrapport.blogspot.com/2025/11/gree...
Green Mountains In Vermont To Get Buried In Snow By Monday
National Weather Service snowfall prediction map. Practically nothing in some valleys, but closing in on two feet on some mountains by Tuesd...
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November 16, 2025 at 2:23 PM
Matt's Weather Rapport: Classic upslope snowstorm now starting in #Vermont, peaks this afternoon thru Monday morning. It means almost nothing some valleys to two feet on some summits. Tricky forecast details here: matttsweatherrapport.blogspot.com/2025/11/gree...
Matt's Weather Rapport: Saturday #Vermont evening storm update: Decent thump of rain, freezing rain, ick between 8 p.m. and 2 a.m tonight. Also, big northern Green Mountains snowstorm Sunday night? Details matttsweatherrapport.blogspot.com/2025/11/satu... #vtwx
Saturday Evening Vermont Storm Update: Big Thump Of Rain/Mix/Ice Tonight, Big Northern Greens Snowstorm Sun. Night.
Vermont will still get a good thump of rain, freezing rain ick and schmutz this evening, But this National Weather Service snow forecast map...
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November 15, 2025 at 10:17 PM
Matt's Weather Rapport: Saturday #Vermont evening storm update: Decent thump of rain, freezing rain, ick between 8 p.m. and 2 a.m tonight. Also, big northern Green Mountains snowstorm Sunday night? Details matttsweatherrapport.blogspot.com/2025/11/satu... #vtwx
Matt's Weather Rapport: Winter in November continues to rage in #Vermont. Next up: Freezing rain tonight. Then strong, cold winds and snow. Some places will get a lot of it. Details: matttsweatherrapport.blogspot.com/2025/11/next...
Next Round Of Vermont Winter Weather To Be Icy, Then Windy And Snowy
Freezing rain prediction map. Most places in Vermont should get some tonight It'll be enough to make driving dangerous but likely not enough...
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November 15, 2025 at 2:23 PM
Matt's Weather Rapport: Winter in November continues to rage in #Vermont. Next up: Freezing rain tonight. Then strong, cold winds and snow. Some places will get a lot of it. Details: matttsweatherrapport.blogspot.com/2025/11/next...
Matt's Weather Rapport: #Trump administration has found another way to degrade public safety. Tsunami monitoring and warning systems being dismantled. Details: matttsweatherrapport.blogspot.com/2025/11/trum...
Trump Cuts Tsunami Warning System, Leaving Entire West Coast Vulnerable
The Trump administration is cutting back warning systems for tsunamis on the West Coast Trump administration cutbacks are endangering milli...
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November 14, 2025 at 9:52 PM
Matt's Weather Rapport: #Trump administration has found another way to degrade public safety. Tsunami monitoring and warning systems being dismantled. Details: matttsweatherrapport.blogspot.com/2025/11/trum...
Matt's Weather Rapport: One of the worst tornadoes in #Brazil history struck this past week, killing at least six people, injured 750 and destroyed most of a small city. Details: matttsweatherrapport.blogspot.com/2025/11/rare...
Rare, Strong Tornado Kills 6 In Southern Brazil
Aerial view of a town in southern Brazil destroyed by a tornado in the past week. A powerful tornado this week virtually leveled a communit...
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November 14, 2025 at 5:11 PM
Matt's Weather Rapport: One of the worst tornadoes in #Brazil history struck this past week, killing at least six people, injured 750 and destroyed most of a small city. Details: matttsweatherrapport.blogspot.com/2025/11/rare...
Matt's Weather Rapport: If you feel like it's been a cold November in Vermont so far, you're right. But there's quirks, including relatively mild nights, mountain snows. Next up: icy storm risk. Details: matttsweatherrapport.blogspot.com/2025/11/cold...
Cold, Cloudy, Often Snowy Vermont November Revealing Some Quirks
Traffic cam image from yesterday afternoon shows a lot of snow falling along Route 105 in Jay, Vermont. If you think it's been a cold Novemb...
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November 14, 2025 at 2:19 PM
Matt's Weather Rapport: If you feel like it's been a cold November in Vermont so far, you're right. But there's quirks, including relatively mild nights, mountain snows. Next up: icy storm risk. Details: matttsweatherrapport.blogspot.com/2025/11/cold...
Matt's Weather Rapport: #California bracing for a very wet early season storm that threatens flash floods and debris flows, especially in southern California. Fluke or start of a very wet winter? Details matttsweatherrapport.blogspot.com/2025/11/cali...
California Storm Season Off To An Early Start: Flood, Mudslide, Debris Flow Fears Rise
Satellite view this afternoon that is menacing California with the threat of heavy rains and floods Southern California in particular will ...
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November 13, 2025 at 10:14 PM
Matt's Weather Rapport: #California bracing for a very wet early season storm that threatens flash floods and debris flows, especially in southern California. Fluke or start of a very wet winter? Details matttsweatherrapport.blogspot.com/2025/11/cali...
Matt's Weather Rapport: #Climate attribution science keeps getting better and better. Policymakers are taking note. Details: matttsweatherrapport.blogspot.com/2025/11/end-...
"End-to End" Climate Attribution Science Can Link Specific Companies To Climate Change Disasters
Climate attribution science is getting more and more sophisticated. This might make it increasingly possible for local governments to recou...
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November 13, 2025 at 8:19 PM
Matt's Weather Rapport: #Climate attribution science keeps getting better and better. Policymakers are taking note. Details: matttsweatherrapport.blogspot.com/2025/11/end-...
Matt's Weather Rapport: This morning's weekly drought monitor shows some continued improvement in #Vermont and elsewhere in Northeast. How much and what's next in details here: matttsweatherrapport.blogspot.com/2025/11/verm...
Vermont Drought Continues To Improve, Still Bad NEK; Overall Improvement In Northeast U.S.
This week's U.S. Drought Monitor released this morning, shows improvement in Vermont. The Champlain Valley is no longer in drought, just "...
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November 13, 2025 at 5:00 PM
Matt's Weather Rapport: This morning's weekly drought monitor shows some continued improvement in #Vermont and elsewhere in Northeast. How much and what's next in details here: matttsweatherrapport.blogspot.com/2025/11/verm...
Matt's Weather Rapport: Some of the deep snow parts of #Vermont received this week has melted, but continued cold weather and more snow showers will keep winter around for quite awhile yet. Fall projects abandoned. Details with forecast: matttsweatherrapport.blogspot.com/2025/11/thur...
Vermont Still Mired In Winter Weather, Which Will Continue. Fall Projects On Hold
The snow in my St. Albans, Vermont yard is littered with leaves that fell from trees after the bulk of this weeks' snowstorm ended. Of cours...
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November 13, 2025 at 1:46 PM
Matt's Weather Rapport: Some of the deep snow parts of #Vermont received this week has melted, but continued cold weather and more snow showers will keep winter around for quite awhile yet. Fall projects abandoned. Details with forecast: matttsweatherrapport.blogspot.com/2025/11/thur...
Matt's Weather Rapport: Yet another huge #NorthernLights display last night thrilled sky watchers coast to coast, including in the South. Will we do it again tonight? Details: matttsweatherrapport.blogspot.com/2025/11/huge...
Huge Northern Lights Display Delights Much Of Nation; Vermont Gets Glimpses Between The Clouds
Photo of Northern Lights peeking through the clouds over Shelburne, Vermont posted to Facebook by Amanda Delude A big display of northern l...
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November 12, 2025 at 5:04 PM
Matt's Weather Rapport: Yet another huge #NorthernLights display last night thrilled sky watchers coast to coast, including in the South. Will we do it again tonight? Details: matttsweatherrapport.blogspot.com/2025/11/huge...
Matt's Weather Rapport: Another ill-timed bout of winter weather snarled #Vermont traffic for a second consecutive afternoon on Tuesday. Snow showers and near freezing temperatures to continue harassing us the rest of the week. Details: matttsweatherrapport.blogspot.com/2025/11/verm...
Vermont Endured Another Nightmare Commute Tuesday. Get Used To It .
In this image from Facebook, traffic was seriously backed up on Interstate 89 in Williston, Vermont due to icy pavement Tuesday afternoon. ...
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November 12, 2025 at 1:19 PM
Matt's Weather Rapport: Another ill-timed bout of winter weather snarled #Vermont traffic for a second consecutive afternoon on Tuesday. Snow showers and near freezing temperatures to continue harassing us the rest of the week. Details: matttsweatherrapport.blogspot.com/2025/11/verm...
Matt's Weather Rapport: The Farmers' Almanac, a yearly staple since 1818 just published its last edition. It will be no more after this year. And what about the fate of the OLD Farmer's Almanac? Details: matttsweatherrapport.blogspot.com/2025/11/farm...
Farmer's Almanac To Shutter After 207 Years Of Publication
This year's edition of the Farmer's Almanac will be its last. It had been published yearly since 1818, The Farmers' Almanac, a yearly publ...
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November 11, 2025 at 9:50 PM
Matt's Weather Rapport: The Farmers' Almanac, a yearly staple since 1818 just published its last edition. It will be no more after this year. And what about the fate of the OLD Farmer's Almanac? Details: matttsweatherrapport.blogspot.com/2025/11/farm...
Matt's Weather Rapport: All that snow we had in Vermont overnight was part of a huge, midwinter-like #cold spell in the eastern U.S. Lots of snow near Great Lakes, dozens of record lows in Southeast. Details: matttsweatherrapport.blogspot.com/2025/11/not-...
Not Just Vermont: Arctic Blast Spreads Snow, Deep Chill Across Eastern Half of Nation
A heavy blanket of snow this morning in St. Albans, Vermont. It was part of a huge cold and snowy spell over the eastern U.S. Northern areas...
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November 11, 2025 at 5:35 PM
Matt's Weather Rapport: All that snow we had in Vermont overnight was part of a huge, midwinter-like #cold spell in the eastern U.S. Lots of snow near Great Lakes, dozens of record lows in Southeast. Details: matttsweatherrapport.blogspot.com/2025/11/not-...
Matt's Weather Rapport: Surprisingly furious snowstorm in northwest Vermont Monday evening dumped nearly 9 inches of snow in a few hours and seriously snarled traffic. More snow coming? Details: matttsweatherrapport.blogspot.com/2025/11/nort...
Northwest Vermont Slammed By Doozy Of Surprise Snow
Aftermath of the 8.6 inches of snow that fell on St Albans, Vermont last night. The surprisingly heavy storm in northwest Vermont last eveni...
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November 11, 2025 at 1:30 PM
Matt's Weather Rapport: Surprisingly furious snowstorm in northwest Vermont Monday evening dumped nearly 9 inches of snow in a few hours and seriously snarled traffic. More snow coming? Details: matttsweatherrapport.blogspot.com/2025/11/nort...
Matt's Weather Rapport: Update: Northwest #Vermont has winter weather advisory as burst of snow heading in just in time for what will be an awful evening commute. Details: matttsweatherrapport.blogspot.com/2025/11/verm...
Vermont Afternoon Update: Evening Rush To Be Awful Beneath NW VT Winter Weather Advisory
Updated National Weather Service snow forecast has two to five inches coming down this evening in northwest Vermont. The evening commute wi...
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November 10, 2025 at 7:59 PM
Matt's Weather Rapport: Update: Northwest #Vermont has winter weather advisory as burst of snow heading in just in time for what will be an awful evening commute. Details: matttsweatherrapport.blogspot.com/2025/11/verm...
Matt's Weather Rapport: It's the 50th anniversary of the wreck of the #EdmundFitzgerald I've got a deep dive into the ship, the storm, and the iconic song about the event. Lots of interesting tidbits. Details: matttsweatherrapport.blogspot.com/2025/11/toda...
Today Is 50th Anniversary Of Storied Edmund Fitzgerald Shipwreck: The Event And Song That Made It Famous
The Edmund Fitzgerald, which sank in one of the worst "gales of November" on record, 50 years ago today. It seems like yesterday to me, but...
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November 10, 2025 at 2:02 PM
Matt's Weather Rapport: It's the 50th anniversary of the wreck of the #EdmundFitzgerald I've got a deep dive into the ship, the storm, and the iconic song about the event. Lots of interesting tidbits. Details: matttsweatherrapport.blogspot.com/2025/11/toda...
Matt's Weather Rapport: Dank, dark #Vermont weather. And more bad news. Good chance a burst of snow will hit during this afternoon and evening commute. Spoiler: Weather for rest of the week will be not great. Details: matttsweatherrapport.blogspot.com/2025/11/mond...
Monday Morning Vermont Update: Winter Weather To Intensify
Well, Sunday was unpleasant, wasn't it? The light snow we had Sunday morning melted into slush and cold water as we endured a dark and driz...
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November 10, 2025 at 1:07 PM
Matt's Weather Rapport: Dank, dark #Vermont weather. And more bad news. Good chance a burst of snow will hit during this afternoon and evening commute. Spoiler: Weather for rest of the week will be not great. Details: matttsweatherrapport.blogspot.com/2025/11/mond...
Matt's Weather Rapport: Big snowstorms are headed toward Chicago and surrounding areas, and the southern/central Appalachians. Chicago storm looks especially brutal. Details: matttsweatherrapport.blogspot.com/2025/11/as-c... #ilwx #ncwx #wvwx #inwx
As Cold Air Invades U.S., Odd Big Snowstorms Loom Around Chicago, And Southern Appalachians
Web cam grab from Chicago this morning showing light snow falling. Blinding snow squalls are expected tonight and tomorrow, which will cause...
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November 9, 2025 at 6:11 PM
Matt's Weather Rapport: Big snowstorms are headed toward Chicago and surrounding areas, and the southern/central Appalachians. Chicago storm looks especially brutal. Details: matttsweatherrapport.blogspot.com/2025/11/as-c... #ilwx #ncwx #wvwx #inwx
Matt's Weather Rapport: First snow of the season in #Vermont didn't impress Henry the Weather dog, who this morning saw the first snowflakes he's ever seen. Ugly weather today snow to cold rain, then more snow? Details: matttsweatherrapport.blogspot.com/2025/11/firs...
First Snow Of The Season For Vermont Valley. A Very Yucky Weather Sunday
Henry the Weather dog, a native of southern Texas and possibly Mexico, on Sunday experienced the first snowfall he's ever seen outside his h...
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November 9, 2025 at 2:18 PM
Matt's Weather Rapport: First snow of the season in #Vermont didn't impress Henry the Weather dog, who this morning saw the first snowflakes he's ever seen. Ugly weather today snow to cold rain, then more snow? Details: matttsweatherrapport.blogspot.com/2025/11/firs...
Matt's Weather Rapport: I guess winter starts this weekend in #Vermont A quick thump of snow Sunday morning, even in valleys, followed by cold rain, mix, then a little more snow. Details: matttsweatherrapport.blogspot.com/2025/11/wint...
Winter, By One Measure Anyway, Starts Tomorrow In Vermont
National Weather Service snow accumulation map through Monday evening. Expect some changes to this map. I expect accumulations in the Green ...
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November 8, 2025 at 1:47 PM
Matt's Weather Rapport: I guess winter starts this weekend in #Vermont A quick thump of snow Sunday morning, even in valleys, followed by cold rain, mix, then a little more snow. Details: matttsweatherrapport.blogspot.com/2025/11/wint...
Matt's Weather Rapport: #HurricaneMelissa was a blockbuster - Category 5. With an increasing number of such big storms, is it time to establish a Category 6? Or some other rating system? Details: matttsweatherrapport.blogspot.com/2025/11/is-i...
Is It Time To Establish A Category 6 For Hurricanes?
Satellite image of Category 5 Hurricane Melissa last month. It was such a powerful storm that it is once again raising the question of wheth...
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November 7, 2025 at 10:10 PM
Matt's Weather Rapport: #HurricaneMelissa was a blockbuster - Category 5. With an increasing number of such big storms, is it time to establish a Category 6? Or some other rating system? Details: matttsweatherrapport.blogspot.com/2025/11/is-i...
Matt's Weather Rapport: Eastern half of U.S is bracing for an early season #cold snap that could bring record lows and frosts as far south as Florida. Up here in Vermont, the usual November overcast, chill. Details: matttsweatherrapport.blogspot.com/2025/11/big-...
Big Early Season Cold Snap Set To Invade Eastern U.S. Here in Vermont, Frequent Light Rain/Snow
A cold overcast over St. Albans, Vermont Thursday. The weather pattern over the next several days will feature frequent bouts of rain and sn...
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November 7, 2025 at 1:44 PM
Matt's Weather Rapport: Eastern half of U.S is bracing for an early season #cold snap that could bring record lows and frosts as far south as Florida. Up here in Vermont, the usual November overcast, chill. Details: matttsweatherrapport.blogspot.com/2025/11/big-...